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Can defensive driving take points off my Oklahoma license?

Service Oklahoma says two points are deducted from your driving record when you successfully finish an approved Driver Improvement or Defensive Driving Course. That happens one time in a 24 month period. An employer's Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Course does not count.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
These are 6 hour schoolsThey are designed to assist the problem driver in correcting bad driving habits.
Verified. oklahoma.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Rule
Two points are deducted after an approved courseThe course has to be an approved Driver Improvement or Defensive Driving Course.
Same source and date as above
Valid for
The two point reduction is given one time in a 24 month periodCount the months before you sign up again.
Same source and date as above
Agency
DPS-approved defensive driving schools offer the trainingDPS is the Department of Public Safety.
Verified. Service Oklahoma · Driver Education Schools (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Rule
Employer accident prevention courses do not qualify for point reductionYou may want to ask your insurance provider about a premium reduction for them.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check that a course helps you. Two points are deducted from your driving record after an approved course, and only one time in a 24 month period.

  2. Step 2. Pick a defensive driving school that the Department of Public Safety approved. An employer's Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Course does not earn points off.

  3. Step 3. Take the 6 hour course and finish it. The points come off after you complete an approved course successfully.

Before you pay

Ask the school whether the Department of Public Safety approved its course.

Ask for the total price, with every fee, before you pay.

Don't take an employer's Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Course expecting points off. It doesn't earn them.

Check that a course hasn't already taken two points off in the last 24 months. We haven't confirmed whether a court dismisses a ticket for a course, or whether any school offers it online, so ask your court and the school.

Questions

When is my Oklahoma license suspended for points?

When your point total on your driving record reaches ten or more points within a five year period, your license is suspended.

How long is a point suspension?

A first point suspension is one month. A second is three months and a third is six months. A fourth and any later suspension is twelve months.

Are there other ways to lower my points?

Yes. Twelve consecutive months without a pointable conviction removes two points. Three consecutive years without one reduces the point level on your record to zero.

What to do next

Check the date of your last course and ask the school if it is approved. Then read Service Oklahoma's page on violations, suspensions and reinstatements to see how points work.

oklahoma.gov

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