Putnam Traffic School
Putnam County Driving School
If you're a resident of Crescent City, Interlachen, Palatka, Pomona Park, or Welaka, have
a Florida Driver's license, or you received a traffic ticket in Florida, then traffic school may be for you! By electing traffic
school you may be able to avoid points on your driver's license, and maintain your clean driving record.
In order
to elect driver improvement school for a civil infraction per F.S. 318.14(9)(a) you need to submit this form, and the fine to the Putnam County Clerk of the Courts within 30 days of the issue date fo the
traffic ticket. Failure to pay the fine and attend traffic school will result in suspension of your driver’s
license and the assessment of late fees.
There are many Driver School Course
Providers in Florida. You can find a traffic school online, or you can enroll in a Florida DHSMV and Court approved online
traffic school course with The Emilio School, Inc.
Putnam County Traffic School Benefits
1. Your insurance rates cannot go up and your policy cannot be canceled unless you are at fault in a crash.
F.S. 626.9541(1)(o)12; 318.14(9) and(10)
2.
Points may not be added to your driver's license record, adjudication of guilt is withheld, safe driver status is maintained
if applicable.
F.S. 318.14(9); s .322.27; 318.18(3)
3. Available at home (Internet or Video/DVD) or in the Classroom
4. If you caused a crash that required someone, including yourself, to be transported to a medical facility,
the election would satisfy the statutory requirement to attend a Traffic Collision Avoidance Course.
F.S. 322.0261