North Dakota Defensive Driving Course Online questions, answered plainly

Three, once every twelve months, capped at nine points in any three-year period. The reduction applies to points that were on your record before you completed the course, not to points added later.

If it’s worth 5 points or fewer, post bond within 14 days of the ticket and tell the clerk in writing that you elect a driver training course. Then finish this course and email your certificate to NDDOT at drs@nd.gov within 30 days of telling the court. How to elect the course at court.

Ours is $24.99 total, with the certificate included and no processing fee. When we checked all 22 NDDOT-approved courses on October 28 and 29, 2026, totals ran from $5 to $95, and every one takes off the same 3 points. See all 22 compared by price.

A choice you make at court when you post bond for a violation worth five points or fewer: complete an approved course and the points are never entered on your record. The bond is still forfeited. You must get your certificate to NDDOT within 30 days of the election, and you can only use the option once every twelve months. It is not a dismissal.

No. State law says electing a course in lieu of points forfeits the point-reduction option, without saying for how long. Call NDDOT at 701-328-2604 and ask how they will apply it to your record.

No. At twelve or more points North Dakota suspends the license, seven days for each point over eleven. The reduction applies only after the suspension is served. Take the course anyway so the reduction is ready when you are eligible.

Four hours, self-paced. Most people finish in one or two evenings. There is no state deadline for the course itself; only the in-lieu election carries a 30-day submission deadline.

Twenty-five questions, eighteen correct to pass. Unlimited retakes with different questions and no waiting period.

Email it to drs@nd.gov or mail it to the Driver License Division. Step-by-step instructions are in our help center. North Dakota has no provider reporting system, so this step is yours.

Yes. The certificate, unlimited retakes and support are inside that number. There is no processing fee and no upgraded version of the course.

Yes, in full, at any time before you complete the course. After you pass the quiz and the certificate is issued, no refund is available.

No. This is North Dakota’s point reduction course: it takes 3 points off your record, or keeps a small ticket’s points off it. The insurance premium reduction course is a different course, and we offer that one too: North Dakota insurance premium reduction course.

Yes. The course and exam work on a phone, and your progress saves the moment you leave.

Yes. It’s on NDDOT’s list of approved online courses as “1-3 Point Dismissal Defensive Driving Course by Road Ready Safety.” We’re a private company, not NDDOT itself. You can check the list on NDDOT’s points page or call NDDOT at 701-328-2604. Compare all 22 NDDOT-approved courses.