Florida 4 Hour Traffic School Course Online BDI, TCAC, and Court Ordered

Who qualifies for the Florida 4 hour BDI?

Most Florida-licensed drivers with a non-criminal moving violation citation qualify for elective BDI under §318.14 — provided you haven't used a BDI election in the past 12 months, haven't hit the 8-lifetime cap, and timely notify the clerk before the deadline on your court paperwork. TCAC eligibility is set by FLHSMV; 4-Hour Court Ordered eligibility is set by your judge. Anyone in Florida can enroll voluntarily as a Florida safe driver course online for the carrier-side defensive driving insurance discount Florida.

You likely qualify for BDI elective if:

• You hold a valid Florida Class E driver license issued by FLHSMV
• You received a non-criminal moving violation citation in Florida — Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange, Hillsborough, Duval, Pinellas, Palm Beach, Lee, Polk, Brevard, Volusia, Seminole, Sarasota, Manatee, or any other Florida county
• You have not used a BDI elective in the past 12 months (the §318.14(9) once-per-12-month rule)
• You have not exhausted the 8-lifetime cap on elective BDI under §318.14(9) (confirm your current Florida BDI count with the clerk of court if you've elected BDI before — the live ticker on your record is the only authoritative source)
• You notify the clerk that you elect BDI before the deadline printed on your court paperwork (typically about 30 days from the citation date — read your court paperwork; the exact deadline is on the paper)
• The citation is a non-criminal moving violation (most everyday Florida tickets — speeding, running a stop sign, improper lane change, failure to yield, careless driving — qualify)
• You're enrolling voluntarily for the carrier-side Florida insurance discount driving course credit (no citation required for the insurance-only path)

You probably do not qualify for BDI elective if:

• You hold a Commercial Driver License (CDL) and the citation was issued while you were operating a commercial motor vehicle. Federal regulation 49 CFR §384.226 prohibits states from masking CDL convictions through traffic school — that bar is a federal rule, not a Florida rule. Ask the court about non-CMV options if you were driving your personal car
• You were cited for DUI under §316.193, reckless driving under §316.192, leaving the scene of a crash, or a violation involving serious bodily injury or fatality — those are not BDI elective candidates and need defense counsel
• You've already used a BDI election in the past 12 months
• You've already elected BDI 8 times in your lifetime (the §318.14(9) statutory ceiling)
• The citation is a non-moving / parking / equipment / registration ticket (no points to mask, so no BDI benefit)
• Your court has already entered the adjudication and the citation has been disposed

Florida CDL note (important). Holding a Florida CDL doesn't automatically block BDI. If the ticket was issued while you were driving your personal vehicle — not a CMV — you may still elect BDI for that violation. The federal masking ban under 49 CFR §384.226 attaches to the vehicle being operated, not to the license being held. Pull your citation and confirm vehicle class with the clerk before assuming.

Comparison: who this 4 hour traffic school Florida course is for

Driver situation	Florida 4 Hour BDI / Traffic School at $5.94 fits?
Florida Class E driver with a speeding ticket on I-95 or the Florida Turnpike	Yes — elect BDI with the clerk first
Florida driver seeking a defensive driving insurance discount Florida credit	Yes — voluntary track, send certificate to your insurer
Florida driver under a TCAC notice from FLHSMV after a qualifying crash	Yes — enroll under TCAC reason code
Florida driver under a 4-Hour Court Ordered class from a judge	Yes — enroll under Court Ordered reason code
Florida CDL holder cited in a commercial vehicle	No — 49 CFR §384.226 federal masking ban
Florida driver cited for DUI, reckless, or hit-and-run	No — defense counsel track
Florida driver who already elected BDI in the past 12 months	No — must wait under §318.14(9) once-per-12-month rule
Florida driver at or past the 8 lifetime cap on BDI	No — confirm count with the clerk before paying
Florida teen seeking a first-time learner's permit	No — see the Florida Drivers Ed (DETS / TLSAE) course
Out-of-state driver with a Florida ticket	Often yes — confirm with the Florida clerk that issued the citation

That last row is the most common confusion. Out-of-state drivers cited on the Florida Turnpike, I-95, I-75, or I-4 can usually complete an online Florida traffic ticket school online with the issuing Florida court's permission, but how the disposition reports back to your home state depends on the Driver License Compact and how your home DMV handles a Florida BDI disposition.

How does the FLHSMV point system work?

Florida assigns points to your FLHSMV driving record for moving-violation convictions under Florida Statute §322.27(3)(d). Hitting 12 points in 12 months triggers a 30-day suspension; 18 points in 18 months triggers a 3-month suspension; 24 points in 36 months triggers a 1-year suspension. When you timely elect BDI under §318.14 and complete the 4-hour course, the court withholds adjudication and no points are assessed for that citation — that's why BDI is the strongest Florida point reduction course Florida path on the market.

The Florida point schedule, verified against §322.27(3)(d) statutory text (June 2026):

Violation	Points	Statutory status
Most moving violations (generic 3-point bucket — running a stop sign, improper passing, failure to yield, careless driving, etc.)	3	Generic — not separately enumerated
Speeding less than 15 mph over the posted Florida limit	3	Enumerated
Speeding 15+ mph over the posted Florida limit	4	Enumerated
Running a red light (§316.075, including red-light camera convictions on a Florida citation)	4	Enumerated
Reckless driving (§316.192)	4	Enumerated
At-fault crash with property damage	4	Enumerated
Leaving the scene of a crash with property damage greater than $50	6	Enumerated explicitly in §322.27(3)(d)
Speeding resulting in a crash	6	Enumerated
At-fault crash with personal injury or bodily injury	6	Enumerated

Florida's open container by driver under §316.1936 is a non-criminal moving violation, but it isn't separately enumerated in the §322.27(3)(d) schedule — it falls in the generic 3-point bucket unless your specific citation says otherwise. If your Florida ticket is open container, ask your clerk how that citation will count against your record before you assume.

Florida point suspension thresholds (§322.27(3)(d), verified):

• 12 points in 12 months → 30-day Florida license suspension
• 18 points in 18 months → 3-month Florida license suspension
• 24 points in 36 months → 1-year Florida license suspension

The math gets ugly fast. A single 4-point red-light citation in Miami-Dade plus a 4-point speeding-15-over ticket on I-4 a few months later puts you at 8 points before you've had time to think. Add a 4-point property-damage crash and you're at 12 — suspension territory. A timely BDI election under §318.14 keeps the conviction off your record entirely, meaning zero points from that ticket, full stop. That's why most Florida drivers elect BDI even on small tickets — it's not about this one citation, it's about what the next one would do to a record already carrying points.

How does it stack up against a traffic ticket diversion program in other states? Florida BDI is structurally a deferred adjudication traffic ticket pathway — the conviction is withheld rather than dismissed outright. Functionally it acts as a ticket dismissal course because nothing hits your insurance-facing driving record. Practically the result is identical to "the ticket disappears" — legally the term is withhold adjudication.

What does the Florida 4 hour traffic school course cover?

A FLHSMV-approved BDI curriculum covering Florida traffic law in Chapter 316, the FLHSMV point system, hazard perception, intersection behavior, distracted-driving and texting law, the Florida Move Over rule, occupant protection, an honest segment on reckless driving and DUI, and Florida-specific topics like hurricane evacuation contraflow and rural-highway hazards. Delivered as a Florida traffic violation course online, fully self-paced.

Florida traffic law fundamentals (Florida Statutes Chapter 316)

The course opens with the structure of Florida motor-vehicle law — where the rules live (Chapter 316, traffic control), who enforces them (Florida Highway Patrol, county sheriffs, municipal police), and what shows up on your FLHSMV record after a conviction. You'll work through the Basic Speed Law and Florida's prima facie speed limits, and how speed enforcement plays out on I-95, I-75, I-4, I-10, the Florida Turnpike, and the Sawgrass and Veterans expressways. This isn't a Class E knowledge-exam rehash — it's a refresher aimed at drivers who already passed the FLHSMV permit test and now need the parts that show up most often in actual Florida citations.

Hazard perception and intersection behavior

Most Florida moving-violation citations come from intersection failures: stop-sign violations, failure to yield right of way, red-light camera citations, and improper turns. The course walks through scanning patterns, gap selection at high-volume Florida intersections (Miami-Dade and Broward urban grid, Tampa's I-275 / Westshore interchange, Orlando's tourist corridor near I-Drive), and the right-of-way priorities Florida applies when signals are out — common in hurricane season.

Distracted driving — Florida texting and hands-free framework

Florida texting while driving is prohibited under §316.305 (the Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law), enforced as a primary offense since July 1, 2019 (HB 107). Holding a wireless communication device while driving in a designated school crossing, school zone, or active work zone is further restricted under §316.306. The course covers the statutory definitions, the limited exceptions (navigation when mounted, hands-free voice, emergency communications), and the enforcement practice Florida agencies actually use. Cell phone ticket traffic school candidates take note: a hands-free citation in Florida often qualifies for BDI election when it's written as a non-criminal moving violation.

Florida Move Over Law and emergency-vehicle interaction

§316.126 is Florida's Move Over framework — covering law enforcement, emergency vehicles, sanitation trucks, utility, wrecker, and Road Ranger vehicles displaying flashing lights. The course explains the vacate-the-adjacent-lane-or-slow-by-20-mph-below-limit obligation, the conditions for the lane-change exception, and the fine structure. Florida's Move Over rule is one of the most actively enforced in the Southeast — and yes, FHP runs Move Over enforcement details on I-95 and I-75.

Occupant protection — Florida child restraint and seat belt

Florida child restraint requirements live in §316.613 and break down by age and weight — federally crash-tested restraint for 0–3, booster or restraint for 4–5, then standard belt. Florida's adult seat belt law is §316.614, a primary-enforcement statute for drivers and front-seat passengers — meaning Florida officers can stop and cite for the belt violation alone.

Reckless driving and DUI — honest framing

§316.192 governs reckless driving in Florida as willful or wanton disregard for safety. §316.193 sets Florida DUI thresholds: 0.08% BAC for general drivers, 0.04% BAC for CDL holders operating commercial vehicles, and 0.02% BAC for drivers under 21 under §322.2616. The course is direct: a $5.94 4-hour Florida traffic school course does not dismiss a Florida DUI charge and is not a substitute for defense counsel. Reckless driving ticket options in Florida start with a defense lawyer, not BDI.

Florida hurricane evacuation, contraflow, and rural-highway hazards

A Florida-specific module covers what happens when the Turnpike or I-75 goes contraflow during a major hurricane evacuation (reversed-lane operations to push traffic northbound out of South Florida), how FHP and local agencies signal the lane reversal, why you don't try to merge across reversed lanes, and the alligator / wildlife exposure on rural state roads through the Everglades, Big Cypress, and Ocala National Forest. Florida isn't the only state that runs contraflow — Louisiana and Texas do it too — but it's one of the most likely states where you'll actually drive a contraflow lane in your lifetime.

Final knowledge check

A 40-question multiple-choice final exam at the FLHSMV-mandated 80% pass threshold confirms you absorbed the material. Each of the 8 BDI chapters also carries its own 10-question review quiz at the same 80% bar — pass each chapter quiz to move on. Work the chapters honestly and the final is straightforward. If you don't clear it on the first attempt, you may retake the final under the course's state-approved exam policy — the specific retake structure is delivered inside the course per FLHSMV-approved BDI rules under FL Admin Code Chapter 15A-8.

What will you study? (chapter outline)

Here's the chapter-by-chapter map of the FLHSMV-approved 4-hour Basic Driver Improvement curriculum, in the order you'll actually move through it. Eight chapters, each gated by a 10-question review quiz at 80% before the next one unlocks, then the comprehensive final.

1. Florida traffic law fundamentals (Chapter 316). Where Florida's motor-vehicle rules live, who enforces them (FHP, county sheriffs, municipal police), the Basic Speed Law and prima facie limits, and how speed enforcement runs on I-95, I-75, I-4, I-10, and the Florida Turnpike.
2. Hazard perception and intersection behavior. Scanning patterns, gap selection at high-volume Florida intersections, and right-of-way priorities when signals go dark — the failures behind most stop-sign, red-light, and failure-to-yield citations.
3. Distracted driving — Florida texting and hands-free framework. The Ban on Texting While Driving Law under §316.305, the school- and work-zone hand-held restriction under §316.306, the limited exceptions, and how Florida agencies enforce it.
4. Florida Move Over Law and emergency-vehicle interaction. §316.126 — the vacate-the-adjacent-lane-or-slow-20-mph-below obligation for law enforcement, emergency, sanitation, utility, wrecker, and Road Ranger vehicles.
5. Occupant protection — Florida child restraint and seat belt. Child restraint requirements by age and weight under §316.613, and the primary-enforcement adult seat belt law under §316.614.
6. Reckless driving and DUI — honest framing. Reckless driving under §316.192 and Florida DUI thresholds under §316.193 (0.08% general, 0.04% CDL, 0.02% under-21 per §322.2616) — with the direct reminder that BDI is not a substitute for defense counsel.
7. Florida hurricane evacuation, contraflow, and rural-highway hazards. Reversed-lane operations on the Turnpike and I-75 during a major evacuation, how the lane reversal is signaled, and wildlife exposure on rural state roads through the Everglades, Big Cypress, and Ocala National Forest.
8. Final knowledge check. The closing chapter that pulls the curriculum together before the exam.

Close it out with the 40-question multiple-choice final at the FLHSMV-mandated 80% pass threshold to earn your Florida BDI Certificate of Completion. There's no overall completion countdown, but every page runs an FLHSMV-required minimum time-on-page timer under FL Admin Code Chapter 15A-8 so the state-mandated 4 hours of content are actually delivered — those page timers apply to every Florida BDI provider, not just ETS.

How does the Florida 4 hour traffic school course actually work? (step-by-step)

Read your court paperwork. Elect BDI with the clerk. Enroll for $5.94. Complete the 4-hour curriculum at your pace. Pass the final knowledge check. Receive your Florida BDI Certificate of Completion. Submit (or let ETS submit electronically where the clerk supports it) to the right destination.

Step 1 — Read your Florida court paperwork carefully. Your citation and the clerk's notice tell you the deadline to elect BDI (typically about 30 days from the citation date), the issuing court / county clerk, and the exact citation number. Miss the election window and BDI is off the table for that ticket. If you have a TCAC notice from FLHSMV, read the FLHSMV instruction page; if you have a 4-hour court order, read the disposition.

Step 2 — Elect Basic Driver Improvement with the Florida clerk of court. This is the part most drivers skip. Some Florida county clerks let you elect BDI online; others require an in-person visit, phone call, or mailed election form. Tell the clerk: "I'm electing Basic Driver Improvement under Florida Statute §318.14." Under §318.14(9), the clerk reduces the civil penalty portion of the fine by 18% when you timely elect BDI. The clerk processes the election and records it on the citation.

Step 3 — Enroll in the ETS Florida 4 Hour Traffic School at etstrafficschool.com. Takes about two minutes. You'll need your Florida driver license number, citation number, and the issuing county. Pay $5.94 — the entire ETS course fee, flat. Any FLHSMV state assessment / certificate handling fee or clerk processing fee is shown at checkout and billed separately by the clerk — that's the same line item every Florida BDI provider collects, not an ETS add-on.

Step 4 — Work through the 4 hour traffic school Florida modules. The course is mobile-friendly — phone, tablet, laptop — organized into 8 chapters of FLHSMV-approved BDI content. You can complete it in one sitting or split across multiple sessions; progress saves automatically and there's no overall completion countdown. Each chapter ends in a 10-question review quiz at 80% to advance. A focused driver finishes in roughly 4 hours; the platform enforces FLHSMV-required minimum time-on-page so the state-mandated 4 hours are actually delivered (page-level timers can't be disabled — that's FL Admin Code 15A-8). You have about 180 days from enrollment to complete the course before the account is suspended per platform terms; most Florida court deadlines are tighter.

Step 5 — Pass the final knowledge check. A 40-question multiple-choice final at the FLHSMV-mandated 80% pass threshold. Pass to earn the Florida BDI Certificate of Completion. If you don't clear the final on the first try, the course's state-approved exam policy under FL Admin Code 15A-8 allows you to retake the final — you'll see the specific structure inside the course.

Step 6 — Receive your Florida BDI Certificate of Completion. Delivered electronically as soon as the exam grades through. A mailed paper copy is available on request — useful for the small number of Florida clerks that still want paper.

Step 7 — Submit the certificate (or watch electronic reporting do it for you). Many Florida county clerks accept electronic reporting of BDI completion, in which case the certificate routes directly to the clerk and you don't need to lift a finger after passing. Clerks that don't accept electronic reporting receive your mailed certificate. TCAC completions are reported to FLHSMV. 4-Hour Court Ordered completions are reported to the issuing court. If you're using the same certificate for an insurance discount course Florida credit, send a copy to your auto insurer separately — your carrier processes that side.

How much does Florida 4 hour traffic school cost?

$5.94 — that's the ETS course fee for the FLHSMV-approved Florida 4-Hour BDI / TCAC / Court Ordered curriculum. That covers enrollment, the full course, the final exam, and the electronic Florida BDI Certificate of Completion. Clerk of court processing fees, FLHSMV state assessment / certificate handling fee, and the (statutorily reduced) civil-penalty portion of the fine are billed separately by the clerk.

Florida traffic school cost — what's included vs. what's not:

Cost component	Included in $5.94?
Full FLHSMV-approved Florida 4-Hour BDI / TCAC / Court Ordered curriculum	Yes
Final knowledge check	Yes
Florida BDI Certificate of Completion (electronic)	Yes
Mobile-friendly access — phone, tablet, laptop	Yes
Save and resume across multiple sessions	Yes
Self-paced — no overall completion clock, but FLHSMV-required minimum time-on-page enforced under FL Admin Code 15A-8	Yes
8 chapters with 10-question review quizzes (80% to advance)	Yes
40-question multiple-choice final at FLHSMV-mandated 80% pass	Yes
Approximately 180 days from enrollment to complete (account suspension per platform terms after)	Yes
Mailed paper Florida BDI Certificate (if requested)	Confirm at checkout — request option
Florida clerk of court processing / election fee	No — billed by the county clerk
FLHSMV state assessment / certificate handling fee	No — billed at clerk or partner-provider level
Civil penalty portion of the fine (with 18% §318.14(9) BDI-election reduction applied)	No — reduced by statute, billed by the clerk
Insurance carrier's processing of the discount certificate	No — your carrier handles
Any court costs already assessed by the issuing court	No

At $5.94 the ETS course is structurally the cheapest defensive driving course Florida drivers can buy — most competitors land in the $10–$45 range across vendors. Shoppers comparing for the best defensive driving course Florida offers usually weigh three things: state approval, honest pricing, and a certificate the clerk will accept — this course hits all three. The cheap defensive driving course Florida, cheap traffic school Miami, cheap traffic school Tampa, and cheap traffic school Jacksonville search intents all describe the same target shopper: an honest, FLHSMV-approved 4-hour course without padding the price. Cheapest traffic school Florida and cheapest traffic school online are realistic claims at the $5.94 price point.

Florida driver-improvement course quick-compare (4-Hour BDI vs 8-Hour IDI vs DETS for teens):

Course	Length	Trigger / who takes it	Authorizing statute	ETS price
4-Hour Basic Driver Improvement (BDI / TCAC / Court Ordered)	4 hours	Elective on a non-criminal Florida traffic citation, TCAC notice from FLHSMV, or 4-hour court order	§318.14 + §322.0261 + 15A-8	$5.94
8-Hour Intermediate Driver Improvement (IDI / ADV / DDC / DDS)	8 hours	Florida court order, often after multiple recent moving violations (court-practice pattern, not a single statutory trigger)	§322.0261 + 15A-8	$49.00
Driver Education and Traffic Safety (DETS)	6 hours	First-time Florida driver under 18 (first-time applicants 18+ use the older TLSAE track)	§322.095 + 2025 Florida session law SB 994, effective August 1, 2025	$20.00

If your court paperwork or FLHSMV notice doesn't clearly name which Florida driver improvement school course is required, call the clerk of court or FLHSMV before paying. The certificates aren't interchangeable — a 4-Hour BDI certificate doesn't satisfy an 8-Hour IDI court order, and a DETS certificate isn't a BDI substitute.

Florida coverage — counties and cities

Statewide. All 67 Florida counties accept FLHSMV-approved BDI certificates under §322.0261. The TCAC variant reports to FLHSMV directly; 4-Hour Court Ordered certificates go to the issuing Florida court. The course content is identical statewide — what changes is the local clerk's election procedure and how the certificate is routed.

• Miami-Dade County (Miami, Hialeah, Coral Gables, Homestead) — extremely high citation volume on I-95, the Palmetto Expressway, the Dolphin Expressway, and US-1. The Miami-Dade Clerk of the Courts handles civil traffic infractions and driver-improvement school elections through both online traffic services and in-person counter locations across the county. Miami traffic school online, online traffic school Miami, cheap traffic school Miami, cheap defensive driving course Miami, cheap online driving course Miami — all the same Florida 4-hour BDI course, dropped through Miami-Dade procedure
• Broward County (Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs) — heavy I-95 and I-595 enforcement; the Broward Clerk of Courts (main courthouse at 201 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale) handles BDI elections through both online portals and in-person counter locations
• Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach) — I-95 and Florida's Turnpike corridor; the Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller processes BDI elections
• Orange County (Orlando, Winter Park, Apopka, Ocoee) — I-4, the Florida Turnpike, and the I-Drive tourist corridor produce a major BDI workload. Orange County Clerk of Courts handles elections — Orlando defensive driving course online, online defensive driving Florida from the Orlando metro, and cheap defensive driving course Florida searches all converge here
• Hillsborough County (Tampa, Brandon, Plant City) — I-275, I-4, and the Veterans Expressway through Westshore; Hillsborough County Clerk handles Tampa-area BDI elections. Tampa traffic school online, online traffic school Tampa, cheap traffic school Tampa, cheap online driving course Tampa — same course, Tampa clerk procedure
• Duval County (Jacksonville) — I-95, I-10, and I-295 (the JTB and East Beltway); Duval County Clerk processes Jacksonville-area BDI elections. Jacksonville traffic school online, online traffic school Jacksonville, cheap traffic school Jacksonville, cheap online driving course Jacksonville — all the same Florida 4-hour BDI
• Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo) — I-275 across the Howard Frankland Bridge, and US-19 north–south
• Lee County (Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs) — I-75 and US-41; Lee County Clerk processes Southwest Florida BDI elections
• Other coverage: Leon (Tallahassee), Seminole, Osceola, Polk (Lakeland), Brevard (Space Coast), Volusia (Daytona Beach), Sarasota, Manatee, Marion (Ocala), Alachua (Gainesville), Escambia (Pensacola), Collier (Naples), Saint Lucie, Martin, Monroe (Keys), Citrus, Hernando, Pasco — all 67 Florida counties served by the same FLHSMV-approved curriculum

Real Florida driving truth: I-95 from West Palm Beach through Miami-Dade is one of the most heavily patrolled stretches in the Southeast. The Florida Turnpike from Wildwood to Homestead doesn't slow down for anyone — sustained speed enforcement runs the entire 320-mile length. I-4 between Tampa and Daytona Beach pushes drivers through long active construction zones where Florida construction-zone fine enhancements apply. A1A through the Keys is laid-back in pace but heavily ticketed by FHP. Whether you got your ticket on the Turnpike, the Sawgrass, the Sunshine Skyway, US-1, or a side street in Coral Gables, the course content is identical — local clerk procedure is the only variable.

About this page

This Florida 4 hour traffic school page was written and reviewed by the ETS Traffic School content team. The page is built around what an honest Florida driver actually needs at the clerk's office and in front of the BDI screen — statutory mechanics, point math, and the practical steps from citation to certificate.

Sources consulted for this page (last reviewed June 2026):

• Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV)
• FLHSMV Driver Improvement Schools list
• FLHSMV Driver Record portal
• Florida Statute §318.14 (non-criminal traffic infractions and BDI election) — including §318.14(9), once-per-12-months, eight (8) lifetime cap, 18% civil-penalty reduction
• Florida Statute §322.0261 (driver improvement school authorization)
• Florida Statute §322.095 (driver education prerequisite)
• Florida Statute §322.27 (point system and suspension thresholds)
• Florida Administrative Code Chapter 15A-8 (driver improvement school standards)
• Florida Statute §316.126 (Move Over)
• Florida Statute §316.192 (reckless driving)
• Florida Statute §316.193 (DUI)
• Florida Statute §316.305 (texting while driving)
• Florida Statute §316.306 (wireless devices in school zones / work zones)
• Florida Statute §316.613 (child restraints)
• Florida Statute §316.614 (seat belt)
• Florida Statute §322.2616 (under-21 zero tolerance, 0.02% BAC)
• Florida Senate Bill 994 (2025 session law for DETS; took effect July 1, 2025, requirement operative August 1, 2025)
• Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
• 49 CFR §384.226 (federal CDL masking prohibition)

Confirm specific procedural details (clerk acceptance of online BDI election, exact citation deadline, certificate submission format, insurance discount eligibility) directly with your Florida clerk of court, FLHSMV, or your auto insurance carrier before enrolling.

Last reviewed: June 2026
Next scheduled review: December 2026 (or sooner if Florida BDI, TCAC, or point-system rules are amended)

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$5.94 — Florida 4 Hour Traffic School (BDI / TCAC / Court Ordered). FLHSMV-approved curriculum, 8 chapters, 10-question review quizzes at 80%, and a 40-question final at the FLHSMV-mandated 80% pass threshold. Self-paced, mobile-friendly, no overall completion countdown (FLHSMV-required time-on-page enforced per FL Admin Code 15A-8), log in and out as you choose. Pass the final to deliver your Florida BDI Certificate of Completion electronically; mailed paper copy available on request. Whether you're electing BDI to keep a 3-point ticket off your record in Miami-Dade, finishing a TCAC requirement after a fender-bender in Tampa, working through a 4-hour court ordered class in Jacksonville, or taking the same Florida safe driver course online for a defensive driving insurance discount Florida credit in Orlando — start your Florida 4 hour traffic school course now.

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