Can I take a friend or family member's course for them?

Course completion is reported to the DMV under the enrolled driver's specific license number, and many states require identity verification — security questions tied to personal history, photo verification at random points, voice verification, or other methods — at multiple checkpoints during the course. Taking a course on someone else's behalf is fraud under state law, and both the impersonator and the licensed driver face penalties if it's discovered: a voided certificate, a longer original sentence, and potentially additional charges depending on the state.

If a family member needs help with technology or reading, sit with them and assist while they actually complete the course themselves. Reading aloud to a driver who has trouble reading is fine; helping them navigate the interface is fine; answering quiz questions for them is not. Our support team can also coordinate accessibility accommodations if a driver has a documented disability that makes online courses difficult — extended time, audio-only delivery, larger text, or alternative formats. Those accommodations preserve the integrity of the completion while making the course practically completable for the actual driver.

The identity-verification architecture exists because state regulators audit completion patterns for irregularities, and providers caught issuing certificates for impersonated completions lose state approval — which would void every certificate previously issued under that approval, harming thousands of legitimate drivers. So the rule isn't bureaucratic squeamishness; it's a structural requirement that protects the entire approved-provider system. Drivers worried about a relative's ability to complete the course independently should call support to discuss accommodations rather than considering an impersonation workaround. Almost every legitimate need has a legitimate solution that doesn't put the certificate at risk.