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Can You Take Defensive Driving Online in Georgia?

Ticket in Georgia, license from another state?

This page is written for drivers who hold a Georgia license. If you got the ticket in Georgiabut your license is from another state, different rules decide what reaches your home state's record and whether a course helps.

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Key Facts

Online accepted
Yes, for DDS-approved driver improvement courses
The credential
Georgia DDS certification is what makes a course count for the 7-point reduction
The reduction isn't automatic
You apply to DDS with your completion certificate
Court-ordered courses
Follow the court's instructions on approved format

Last verified August 2026

Yes. Georgia's Department of Driver Services certifies driver improvement courses including online delivery, and a DDS-approved online course qualifies you for the state's headline benefit, the once-every-five-years reduction of up to 7 points.

The operative word is certified. Georgia's benefit is generous enough that the course market around it is noisy, and only DDS certification makes a certificate worth anything. Check the school's DDS approval before paying; every course we compare carries it.

Two process points that outrank the format question. First, the reduction isn't automatic: completing the course produces a certificate, and you apply to DDS with it. Course finished, application skipped, record unchanged. Second, if a court ordered or accepted a course as part of resolving your specific ticket, including Georgia's fine reductions of up to 20% and zero-point orders, the court's instructions control which courses and formats it accepts, so confirm with the clerk before enrolling for a court purpose.

Every DDS-approved online course we track is compared on the Georgia page, the five-year clock is on our frequency page, and pricing, roughly $20 to $95, is on our cost page.

Sources

Georgia DDS driver improvement program, OCGA §40-5-86, DDS Court Reference Manual. Last verified August 2026.

Last verified August 2026