Texas: Defensive Driving Question

[driver_question]

What is the name of your state? Texas
City of Austin


background: Last year (2004) august, I got a ticket. Judge gave deffered judgement (I paid full fine amount). In deferred judgement agrrement it was written :

paid amt fulll
no violatons in next 6 months
defense driving course

I took defnseive drving class in Feb 2005 end and sumitted it to the court in March firstweek. This ticket was not mentioned in my record.

Now this year a week back i got a ticket (speeing 55 in 45). I got a certified copy of my record and it does not show me taking defensive driving class anytime. Its a clean record. No mentioning of me taking defnsive driving class ever.

Question: Am I allowed to take defensive driving class for dismissal of present(lastest) ticket? Can I say to court that I have not taken defensive driving class in last one year as nothing shows on my record.

[Happy Trails]

Originally Posted by driver_question

Question: Am I allowed to take defensive driving class for dismissal of present(lastest) ticket?

You possibly will be allowed to take the class again.

Originally Posted by driver_question

Can I say to court that I have not taken defensive driving class in last one year as nothing shows on my record.

You absolutely should not lie in court.

Deferred Adjudication In Texas

(1) upon conviction of a subsequent offense, the fact that the defendant had previously received community supervision with a deferred adjudication of guilt shall be admissible before the court or jury to be considered on the issue of penalty;

From link:
http://www.deferredadjudication.com/legal_libility_of_texas.pdf#search='deferred%20judgment%20Texas'

[JETX]

Originally Posted by driver_question

Am I allowed to take defensive driving class for dismissal of present(lastest) ticket?

If the court allows it.

Can I say to court that I have not taken defensive driving class in last one year as nothing shows on my record.

Of course you can say it.... as long as you are willing to accept the consequences of lying to the court if caught.