Missouri: Full Rule Record
Confirm with your court or DMV. Traffic-code rules change and vary by court — verify the current rule on Missouri’s official .gov page or with the court handling your citation before you act. This rule is compiled at medium confidence and should be confirmed before you rely on it. This page is general information, not legal advice.
Missouri operates without a statewide defensive driving program. Instead, the state delegates authority to individual approved providers and courts to establish their own course requirements and fees. Because no centralized state program exists, there is no uniform cost or fixed course hour requirement published in the official state record.
Drivers seeking defensive driving course information should consult the state's official resources directly, as details vary by provider and jurisdiction. The authoritative source for current requirements remains the state's official government website.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Missouri |
| Mechanism | No state program |
| What that means | no dismissal/point-reduction program (insurance discount may exist) |
| Eligibility / notes | No course point-reduction; DOR auto-reduces points for each violation-free year. (SIS plea is separate.) |
| Frequency | n/a |
| Points effect | none (auto-reduction) |
| Governing statute | Not yet pinned — see source |
| Confidence | Medium |
Primary source: https://dor.mo.gov/driver-license/. Verified June 2026. How we compile this.
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