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On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 15:29:03 -0500, Ned <ned@publix.com> swung a leg
over their bike, fired it to life, looked at me and belched:

>On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 15:07:08 GMT, Aki  <01dyna@my.house> wrote:
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>>2. There are two ways you can take a driver improvement course:
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>>a. DMV/Court order - you have no choice, either take it or your
>>license is suspended or revoked.
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>>or
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>>b. Voluntarily attend - this is done if you don't want *active* points
>>on your record.  Not to expunge them.  The conviction will still
>>appear on your record but it will no longer be active.  In other words
>>there will not be any points assessed against your record. Keep in
>>mind that this isn't "free". You not only have to pay for attending
>>the course but if you receive another moving violation within three
>>years, you *will* have your license suspended.   The court feels that
>>since you took their course and they removed the points, you should
>>know better in the future and they'll deal much more harshly with you
>>if you screw up.
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>I've never heard of this and frankly have trouble believing it.  Let
>me get this straight:  If you take a drivers-ed course to
>"de-activate" a point and then receive *any* moving violation within 3
>years you will have your license suspended automatically????  Somehow
>I doubt it - what state did you work in the DMV, VA?

...after reviewing the Virginia DMV website...the laws have changed
and I apologize for the misinformation...it's been a few years since
I've worked there and I should of checked their website before
commenting..for that I apologize.

The rules on the Driver Improvement Program is complex and I suggest
that the original poster (and anyone else who may be interested) can
get the whole story at:

http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/drivers/backonroad.asp

..again I'm sorry if I'm confused anyone.

regards,

-aki
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