Missouri Form 4444: keeping points off your record with a DIP

The Director of Revenue accepts a DIP in place of points only when the court handling your case orders the course and verifies that you completed it. It isn't automatic. Ask the judge or court clerk before you enroll. A course the court didn't order won't change your points.

Source: Missouri Revised Statute § 302.302

• You must finish within 60 days of the date of conviction.
• You can use a DIP only once in any 36-month period.
• The program must meet or exceed the National Safety Council's eight-hour Defensive Driving Course. Ours does.
• Only certain violations qualify: general moving violations, speeding, careless and imprudent driving, and offenses under subsection 3 of the statute.
• It isn't available for a violation in a commercial motor vehicle, or if you hold a CDL or are required to have one in any state.
• A motorcycle violation requires a motorcycle-rider training course approved by the state highways and transportation commission, not this program.

The court must give you the option to complete the program online or in person.

Source: Missouri Revised Statute § 302.302

When you pass, we issue Form 4444 along with your completion certificate. Under § 302.302, the court must send a record of your completion to the Director of Revenue within 15 days. That deadline applies to the court, not to you. Follow the mailing instructions on the form, and ask the clerk whether they want a copy as well.

Source: Missouri Revised Statute § 302.302