DMVZoneBlogFinish an approved remedial driving course while you have 2 to 11 points and Ohio gives you a 2-point credit. You can use it once every three years and five times in your life. It is also required to reinstate after a 12-point suspension.
Ohio's remedial driving course gives a 2-point credit if you take it voluntarily while you have at least 2 but fewer than 12 points. You can use the credit once every three years, up to five times in your lifetime. If you already reached 12 points, the course is required to get your license back, but it no longer earns a credit.
The credit works like a cushion. The convictions stay on your record, but your point total for suspension purposes drops by two. The best time to take it is right after a ticket, not right before a suspension.
Waiting is the costly mistake. Once you hit 12 points, the course can only help you reinstate, not avoid the suspension.
How many points does Ohio's voluntary remedial course credit?
Answer: B. It credits 2 points.
How often can you use the remedial course credit?
Answer: B. Once every three years, up to five times in your lifetime.
You already have 12 points. What does the course do now?
Answer: B. At 12 points, the course is a reinstatement requirement, not a credit.
No. The conviction stays. The credit only lowers the points counted toward suspension.
Yes. You need at least 2 points to earn the credit.
No. Remedial driving is for licensed drivers with points. New driver education is a different program.
Checked against these pages on November 12, 2026. Laws change, so open the source before you rely on a number.
Rules and fees change. Always confirm the details with the official Ohio DMV or motor vehicle agency before you act. DMVZone practice questions are written to teach the rules and are not copies of the real test.
Most Ohio moving violations are 2 points, speeding 30 mph or more over is 4, and OVI or fleeing police is 6. At 6 points the BMV sends a warning; at 12 in two years you lose your license for six months.
Since October 7, 2026, House Bill 492 requires drivers and passengers in Ohio to give their name, address and date of birth when an officer suspects a traffic violation. Refusing is a misdemeanor with up to 30 days in jail.
A first Ohio speeding ticket is a minor misdemeanor with a fine of up to $150 plus local court costs. Repeat tickets within a year become jailable misdemeanors, and work zone fines are doubled.