More Than One DSP Requirement

Did the BMV Tell You They Don’t Have Your Completion Record? Could You Have More Than One Requirement?

The Indiana BMV requires persons convicted of two or more traffic offenses within a 12-month period to complete a BMV-approved Driver Safety Program (DSP). Individuals under 21 years of age are required to complete a DSP if they are convicted of two or more traffic offenses during any period.

This means that it is possible for a driver to have more than one requirement to take a DSP course. Sometimes the BMV may say that they did not receive your completion record even though you have already completed a DSP course. We know this can be a bit alarming but typically what is happening in a scenario like this is the driver needed to take a course more than once. We understand that all of this can be a bit overwhelming and confusing. Below we will provide some examples to help to clear up any possible confusion, but of course, if you ever need assistance, please feel free to contact us and our friendly customer support team will be more than happy to assist you.

Example for All Drivers:

The driver received a ticket on January 1, 2024, and was convicted of the offense. The same driver received another ticket on June 1, 2024, and was also convicted of this one, which will cause a DSP requirement because the driver was convicted of two offenses in a 12-month period. The driver receives a notice in the mail from the Indiana BMV letting them know that they must complete a DSP course within 90 days or their driving privileges will be suspended. In this example, the driver has until August 30, 2024, to complete the DSP course.

This same driver is not having the best of luck and received two more tickets back-to-back, one on July 1, 2024, and another on July 15th, 2024, and was convicted of both. Because the driver has now been convicted of two more traffic offenses within a 12-month period, a second requirement was generated and must be completed within 90 days of the second requirement (October 13, 2024).

The student completes Indiana Online Driver Safety’s user-friendly course on August 15, 2024, and the completion record is submitted to the BMV on August 16, 2024. The BMV applies the credit to their record for their first requirement that was due on August 30, 2024. Later in the month, the driver reaches out to the BMV just to make sure they are all set, and the clerk tells them that they still have a requirement to complete a DSP course. Naturally, the driver is concerned because they completed the course already and have a receipt of completion showing that they did so. They just don’t understand why they are being told that the BMV did not receive the record for completing a DSP course. From our experience, we have found that the clerks at the BMV do not have access to the details, they just see that the driver has a requirement that has not yet been met. In this situation what has happened is, the student did complete a DSP, and the requirement that was due by August 30, 2024, was cleared up, however, they never took a second course which is required to clear up the second requirement that was generated from the ticket they got on July 15, 2024. The student would need to register for and complete a second DSP course to clear the second requirement.

Second Example for All Drivers:

The driver got a ticket on January 1, 2024, and was convicted of the offense. The same driver got another ticket on June 1, 2024, and was also convicted of this one, which will cause a DSP requirement because the driver was convicted of two offenses in a 12-month period. The driver receives a notice in the mail from the Indiana BMV letting them know that they must complete a DSP course within 90 days, or their driving privileges will be suspended. In this example, the driver has until August 30, 2024, to complete the DSP.

The driver later gets another ticket and is convicted of the traffic offense on July 1, 2024. The driver has been really focusing on their driving for a while and was doing really well, but later received another ticket on June 30, 2025. Even though it has been a while since their last violation, because this is their second ticket in a 12-month period, they will be required to take a second DSP course.

Example for Drivers 21+:

The driver got a ticket on January 1, 2024, and was convicted of the offense. The same driver got another ticket on January 2, 2025, and was convicted of this one as well. This driver will not be required to take a DSP since the tickets were received more than 12 months apart.

Example for Drivers Under 21:

Drivers under the age of 21 have stricter rules to help to keep these young new drivers safe on the roads. In addition to the above examples, if a driver under the age of 21 received a ticket on January 1, 2024, and was convicted of the offense and the same driver later gets another ticket on January 2, 2025, they will be required to take a DSP even though the violations were more than 12 months apart.