Orem City

If you are not contesting your traffic citation and you desire to attend traffic school as a means to avoid having points added to your driving record, then you will need to enter into a plea in abeyance agreement. The specific conditions are listed below and you will need to agree to those before your case can be considered for approval.
If you want to be considered for the traffic school option, please review the information under the Detailed Information tab and then fill out the form below.

The City of Orem offers a traffic school class as an option in resolving your moving violation. Resolving your citation through traffic school will avoid having any points added to your driving record. Questions concerning how a moving violation will affect your insurance should be directed to your specific insurance company since it varies. If you are a CDL (Commercial Drivers License) holder you may want to check with the Utah Driver’s License to see what impact the traffic school option has on your license class.

Traffic school is a 3 hour class offered several times a month to accommodate various schedules. The class is also offered once a month in Spanish. Eligibility is based on your driving history. The clerks at the justice court will not be able to approve you for traffic school if your citation involves one of the following:

Please be aware that if your citation has become delinquent and/or a warrant has been issued, your request may be denied or enhancement fees may be added.

State law requires that you enter into a plea in abeyance agreement which outlines the requirements to resolve your case through the traffic school option. The specific conditions are listed below and you will need to agree to those before your case can be considered for approval.

You will receive an email notification back from the court indicating if you have been approved or denied for the traffic school option. Those notified they have been approved will receive direction on how to complete the plea in abeyance agreement successfully. Those denied will receive information about how they can resolve their citation. If you do not receive notification back within 5 business days, check your email filters to make sure the response has not been considered spam. If you still do not see a response, please contact the court at 801-724-3900 to verify your request was received.

If you were cited for speeding in a school zone or failure to stop for a school bus, you are required to appear in person and fill out a Notification of Enhancement form before your plea in abeyance can be approved.

If you do not wish to be considered for the traffic school option, you can resolve the citation through a bail forfeiture. This means you are not contesting the ticket and want to pay it to resolve it. You can do this at www.utcourts.gov/payments , by contacting the court at 801-724-3900 or appearing at the court at 97 E Center, Orem (Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm, excluding holidays).

If you wish to contest your ticket, you will need to appear in person at the City of Orem Justice Court located at 97 E Center, Orem (Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm, excluding holidays) to sign a promise to appear for a court date.

If you want to be considered for the traffic school option, please fill out the form below.

This list is for informational purposes only to be used as an estimate. Actual fees may vary depending on the specific code on the citation plus any accident, delinquent and/or warrant enhancement fees.

Description	Code	Fee
Improper turns, lane travel, passing, signaling or backing	Varies	$130
Stop sign or red light violations	Varies	$130
Speeding 1-10 MPH over speed limit	41-6a-601	$130
Speeding 11-15 MPH over speed limit	41-6a-601	$160
Speeding 16-20 MPH over speed limit	41-6a-601	$210
Speeding 21-25 MPH over speed limit	41-6a-601	$280
Speeding 26-30 MPH over speed limit	41-6a-601	$380
Speeding in Construction Zone 1-10 MPH over speed limit	41-6a-209(2)(a)	$260
Speeding in Construction Zone 11-15 MPH over speed limit	41-6a-209(2)(a)	$320
Speeding in Construction Zone 16-20 MPH over speed limit	41-6a-209(2)(a)	$420
Speeding in Construction Zone 21-25 MPH over speed limit	41-6a-209(2)(a)	$560
Speeding in Construction Zone 26-30 MPH over speed limit	41-6a-209(2)(a)	$760
Speeding in School Zone 0-9 MPH over speed limit (1st Offense)	41-6a-604	$260
Speeding in School Zone 10-19 MPH over speed limit (1st Offense)	41-6a-604	$420
Careless Driving	41-6a-1715	$110
Left Lane Restriction	41-6a-702	$260
Failure to reduce speed when approaching emergency vehicle	41-6a-904(1)	$160
Too Fast for Existing Conditions	41-6a-601(1)	$130

Student Information
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Plea in Abeyance Terms
	I have read the information contained in the Detailed Information tab above.
	I enter my plea of guilty to the charges listed on the citation noted above, and agree to have this plea held in abeyance under the specified terms and conditions.
	I agree that the plea in abeyance period will be six months from the date of court approval.
	I agree to pay the standard plea in abeyance fee associated with my charge(s) within 30 days of notification of approval of this agreement.
	I agree to obey all laws, state, local and federal, and not have any further traffic violations during the plea in abeyance period.
	I agree to pay $70 and attend a court approved traffic school within 90 days of notification of approval of this agreement.
	I understand that if I fail to comply with these terms and conditions, the court will enter my plea, report the disposition to the driver’s license division and any fees paid will be forfeited without further notice to me.
	I certify that I am the person listed on the above noted citation, that I agree to the above listed terms and conditions, and I am requesting that I be approved for a plea in abeyance agreement.

Traffic School Approval Request