Guides to Texas court-ordered classes

Straight answers about the classes Texas courts order, checked against state law and the rules for licensed providers.

• What is the Texas DOEP class, and who has to take it?The 15-hour drug education class, the license suspension it ends, and who gets ordered to take it.
• DWI Education or DWI Intervention: which Texas class do you need?The 12-hour class for a first DWI, the 32-hour program for a repeat DWI, and how to tell which one you were ordered to take.
• Can you take a court-ordered class online in Texas?Texas allows online DOEP and DWI classes when they're taught live. Here's what that means and what you'll need.
• How you get your certificate after a Texas DOEP or DWI classWhy your certificate comes by mail, how fast it arrives, and who sends a copy to DPS and your probation officer.