(a) Defensive Driving Course. The City of Clarksburg is hereby authorized to participate in a State-certified defensive driving course program whereby persons charged with a violation of the Traffic Code of the City of Clarksburg and/or applicable traffic laws of the State of West Virginia may elect to enroll in and complete a defensive driving course in addition to paying the court costs for said violation. In exchange for successfully completing the defensive driving course, the person charged with the traffic law violation shall have three points expunged from his or her West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles record in accordance with State law.
(b) Costs. Should the person charged with the Traffic Code violation choose to participate in the State certified defensive course, that person shall be responsible for all costs associated therewith, to-wit:
(1) The person shall remit to the City of Clarksburg the sum of one hundred sixty-two dollars ($162.00) sufficient to pay both the court costs associated with the traffic law violation and all costs associated with the administration of the defensive driving course.
(c) Limitations. No person shall be entitled to participate in the defensive driving course more often than once every five years, in exchange for having three points expunged from his or her West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles record.
(Ord. 96-21. Passed 11-7-96.)