A. If a driver is qualified under this chapter to attend a Traffic Safety Education Program and if the driver elects to attend a Traffic Safety Education Program, the citing officer shall, at the time of the issuance of a citation, record the driver's election on the uniform citation issued to the driver. The citing officer shall also provide to the driver a written notice of the available times, locations and the cost of the Traffic Safety Education Program or a written notice identifying a telephone number or internet website address where such information can be obtained.
B. The driver shall have forty five (45) days from the date of issuance of the citation to complete the Traffic Safety Education Program. A driver electing to attend the Traffic Safety Education Program shall pay the fixed penalty and court costs for the citation to the Clerk of the Court as provided in the citation and separately pay a program fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) to the City Clerk at or before the time of attendance at the Traffic Safety Education Program.
C. When a person has successfully completed a Traffic Safety Education Program for an infraction citation, the infraction shall not result in violation point counts as prescribed in Idaho Code section 49-326, as amended, nor shall the infraction be deemed to be a moving violation for the purpose of establishing rates of motor vehicle insurance charged by a casualty insurer.
D. When a person who fails to complete the offered Traffic Safety Education Program within the forty five (45) days after voluntarily electing to attend will not be eligible to receive the relief described in subsection C of this section.
E. The City Clerk or other authorized City official for the City of Hailey shall within fifteen (15) days of the completion of the Traffic Safety Education Program by the cited driver transmit verification of the completion to the Blaine County Clerk. (Ord. 1210, 2017)