20-Hour DUI / Risk Reduction Program
Live on Zoom — the certificate Georgia courts accept
The state-mandated 20-hour DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program, taught live on Zoom by certified instructors. Weekday and weekend classes, treated as a professional appointment — no lectures about your character.
$360 is the fee Georgia DDS sets for the Risk Reduction program, and it is not a figure a certified provider can discount. It covers all three required parts — the assessment, the 20-hour class, and the course manual — with nothing added afterwards.
Class times
Weekday class
A new class every week, Tuesday – Thursday
Full-day sessions
Call for the exact daily start time and this week's start date.
Weekend class
A new class every week, Friday – Sunday
Full-day sessions
The option most students choose to protect a weekday job.
A self-paced online course will not get your license back
Georgia DDS and the courts do not accept certificates from self-paced online DUI or Risk Reduction programs for license reinstatement or for court. They do accept live virtual classes, where you are on camera with a live instructor for the entire 20 hours — which is what we run. If a website is offering to let you click through the course at your own pace with no scheduled class time and no live instructor, that certificate will be rejected and the money is gone. Check this before you pay anyone, including us.
Is this the right class for you?
If none of these quite describe your situation, call us — we would rather spend five minutes on the phone than have you sit through the wrong course.
- Anyone convicted of DUI in Georgia
- Drivers required to complete Risk Reduction for license reinstatement
- People convicted of possession of illegal drugs
- Underage drivers charged with alcohol possession while driving
- Anyone convicted of Boating Under the Influence (BUI)
- People ordered by a court or a probation officer to complete the program
Why students choose this class here
Live on Zoom, and DDS accepts it
Georgia DDS accepts live virtual Risk Reduction when you are on camera with a live instructor for the full 20 hours. Our classes meet that standard. Self-paced online courses do not — see the warning below.
A new class starts every week
Tuesday through Thursday, or Friday through Sunday, with a new class starting each week. Whichever protects your job, take that one.
Handled discreetly and without judgement
Most people arrive stressed and embarrassed. Our instructors are there to get you through a state requirement accurately and privately, and treat it as exactly that.
We tell you the order to do things in
The assessment comes first, then the class. Call us before you pay anyone anything and we will walk you through the sequence, the deadlines, and what your court actually needs.
Learn to drive with confidence in your language
We offer complete driver education courses and behind-the-wheel training in English, Urdu, Hindi and Gujarati. Master the road comfortably with certified instructors who speak your language.
- English
- Urdu
- Hindi
- Gujarati
What the course covers
- The state-required 130-question assessment of alcohol and drug use
- How impairment affects perception, reaction time, and judgement
- Georgia DUI law, penalties, and the license consequences that follow
- Blood alcohol concentration and why common myths about it are wrong
- Identifying personal high-risk situations and patterns
- Practical strategies for avoiding repeat offences
- Planning ahead: transport alternatives that actually get used
- Where to find further support, if and when you want it
What you need to bring
- A desktop, laptop, or tablet with a working webcam and microphone
- A valid government-issued photo ID for identity verification
- A quiet, private, well-lit room for every session
- Your court paperwork, citation, or probation documents
- The assessment completed before the class portion begins
Read this before your first live class
These are Georgia DDS requirements, not house preferences. Breaking them means dismissal with no refund and no certificate.
Camera on, face fully visible, the entire class
Dismissal riskYour camera must stay on for the full session, framed so your whole face, both ears, and your shoulders are clearly visible. Long hair and ponytails must be tied back or moved so your ears are never covered — your instructor is required to confirm you are not wearing earbuds or headphones and is not permitted to take your word for it.
Desktop, laptop, or tablet only — no phones
Dismissal riskYou must join from a desktop, laptop, or tablet with a working webcam and microphone. Mobile phones are not permitted: the screen is too small to display the required course material, and the camera cannot hold the framing the state requires for monitoring.
No beds, no vehicles, no lying down
Dismissal riskSitting on a bed, lying down, or attending from inside a vehicle — parked or moving — results in immediate dismissal with no refund. You must be seated upright at a desk or table for the whole class.
A quiet, private, well-lit room
Attend from a quiet room on your own, with enough light on your face for the instructor to see you clearly. Family members, children, pets, television, and background noise are all disruptions the instructor is required to act on.
100% attendance — a 10-minute absence disqualifies you
Dismissal riskState rules require your presence for every minute of the course. Missing more than 10 minutes in total, across the whole class, disqualifies you and you will need to start over and pay again. Log in early and plan your breaks around the scheduled ones.
Reliable internet and a working microphone
Test your connection, camera, and microphone the day before. You will be asked to respond out loud during roll calls and participation checks, and repeated failures to respond are recorded as absence.
Test your camera, microphone, and internet connection the day before — not ten minutes before class starts. If something is not working, call us and we will help you sort it out in advance.
From first call to certificate
Call us before you do anything else
Bring your paperwork to the call. The order of the steps matters, and doing them out of sequence costs time you may not have. We will also check whether your court has ordered a Victim Impact Panel, which is a separate requirement people routinely miss.
Complete the assessment
The state-required 130-question screening of alcohol and drug use and its effect on your driving. This comes first and is a separate component from the class.
Attend the 20-hour class
Your weekday or weekend class, live on Zoom, on camera throughout. Read the remote class rules on this page before your first session.
Receive your certificate
On completion you receive the certificate your court, probation officer, or DDS requires for reinstatement.
MADD Victim Impact Panel
Georgia judges frequently order a Victim Impact Panel after a DUI conviction — usually for a first offence, almost always for a second. It is a session where people whose lives were changed by impaired driving speak about what happened to them. It is run by MADD, not by us, and it is a separate requirement from the Risk Reduction Program.
- Length
- About 2 hours
- Cost
- $65, paid to MADD
- Format
- Online, or in person
- Certificate
- Available as soon as you finish
Check your court accepts the online panel first
MADD's own guidance is explicit: confirm the online panel satisfies your court before you enrol, because not every court accepts an online class. Some judges also require the panel to be MADD-sponsored specifically. Your court paperwork or your attorney will tell you — and if you are unsure, bring it to your call with us and we will read it with you.
If you take it online, you will need
- A webcam — MADD uses facial recognition to confirm attendance
- A quiet place to sit for the full session without interruption
The panel is run by MADD and you register with them directly — we do not host it, book it, or issue the certificate. We list it here because it is the requirement people most often miss, and because finishing Risk Reduction does not satisfy it.
DUI / Risk Reduction — answered
If your question is not here, call us. We answer this exact list on the phone all day.
Will Georgia DDS accept a course I take online?
Only if it is live. DDS accepts live virtual classes where you are on camera with a live instructor for the entire 20 hours — which is what we run. Georgia DDS and the courts do not accept certificates from self-paced online DUI or Risk Reduction programs for license reinstatement or court purposes. If a website lets you click through at your own pace with no live instructor, that certificate will be rejected.
What does the $360 cover?
All three required components: the 130-question assessment, the 20-hour intervention class, and the course manual. There is nothing else to pay us afterwards. $360 is the fee Georgia DDS sets for the program, so it is the same at every certified provider in the state — and a program advertised well below it is either not certified or not live, in which case the certificate will not reinstate your license.
Do I also need a Victim Impact Panel?
Quite possibly. Georgia judges frequently order a MADD Victim Impact Panel after a DUI conviction, and it is a completely separate requirement from Risk Reduction — finishing our course does not satisfy it. Risk Reduction is what Georgia DDS needs to reinstate your license; the panel is part of your sentence, ordered by the court. Check your paperwork, and if a panel is ordered, confirm with the court that it accepts the online version before you pay for one. Details and the registration link are on this page.
How long do I have to finish?
You have up to one year from the date of your assessment to complete the course. That said, courts and probation officers usually set their own, much shorter deadline — go by theirs.
What is the assessment?
A 130-question screening tool required by the state that evaluates alcohol and drug use and how it affects your driving. It is one of the two required components of the program, and it comes before the class.
Can I do the 20 hours over separate weeks?
The class runs on a set schedule — Tuesday to Thursday, or Friday to Sunday — and you complete all 20 hours with the same group and the same instructor. A new class starts every week, so call us with your constraints and we will find the one that fits.
What happens if I miss part of a session?
State attendance rules are strict: missing more than 10 minutes in total disqualifies you, and you would have to start the class over and pay again. Log in early and take breaks only when the instructor schedules them.
Is this the same thing as DUI school?
Yes. The DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program is commonly called DUI school, Risk Reduction, or the 20-hour DUI class. They all refer to the same state-mandated program.
Will anyone find out I took this?
Your class is between you, your instructor, and whoever required you to be there. We report to DDS as the state requires and to nobody else.
Request a place on DUI / Risk Reduction
Send this and we will call you back to confirm a date. If you are working to a court deadline, say so in the message and we will prioritise it.
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Not sure which class you need?
Bring your paperwork to the call. Tell us what the court, DDS, or your insurer asked for and we will tell you exactly which course satisfies it — and which one does not.
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