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Updated October 2026 · Reviewed by Billy Forte An FLHSMV-authorized TLSAE course is a drug and alcohol course that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has approved under F.S. 322.095. Only an approved course counts toward your first license, so checking before you pay matters. The best place to start is FLHSMV’s approved TLSAE provider list. Key Facts What an FLHSMV-Authorized TLSAE Course Is F.S. 322.095 says FLHSMV must approve TLSAE courses, including online courses. A provider has to be approved and certified before it can offer the course to anyone. Before approval, FLHSMV reviews the course

Updated October 2026 · Reviewed by Billy Forte The Florida drug and alcohol course test is the final exam at the end of your TLSAE course, set by your course provider. It isn’t the Class E knowledge exam, often called the permit test, which adults take separately in person. No statewide rule we found sets the course test’s format, so the rules come from your provider. Key Facts What the Florida Drug and Alcohol Course Test Is TLSAE is the 4-hour Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education course required by F.S. 322.095 for most first-time license applicants 18 and older.

Updated October 2026 · Reviewed by Billy Forte How long is the Florida drug and alcohol course? Florida law requires at least 4 hours of course content, not counting breaks, and breaks can add up to no more than 30 minutes. Plan for about half a day, plus up to 5 days for the provider to report the completion to FLHSMV. Key Facts What the Law Requires The time rule comes from F.S. 322.095, the law that sets up TLSAE. It says each course must include at least 4 hours of content, not counting breaks. The 4 hours is a

Updated October 2026 · Reviewed by Billy Forte Your Florida drug and alcohol course certificate is the electronic completion record your TLSAE provider sends to FLHSMV after you pass. Florida law gives providers 5 days to report it, at no charge to you. Only that electronic record counts for your license, so a paper copy is just a backup. Key Facts What the Certificate Is You may picture a course certificate as a printed page you carry to the office. For TLSAE, that’s not how it works. F.S. 322.095 says only the electronic certificate in FLHSMV’s Driver Improvement Certificate Issuance

Updated October 2026 · Reviewed by Billy Forte Florida TLSAE stands for Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education, the 4-hour course that most first-time driver license applicants 18 and older must finish. It’s set by Florida Statute 322.095 and taught by providers that FLHSMV approves. Most people know it as the drug and alcohol course. Key Facts What TLSAE Stands For TLSAE is short for Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education. The name tells you the two halves of the course: Florida traffic law, and how alcohol and drugs affect drivers. You’ll see it called by several names: They all

Updated October 2026 · Reviewed by Billy Forte The Florida TLSAE course online is the 4-hour drug and alcohol course that adults 18 and older can finish at home on a computer or phone. FLHSMV-approved providers run it, and the same course is also sold in classrooms. After you pass, your completion goes to FLHSMV electronically within 5 days. Key Facts Who Takes the Online Course F.S. 322.095 requires TLSAE for driver license applicants 18 and older. Two groups don’t need it: people licensed in another jurisdiction, and people who completed a Department of Education driver education course. Since August

Updated October 2026 · Reviewed by Billy Forte The Florida drug and alcohol course cost is set by each FLHSMV-approved provider, because the state doesn’t sell the course itself. In our review of four approved providers on October 20, 2026, list prices ran from $19.95 to $29.95. There’s no state-run free version, so any “free” offer needs a close look. Key Facts Who Sets the Price TLSAE is taught by private providers that FLHSMV approves under F.S. 322.095. Each one sets its own price, the way any business would. That’s why you’ll see different numbers on different sites. FLHSMV doesn’t

Updated October 2026 · Reviewed by Billy Forte The Florida drug and alcohol course is the 4-hour Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education course, or TLSAE, that most adults take before their first Florida driver license. Florida law requires it for license applicants 18 and older, unless they were licensed in another jurisdiction or finished a Department of Education driver education course. Teens under 18 take the 6-hour DETS course instead. Key Facts What the Course Is TLSAE is a short safety class set by Florida law. The rules for it are in F.S. 322.095, which names the topics, the

Updated October 2026 · Reviewed by Billy Forte How many questions are on the Florida permit test? There are 50 multiple-choice questions, and you need at least 40 correct, or 80%, to pass. That means you can miss up to 10 questions and still pass the Class E knowledge exam. Key Facts How Many Questions Are on the Florida Permit Test FLHSMV’s exam page says the Class E knowledge exam has 50 multiple-choice questions. They cover Florida traffic laws, safe driving practices and traffic controls. The count is the same for everyone, no matter where or how you take the

Updated October 2026 · Reviewed by Billy Forte The Florida permit test is the Class E knowledge exam: 50 multiple-choice questions on Florida traffic laws, safe driving and traffic controls, and you need 40 correct to pass. Teens take it before their learner’s permit, and adults take it before their first license. You can test at a county driver license office, or online if you are under 18. Key Facts Who Takes the Florida Permit Test Almost every first-time Florida driver takes this test. FLHSMV calls it the Class E Knowledge Exam, but most people call it the permit test