He has to take a defensive driving class BEFORE his court date, that way he will not have any points put on his record, and unless the judge suspends his license in court the DMV will not suspend his license if no points are put on the record. Plus he will get a 20% reduction in his fine. Remember the Defensive Driving class must be done BEFORE the court date. Its the only way, because the way the system works is that anyone under 21 who receives 4+ points for a single citation on will have their license suspended for 6months. Hope that helps.