Rucker will not receive jail time, and by pleading no contest, he wavies his right to a trial and will accept a sentence of 11 months and 29 days of probation. His charges will be expunged if he completes the required probationary period, Penn Live reported.

Darius Rucker has recently been placed on probation after a no-contest plea to drug charges, which he is seeking to leave in his past. This followed the arrest of the 58-year-old country singer in February 2024,

The judge and prosecutors reportedly cited Darius Rucker's 'good character' in their recommendation to drop two charges.

Hootie is officially avoiding jail time...as long as he doesn't get in any more trouble. Darius Rucker resolved a nearly year-and-a-half long legal ordeal when he pleaded no contest last week to one count of simple possession of a controlled substance,