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,

Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker was sentenced after pleading no contest in a possession case. Officials cited Rucker’s “good character," recommending some charges be dropped.

Darius Rucker will spend nearly a year on probation after pleading no contest to a drug possession charge stemming from his February arrest.