Stephanie Pratt has avoided jail time after reaching a plea deal with Los Angeles prosecutors in her drink driving case.
The Hills star was arrested in October (09) after she failed a breath test in Los Angeles and she was formally charged with driving under the influence (DUI).
On Thursday (07Jan10), Pratt was sentenced to three years informal probation, and ordered to complete a 12-week alcohol education programme and attend three Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week for eight weeks. She will also pay a fine.
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charges were dropped by prosecutors in exchange for a no contest plea to one count of misdemeanour "exhibition of speed".
Her lawyer Jon Bryant tells People.com of her plans to attend rehab, "Ms. Pratt voluntarily sought help from a doctor regarding substance issues but the doctor recommended that she didn't need rehab."
Pratt faced up to six months in jail and a $1,000 (£625) fine if she had been convicted of DUI.
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