Los Angeles (CNN) -- Former Nickelodeon star Amanda
Bynes is now a former defendant thanks to a plea deal Monday that
resolved a drunken driving charge.
The actress must serve
three years on probation, attend an alcohol education course and pay a
fine after entering a no-contest plea to reckless driving, a court
spokeswoman said. The DUI charge was dismissed in exchange for the plea.
The DUI charge was filed
in June 2012 after Bynes' BMW allegedly sideswiped a police cruiser in
West Hollywood in April 2012. She picked up two hit-and-run cases in the
next several months, along with a charge of driving with a suspended
license. All of those charges were eventually dropped.
The DUI case was delayed
while a doctor reported to the court on Bynes' mental condition. It got
back on the calendar in November when a judge found her to be mentally
competent to stand trial.
A New York criminal case
relating to an incident involving a bong allegedly tossed from her
Manhattan apartment window was dropped last month.
The troubled 27-year-old
actress spent four months in residential psychiatric care last year
after a bizarre incident in a neighbor's driveway last July. A judge
placed her under an involuntary psychiatric hold which was extended at
her parents' request.
Bynes was released from a
Malibu treatment center in December and now lives in the custody of her
parents. He parents issued a statement at the time saying that she
would continue outpatient treatment several times a week.
She was just 10 when she
joined the cast of Nickelodeon "All That" in 1996. She was given her on
variety show -- "The Amanda Show" -- in 1999.
