Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Singer Bobby Brown is headed to jail next month to serve a 55-day sentence imposed for his second drunken driving conviction in a year . The jail time is stiffer because his driver 's license was suspended after he pleaded no contest last summer to another charge of driving under the influence , the Los Angeles city attorney 's spokesman said . Brown , 44 , spent time in a `` confidential rehabilitation center '' last August as part of his plea deal for the April 2012 arrest . The judge ordered Brown to attend at least three Alcoholics Anonymous sessions each week until he reports to the Los Angeles County jail on March 20 , according to the city attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan . Brown was not in court Tuesday when his lawyer entered his guilty plea on charges of driving under the influence , driving on a suspended license and violating his probation for the earlier conviction . A lawyer for the singer said he has accepted responsibility , and is committed to his sobriety . `` Brown is pleased that the matter has been resolved , '' attorney Christopher Brown said in a statement . The judge imposed 10 days in jail for the drunken driving offense , 10 days for the suspended license conviction and 35 days for the probation violation , according to Mateljan . His probation was extended to four years , Mateljan said . A Los Angeles police officer smelled `` a strong scent of alcohol '' when he approached Brown during the Ventura Boulevard traffic stop last October , a police spokesman said . He was arrested after a field sobriety test , the spokesman said . Brown was previously married to Whitney Houston , whom he divorced in 2007 . He has one daughter , Bobbi Kristina , from his relationship with Houston , as well as three other children . Houston died a little more than a year ago . Brown , who has been touring with his R & B group , New Edition , released `` Masterpiece , '' his first solo album in 14 years , last June . CNN 's Jennifer Wolfe contributed to this report .
Bobby Brown 's jail sentence is stiffer because of an earlier drunken driving conviction . Comment: He spent time in a `` confidential rehabilitation center '' last August .