Justin Bieber made a $ 50,000 donation to a youth charity as part of a plea deal to settle a Miami drunken driving case Wednesday . Bieber , 20 , was not in court when a judge accepted his guilty plea to careless driving and resisting arrest in connection with the Miami Beach incident last January . Prosecutors dropped the drunken driving charge in the agreement , which requires Bieber to get 12 hours of anger management counseling , attend a program that teaches about the impact of drunken driving on victims and make the large donation to the `` Our Kids '' organization . The charity donation , although a prosecution demand , could not legally be required in the plea deal , a prosecutor noted during the hearing . As a result , the payment was made before the judge accepted the agreement . Judge William Altfield delivered a lecture to Bieber , which he hoped his lawyers would relay to their client , asking him to become a better role model for his young fans . `` I hope that he realizes that his actions not only lead to consequences that affect him , but they lead to consequences that affect others who are looking up to him as a role model , '' the judge said . Although Bieber has never been charged with a felony crime or a drug charge -- and he has never been in drug or alcohol rehab -- the judge compared the singer to actor Robert Downey Jr. when he was young . Altfield said that Downey got into trouble `` because of the drugs , because of the alcohol , because of the fame , because of all of the pressures that he had on a daily basis and look at what he 's done with his life . He turned himself around . '' `` Here is someone who is young , '' Altfield said of Bieber . `` His whole life is ahead of him and he just hopefully will get the message . He will grow up . He will use all of his talents positively for young persons . '' The lead prosecutor , in a written statement to CNN , said `` the strengths and weaknesses of the case '' led both sides to agree to the plea deal . `` The ultimate purpose of the Miami Beach Police Department 's initial traffic stop was to end some rash juvenile type conduct before a tragedy occurred , '' State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said . `` The intervention and counseling parts of the plea should provide a pathway toward adult responsibility . '' Miami Beach Police Chief Raymond Martinez said officers arrested Bieber January 23 after they saw him driving a yellow Lamborghini in a race against a red Ferrari in a residential area . The cars were speeding at about 55 to 60 mph in a 30 mph zone , he said . Police said Bieber was argumentative during the arrest and failed a field sobriety test . Bieber has had a number of run-ins with the law in recent months . In July , a judge in Los Angeles ordered Bieber to pay $ 80,900 restitution for damaging his former neighbor 's mansion by throwing eggs . The pop star accepted a plea deal to settle a vandalism charge that puts him on probation for two years . The probation will be supervised until he completes 12 weekly anger management sessions , works five days of community labor and pays the restitution . He was charged with assault in January after he was accused of hitting his limousine driver in Toronto . In January , the Federal Aviation Administration looked into allegations that Bieber and other passengers on board a charter flight from Canada to New Jersey interfered with the flight crew , the agency said . In July , the FAA cleared them . In February , police in Georgia searched Bieber 's limousine and found small amounts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia . No charges were filed `` due to the small amount , '' police said . Bieber , Malala talk online . Bieber v. Bloom : Feud fuels buzz .
Judge compares Robert Downey Jr. Bieber to a young Justin Bieber must get 12 hours of anger management counseling . The singer was arrested January while street racing in Miami Beach , police said . Bieber has had run-ins with the law in Los Angeles and Los Angeles .