3:36 PM PT — Darius Rucker‘s legal professional, Mark Puryear, tells TMZ … “Darius Rucker is absolutely cooperating with authorities associated to misdemeanor costs.”

Darius Rucker obtained busted on a minor drug offense in Tennessee — and from the sound of the cost he was booked on … it principally quantities to an alleged handoff.

The nation singer — clearly well-known from Hootie & the Blowfish — was taken into custody Thursday in Williamson County, which is the place he lives. He posed for this mug shot for the Sheriff’s Dept. there … and was booked on three separate costs, all misdemeanors.

Darius was arrested for 2 counts of easy possession/informal alternate of a managed substance and one depend of a violation of the state’s automobile registration legislation.

By way of what DMV legislation cops assume Darius broke … they’re saying he let his/tags expire on his automobile.

DR was introduced into the jail round 10 AM PT, and he was launched about an hour or so later — we have confirmed Darius bonded out and is not in custody.

Unclear what precisely occurred that led as much as his arrest — we’re attempting to come up with police now for additional clarification.

We have reached out to Darius’ staff for remark as effectively … thus far, no phrase again.

Initially Printed — 3:21 PM PT