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Britney Spears was arrested in Ventura County, California Wednesday night for a DUI, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

The pop superstar was handcuffed by the California Highway Patrol around 9:30 PM last night, and she was booked by the sheriff’s department around 3 AM. She was released from jail around 6 AM today, according to inmate records.

Britney was by herself when cops pulled her over in Westlake Village … not far from her home. She was taken to a hospital immediately after she was pulled over, TMZ has learned.

CHP officers transported her there to draw her blood … according to multiple sources close to Brit. She did not sustain any injuries, and the hospital visit was purely to determine her blood alcohol content.

 

Brit’s run-in with the law comes just after she scored a legal victory when she was granted a permanent restraining order against a Louisiana man who randomly showed up at her L.A.-area home after allegedly sharing several “disturbing social media posts.”

The “Toxic” singer herself has run into legal troubles before … in 2007, she faced misdemeanor charges and a possible jail sentence for an alleged hit-and-run with a parked car in Los Angeles. The fender-bender charges were eventually dropped because she paid the owner of the vehicle for damages, and a mistrial was declared after the jury deadlocked in her trial for a driving-without-a-California-license.

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Shortly after her hit-and-run, Britney lost custody of her 2 boys with Kevin Federline following some concerning public incidents and her alleged abuse of substances and alcohol.