Judge Michael Donio signed the order after the Atlantic County prosecutor told him the former Baltimore Ravens running back had completed the terms of his pretrial intervention.

Under terms of the program, Rice paid $125 in fines and received anger management counseling.

Rice was charged with third-degree aggravated assault. His attorney described what happened in February 2014 at Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel as “little more than a misunderstanding.”

However, Rice’s promising career with the NFL turned after TMZ released videos that showed him dragging his fiancee, Janay Palmer, out of the elevator after he struck her.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell initially suspended Rice for two games, then suspended him indefinitely after a second video revealed the knockout punch.

Rice appealed, and an arbitrator reinstated him. However, Rice has yet to sign with a team.

Rice’s admission into the state’s pretrial interview program drew criticism.

Only 70 of the more than 15,000 domestic violence assault cases adjudicated from 2010 to 2013 in New Jersey’s Superior Court were admitted into the pretrial intervention program, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.

New Jersey guidelines advise that those who commit violent crimes should “generally be rejected” from the program, but Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain, who handled the case, says he signed off on it after reviewing the circumstances and consulting with Palmer, who married Ray Rice after a grand jury indicted him.

The intervention program is seen as a key tool as the state tries to keep low-level suspects out of jail.

Defendants can have charges dismissed if they meet all the program’s conditions, which can include random urine testing, community service and restitution. PTI supervision averages from one to three years, according to the state.

Of the 15,029 people charged with assault in domestic violence cases from 2010 to 2013, 8,203 had their cases dismissed or downgraded to a lower court, according to the data provided by the state judiciary. Nearly 3,100 pleaded guilty, 13 were found guilty at trial and nine were found not guilty.

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The team eventually fired Rice, but was subject to criticism over how long it took.

As the team moves on and rebuilds, it has donated $400,000 to an organization that helps young people recognize the signs of relationship abuse.

“It’s not NFL-specific; it’s not not Ravens-specific; it’s an epidemic that crosses all parts of our society,” said Katie Hood, with the .

The foundation was started by the parents of Yeardley Love, of Cockeyville, Md. Love, a University of Virginia lacrosse player, was killed in 2010 by her boyfriend George Huguely, 24, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Love was 22; Huguely was sentenced to 23 years for the murder.

The organization has created a curriculum and film called “Escalation,” to be used in colleges and high schools to educate young people about relationship violence.

Elizabeth Jackson, senior director of human resources with the Baltimore Ravens, says the organization was interested in the One Love Foundation even before the Ray Rice situation.

“It touched us personally because she grew up in and around Baltimore,” Jackson says.

The hope, Jackson says, is that the foundation can use the Ravens’ name and influence to further their goal of reaching young people before it’s too late.

“There is really no question in any of our minds that this a partner that we wanted to be involved in because we believe it can make a huge difference,” Jackson says.

The foundation welcomes the Ravens’ support, and Hood believes the donation shows the Ravens organization is taking steps to approach the issue of domestic violence, head on.

This isn’t the Ravens’ first donation to an organization working to combat domestic violence. In August, the organization donated $600,000 to House of Ruth.

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