A JUDGE has ruled that Lindsay Lohan has completed the terms of her probation for a DUI case.

She has also completed her formal probation for a no contest plea to misdemeanour theft, the judge said.

"She has done everything that this court has asked of her," Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner said as Lohan appeared alongside her lawyer in court.

Lohan will remain on informal probation for her theft case until May 24, 2014. She will not check in with her probation officers and will face no restrictions on her travel or schedule, as long as she complies with the laws of the state.

"Obey all laws, it's not that hard," Sautner advised the actress, who was dressed in a bright blue suit for her final probation progress hearing. "You need to live your life in a more mature way, stop the nightclubbing."

Lohan thanked Ms Sautner for being fair in her sentence, saying, "It's really opened a lot of doors for me."

The actress was ordered to complete 480 hours of community service and undergo psychological counselling last May, after she pleaded no contest to taking a $2500 necklace from a Beverly Hills jewellery store.

But after missing appointments to complete her community service work, she pleaded guilty to violating her probation last November.

Ms Sautner then placed Lohan on a strict schedule and required her to appear monthly in court to report on her progress.

"Lindsay Lohan gets off probation; ready to get back to work," Lohan's rep Steve Honig tweeted after yesterday's hearing.

The actress had earlier said she planned to celebrate her newfound freedom with a low-key dinner with sister Aliana.

TMZ caught up with Lohan on a break during her final shift at the Los Angeles County Morgue on Wednesday. With her hair back to strawberry blonde and sporting a youthful headband, Lohan looked like her 25-year-old self after several appearances this winter where she appeared much older.

Lohan told the site that she was "very excited" for her court appearance. "I'm going to have dinner with my sister," Lohan responded when asked how she planned to celebrate.

When asked if she would miss her lawyer, Shawn Holley, Lohan said they would be in contact, though she planned to never need her in a courtroom again.

"She's still a good person in my life," Lohan said. "She's been there for me."

Lohan's legal woes began in 2007 with back-to-back DUI charges and escalated in 2010, when she spent 14 days in jail after a missed progress report hearing as well as skipped alcohol education classes.

While still on probation, Lohan was charged with the necklace theft.

After going under house arrest last summer and having several compliance issues in the fall, Lohan finally began to turn things around.

Originally published as Lohan finally off probation