Britney Spears has avoided a criminal hit-and-run trial by paying for damages after a crash, but still faces a charge of driving without a licence, a court official has ruled.

Britney was not required to attend the hearing on the misdemeanour charges stemming from an August 6 car park mishap.

LA Superior Court Commissioner Susan Speer dismissed the hit-and-run charge after a lawyer for the pop star said his client had paid an undisclosed amount to a woman whose car was hit in a California car park.

A charge of driving without a licence was not dismissed, and a pre-trial hearing was scheduled for November 26.

The commissioner accepted a not guilty plea entered on Spears' behalf by lawyer Michael Flanagan.