Ala. Code § 45-6-80: Applicability; Plea of Not Guilty; Waiver of Arraignment.

(a) The provisions of this section shall apply only to the Third Judicial Circuit of Alabama.

(b) If a defendant in a criminal case pending in a court of competent jurisdiction shall enter a written plea of not guilty at any time prior to the day of his or her arraignment such plea shall constitute a waiver of his or her right to have an arraignment at which he or she is present in person or at which he or she is represented by an attorney.