{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-45-34-80.41","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 45-34-80.41","heading":"Written Plea of Not Guilty; Waiver of Arraignment.","body":"(a) This section shall apply only to the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Alabama.\n(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.","path":["Title 45 Local Laws.","Chapter 34 Henry County.","Article 8 Courts.","Part 1 Circuit Court.","Subpart 3 Proceedings."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=45-34-80.41","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"126f938c70543f9101fa4f9393ad77cc717d2c7be2c728f48344adb1ae332782","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-45-34-80.40","next":"us-al/ala.-code-45-34-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}