{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37-80.40","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 45-37-80.40","heading":"Waiver of Right to Arraignment.","body":"(a) This section shall apply only to the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama, including the Bessemer Division thereof.\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 37 Jefferson County.","Article 8 Courts.","Part 1 Circuit Court.","Subpart 3 Procedures."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=45-37-80.40","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"65cadc046dce79f0942940a4486ca87c007712c7211f8ec243f72768211857d7","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37-80.20","next":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}