{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-45-6-80","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 45-6-80","heading":"Applicability; Plea of Not Guilty; Waiver of Arraignment.","body":"(a) The provisions of this section shall apply only to the Third 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 6 Bullock County.","Article 8 Courts.","Part 1 Circuit Court."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=45-6-80","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"58d03a9527290d807bf91f05061128cc8d1a583ae1b85b26649968e08922dcda","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-45-6-72","next":"us-al/ala.-code-45-6-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}