Section 45-34-80.41 - Written plea of not guilty; waiver of arraignment.

AL Code § 45-34-80.41 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) This section shall apply only to the Twentieth 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.