State of Alabama
Unified Judicial System
Form C-80
Rev.1
0/2020
ORDER
ON INITIAL APPEARANCE
Case Number
IN THE________________________________________COURT OF____________________________________, ALABAMA
(Circuit, District or Municipal) (Name of County or Municipality)
STATE OF ALABAMA
MUNICIPALITY OF _________________________________________ v. ______________________________________
Defendant
The above-named defendant, charged with the criminal offenses) of ________________________________________,
was duly brought before the Court for initial appearance on _________________________, at ____________o’clock ____.m.,
whereupon the Court did the following, as checked in the appropriate blocks:
(CHECK AS APPLICABLE)
1. Name and address of defendant.
_____ (a) Ascertained the true name and address of the defendant to be:
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_____ (b) Amended the formal charges to reflect defendant’s true name.
_____ (c) Instructed the defendant to notify the Court promptly of any change of address.
2. Informed the defendant of the charges against him/her and ensured that the defendant was served with a copy of
the charges.
3.Informed the defendant of the right to be represented by counsel, that he/she would be afforded time and
opportunity to retain an attorney, and further advised the defendant that, if he/she were indigent and unable to
obtain counsel, an attorney would be appointed by the Court to represent him/her.
Defendant requested did not request court-appointed c
ounsel. If requested counsel,
defendant was was not given a copy of the Affidavit of Substantial Hardship to complete in order for
indigency to be determined.
4. Informed the defendant that he/she had the right to remain silent and that anything that he/she said could be use
against him/her.
5. Bail
____ (a) Determined that the defendant shall not be released from custody since charged w
ith a non-bailable
capital offense.
____ (b) Determined that the defendant shall be released from custody pending further proceedings, subject to
the mandatory
conditions prescribed in Rule 7.3(a), Ala.R.Crim.P., and subject to the following additional
conditions:
______ 1.) Execution of an appearance bond (recognizance) in the amount of $___________________.
______ 2.) Execution of a secured appearance bond in the amount of $ ___________________.
______ 3.) Other conditions (specify) ____________________________________________________.
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6. If charged with a felony offense, informed the defendant of right to demand a preliminary hearing under Rule 5.1,
Ala.R.Crim.P., and of the procedure by which that right may be exercised.
7. If charged with a felony offense a preliminary hearing was demanded within 30 days of date of arrest by the above
named defendant, set a preliminary hearing to be held in the District Court of _____________________, _______,
an________________________________________________________(date) at_____________o’clock_____.m.
____ (a) Notified the District Court that such demand was made.
____ (b) Defendant made no demand for a preliminary hearing at the initial appearance hearings.
8. Other: _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Date
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Judge
