State of Alabama  
Unified Judicial System  

Form C-80

Rev.12/2022 

ORDER 
ON INITIAL APPEARANCE 

Case Number 

IN THE________________________________________COURT OF____________________________________, ALABAMA 
 

     (Name of County or Municipality) 

(Circuit, District or Municipal)  

 

(cid:133) STATE OF ALABAMA  
(cid:133) 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) 

(cid:133) 1. Name and address of defendant.  
         _____ (a)   Ascertained the true name and address of the defendant to be:  

  __________________________________________________________________________________ 
    __________________________________________________________________________________ 

_____ (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.  

           (cid:133) 2. Informed the defendant of the charges against him/her and ensured that the defendant was served with a copy of  

the charges.  

         (cid:133)  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     (cid:133)  requested        (cid:133)  did  not  request  court-appointed  counsel.  If  requested  counsel, 

defendant      (cid:133) was  (cid:133)  was not given a copy of the Affidavit of Substantial Hardship to complete in order for 
indigency to be determined.  

         (cid:133) 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.  

         (cid:133) 5. Bail  

capital offense.  

____  (a)  Determined  that  the  defendant  shall  not  be  released  from  custody  since  charged  with  a  non-bailable 

____ ( b)  Determined  that  the  defendant  shall   not be released from custody since charged with one of the non-
bailable offenses pursuant to "Aniah's Law," due to the following reason(s)_______________________________  
___________________________________________________________________________________________  
___________________________________________________________________________________________ 
____  (c) 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) _____________________________________________________________ 
___________________________________________________________________________________________. 

 

   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.

(cid:133) 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.  
(cid:133) 8.  Other: _____________________________________________________________________________________  
   __________________________________________________________________________________________.  

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Date    

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Judge