State of Alabama                          

Unified Judicial System 

  Form C-44A (front)     Rev. 10/2012 

EXPLANATION OF RIGHTS OF YOUTHFUL 
OFFENDER AND PLEA OF GUILTY 

                Case Number 

IN THE _________________________________ COURT OF _____________________________________, ALABAMA 

        (Circuit, District, or Municipal)   

 

                 (Name of County or Municipality) 

  (cid:134) STATE OF ALABAMA                               
   (cid:134) MUNICIPALITY OF ____________________________________ v. ________________________________________ 
  

Defendant 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: 

 

  This is to inform you of your rights as a defendant in this case. The Court has determined that you are to be treated as a youthful 
offender.  For you to be guilty  of being a youthful offender in this case, the prosecutor would have to prove that  you committed what 
would otherwise be the adult criminal offense of _____________________________________, a Class _______________________. 
 
If  that  offense  is  a  felony  and  you  plead  guilty  to  being  a  youthful  offender,  you  may  receive  punishment  of  up  to  three  (3)  years’ 
confinement  in the custody  of the  State Department of  Corrections and, in addition, may  be  fined  in an amount up  to $ __________. 
You may be ordered by this Court to participate in the Boot Camp program set out  in Section 15-18-8(a)(2), Ala. Code 1975. 
 
If  that  offense  is  a  misdemeanor  or  municipal  ordinance  violation  and  you  plead  guilty  to  being  a  youthful  offender,  you  may  
receive punishment of imprisonment in the country/municipal jail or to hard labor for up to _______________________ and, in addition, 
may be fined in an amount up to $_______________________. 
  You  will  also  be  assessed  court  costs  and  may  be  ordered  to  pay  restitution  in  an  amount  determined  by the  Court.  In  
accordance  with  Section  15-23-17,  Ala  Code  1975,  if  the  adult  criminal  offense  listed  above  is  a  felony  or  misdemeanor,  you  will  be 
ordered to pay a victim compensation assessment of not less than $__________________ nor more than $ _____________________. 
If  you  are  charged  with  an  alcohol  or  drug-related  offense,  and  if  you  plead  guilty  or  are  found  guilty,  you  will  be  required  to  
 
undergo  an  evaluation  for  alcohol  or  drug  abuse.  Based  on  the  results  of  the  evaluation,  you  will  be  required  to  complete  the 
recommended  education  or  treatment  program  and  to  pay  for  the  evaluation  and  education  or  treatment  program  to  which  you  are 
referred.  Failure  to  complete  the  recommended  program,  which  includes  paying  for  it  and  the  evaluation,  will  be  considered  a  
violation  of  probation  or  parole.  You  may  be  required  to  attend  monitoring  sessions  with  a  court  referral  officer  and  to  pay  
monitoring  fee.  These  monitoring  sessions  would  include  random  alcohol  or  drug testing.  Any  person  determined  to  be  indigent  by  
the Court may request a waiver of all or part of the fees in this paragraph. If you become able to pay during the course of monitoring, 
education or treatment, or at another future date, the waiver of fees may be revoked. The Court may order you to perform community 
service instead d of payment of the fees in this paragraph if you are indigent. 

Pursuant to 32-5A-191.4, Code of Alabama 1975, persons convicted of driving under the influence are subject to installation of an ignition 

interlock devices on motor vehicles. 

If you have been convicted of a sex offense, you will be required to comply with the requirements of the Alabama Sex Offender Registration 
and Notification Act (Section 15-20A-1, et seq., Ala. Code, 1975).  Section 15-20A-35 provides if you have not been previously adjudicated or 
convicted of a sex offense and if you had not attained the age of 18 at the time the offense was committed, you are treated as a juvenile sex 
offender.  Otherwise, you will be treated as an adult sex offender.   

N  ENTERING  A  PLEA  OF  GUILTY  IN  THIS  COURT,  YOU  ARE  WAIVING  A  TRIAL  AND  THE  FOLLOWING  RIGHTS  TO  WHICH  
YOU ARE ENTITLED IN THE EVENT OF A TRIAL 
  Under  the  Constitutions  of  the  United  States  and  the  State  of  Alabama,  you  have  a  right  or  privilege  not  to  be  compelled  to  give 
evidence  against  yourself.  In  the  trial  of  your  case  before  the  Court,  you  have  the  right  to  take  the  witness  stand  and  to  testify  on  
your  own  behalf,  if  you  so  desire,  but  no  one  can  require  you  to  testify.  If  you  testify,  you  can  be  cross-examined  by  the  
prosecutor.  Your  have  the  right  to  remain  silent,  but  anything  that  you  voluntarily  say,  with  knowledge  of  your  rights,  may  be  used 
against you. Your conversations with your attorney are confidential and cannot, and will not, be disclosed by your attorney. 
  You  have  the  right  to  stand  trial  on  your  plea  of  not  guilty  and  have  your  case  tried  by  the  Court.  The  Court  would  determine  
whether you are guilty or whether you are innocent, based upon the evidence in the case. 
 
In the trial of your case, your attorney could subpoena witnesses on your behalf, make legal objections to matters that your attorneys 
felt were objectionable, cross-examine the witnesses of the prosecution, examine your own witnesses, and argue the matter before the 
Court. Your attorney would be bound to do everything that he or she could honorably and reasonably do to see that you obtain a fair and 
impartial trial. 
 
In  the  trial  of  your  case,  you  will  come  into  court  clothed  with  a  presumption  that  you  are  not  guilty  and  this  presumption  of  
innocence will follow you throughout the course of the trial until the evidence produced by the prosecution convinces the Court, beyond 
a reasonable doubt, of your guilt. The burden of proof is upon the prosecution to convince the Court, from the evidence in the case, that 
you are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt before you would be found guilty. If the prosecution does not meet such burden of proof, it will 
be the Court’s duty to find you not guilty. Your will have no burden of proof whatsoever in your trial. 
  You have the right to enter a plea of “Guilty,” “Not Guilty,” “Not Guilty By Reason of Mental Disease or Defect,” or ‘Not Guilty and Not  
Guilty By Reason of Mental Disease or Defect.”   
 
If  you  are  not  a  United  States  citizen,  a  guilty  plea  may  subject  you  to  adverse  immigration  consequences,  including  deportation 
(See 8 U.S.C. §1227), exclusion from reentry to the United States and amnesty, and that the appropriate consulate may be informed 
of the plea and conviction. 
 
If you enter a plea of guilty, you will waive your right to appeal, unless in appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeals or the Supreme Court 
(1)  you  have,  before  entering  the  plea of  guilty,  expressly  reserved  the  right  to  appeal  with  respect  to  a  particular  issue  or  issues,  in 
which event appellate review shall be limited to a determination of the issue or issues reserved, or (2) you have timely filed a motion to 
withdraw  the  plea  of  guilty  after  pronouncement        of  sentence  on  the  ground  that  the  withdrawal  is  necessary  to  correct  a  manifest 
injustice, and the court has denied your motion to withdraw your plea, or the motion has been deemed denied by operation of law. 
 
If  you  have  a  right  to  appeal  under  one  of  the  conditions  above  and  you  are  determined  by  the  court  to  be  indigent,  counsel  
will  be  appointed  to  represent  you  on  appeal  if  you  so  desire  and  if  the  appeal  is  from  a  circuit  court  judgment  or  sentence,  a  copy  
of the record and the reporter’s transcript will be provided at no cost to you. 
     If the appeal is from a municipal or district court judgment to circuit court, you have a right to demand a jury trial if you indicate your 
wish to assert this right on the Notice of Appeal. 
 

 

 

 

       

 

   

 

     

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   Form C-44A (back)     Rev. 10/12 

EXPLANATION OF RIGHTS OF YOUTHFUL OFFENDER AND    
PLEA OF GUILTY 
 

IF YOU PLEAD GUILTY, THERE WILL BE NO TRIAL AND YOU WILL BE WAIVING THE RIGHTS LISTED ABOVE. 
         The  Court  will  go  over  these  rights,  as  well  as  the  nature  of  the  charge  and  the  material  elements  of  the  offense,  with   
you.  If you have any questions about any of them, upon your request, the judge will make further explanation to you. 

________________________________ 

Date 

 

 

 

 

    __________________________________________ 
    Judge 

 
I state to the Court that I have had the matters and rights set forth above read to me, that my attorney has discussed 
these matters and rights with me in detail and that I, the defendant, fully understand them, that I am not under the influence of 
any drugs, medicines or alcoholic beverages and have not been threatened or abused or offered and inducement or hope of 
reward to get me to plead guilty other than___________________________________________________________________ 
____________________________________________________________________________________________________. 
I  further  state  to  the  Court  that  I  am  guilty  as  charged  in  this  case,  desire  to  plead  guilty,  and  knowingly,  voluntarily  and 
intelligently waive my right to a trial of this cause. 

________________________________ 

Date 

 

 

 

 

    __________________________________________ 
    Defendant 

I  certify  that  the  above  rights  were  read  to  the  defendant  by  me,  that  I  discussed  these  rights  with  the  defendant  in 
detail,  and  that  a  copy  of  the  rights  was  given  to  the  defendant  by  me.  Having  gone  over  the  defendant’s  rights  and  the 
consequences  of  entering  a  plea  of  guilty  with  the  defendant,  in  my  judgment,  the  defendant  understands  those  rights  and 
knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waives the right to a trial and knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waives the right to a 
trial and knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently enters a plea of guilty. 

 
 

     

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

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   Attorney to Defendant 

   

 

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State of Alabama                              
Unified Judicial System 

Form C-44 B (front)     Rev. 10/2012 

EXPLANATION OF RIGHTS AND  
PLEA OF GUILTY 
(Misdemeanors and Municipal Ordinance Violations) 

 Case Number 

IN THE _____________________________________ COURT OF _____________________________________, ALABAMA 

        (Circuit, District, or Municipal)   

 

                 (Name of County or Municipality) 

  (cid:134) STATE OF ALABAMA                               
   (cid:134) MUNICIPALITY OF ____________________________________ v. ________________________________________ 
  

Defendant 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

       

 

   

 

     

BY ENTERING A PLEA OF GUILTY TO THE OFFENSE CITED BELOW, YOU ARE WAIVING CERTAIN 
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WHICH INCLUDE A RIGHT TO A TRIAL IN THIS COURT BEFORE A JUDGE. 

 

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: 

 
This is to inform you of your rights as a defendant in this criminal case. You are charged with the offense of ________ 
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________, 
which is a    (cid:134) misdemeanor      (cid:134)  municipal ordinance violation. 

In the event you plead guilty to the above offense, or if the court finds that you are guilty of the offense, the law provides 

 
for punishment by imprisonment, which may include hard labor, for not less than ______________________________ 

______________  nor  more  than  _____________________________________________________________________  for  this 
offense and/or by imposition of a fine of not less than $ _________________, nor more than $ __________________, including  
the following enhanced sentencing provisions: ________________________________________________________________ 
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________________________________. 

         If you have been sentenced to imprisonment for another crime, the sentence imposed in this case may run consecutively 
or  concurrently  with  your  other  sentence.  You  will  also  be  assessed  court  costs  and  may  be  ordered  to  pay  restitution  in  an 
amount  determined  by  the  Court.  In  accordance  with  Section  15-23-17,  Ala.  Code  1975,  if  you  are  charged  with  a  
misdemeanor offense and plead guilty or are found guilty, you will be ordered to pay a victim’s compensation assessment of not 
less than $25.00 nor more than $1,000.00. Further, you may be required to pay up to $20.00 per day of costs of  incarceration 
plus actual medical expenses incurred by you, pursuant to Section 14-6-22, Ala. Code 1975. 
        You should also be aware that  you are pleading guilty or are found  guilty  of a  traffic offense, a record of  your conviction  
will by sent to the Alabama Department Public Safety (or the state which issued your driver’s license) which may result in   
the  suspension  or  revocation  of  your  license  to  drive  and  may  adversely  affect  your  ability  to  maintain  or  secure  automobile 
insurance. 
        If  you  are  convicted  for  a  violation  of  Section  13A-12-202  (criminal  solicitation  to  commit  a  controlled  substance  crime), 
Section 13A-12-203 (attempt to commit a controlled substance crime), or Section 13A-12-204 (criminal conspiracy to commit    a 
controlled substance crime), Ala. Code 1975, you may be assessed an additional penalty of $1,000.00 if  you are a first  
offender, or $2,000.00 if this is your second or subsequent offense. Collection of this penalty may be suspended if you agree 
to enter a drug rehabilitation program approved by the court and if you agree to pay for all or some portion of the costs of the  
program.  Upon  successful  completion  of  the  program,  you  may  apply  to  the  court  to  reduce  the  penalty  by  the  amount  you 
actually paid for  your participation in the program. If  your  participation in the program is terminated for any reason before  you 
successfully complete the program, the court will take action to collect immediately the entire penalty. 
 
If you are charged with an alcohol or drug-related offense, and if you plead guilty or are found guilty, you will be required 
to undergo an evaluation for alcohol or drug abuse. Based on the results of the evaluation, you will be required to complete the 
recommended education or treatment program and to pay for the evaluation and education or treatment program to which you 
are referred. Failure to complete the recommended program, which includes paying for it and the evaluation, will be considered 
a violation of probation or parole. You may be required to attend monitoring sessions with a court referral officer and to pay  a 
monitoring fee. These monitoring sessions would include random alcohol or drug testing. Any person determined to be indigent 
by the court may request a  waiver of all or  part of  the fees in  this paragraph. If  you become able to  pay during the course of 
monitoring, education or  treatment, or  at another  future date,  the  waiver of  fees may  be revoked. The court may order  you to 
perform community service instead of payment of the fees in this paragraph if you are indigent. 

Pursuant to 32-5A-191.4, Code of Alabama 1975, persons convicted of driving under the influence are subject to installation of 

an ignition interlock devices on motor vehicles. 

If you have been convicted of a sex offense, you will be required to comply with the requirements of the Alabama Sex 

Offender Registration and Notification Act (Section 15-20A-1, et seq., Ala. Code, 1975).  Section 15-20A-35 provides if you have 
not been previously adjudicated or convicted of a sex offense and if you had not attained the age of 18 at the time the offense 
was committed, you are treated as a juvenile sex offender.  Otherwise, you will be treated as an adult sex offender.   
 

 

 

orm C-44 B (Back)       Rev. 10/12 

EXPLANATION OF RIGHTS AND PLEA OF GUILTY                                 

(Misdemeanors and Municipal Ordinance Violations – Circuit or District Court) 

Y ENTERING A PLEA OF GUILTY IN THIS COURT, YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BEFORE THIS COURT  AND THE 

FOLLOWING RIGHTS TO WHICH YOU WOULD OTHERWISE BE ENTITLED: 

You have the right to stand trial on your plea of not guilty and the right to a public trial before a judge. In a trial, the judge would determine 

Under  the  Constitutions  of  the  United  States  and  the  State  of  Alabama,  you  have  a  right  or  privilege  not  to  be  compelled          to  give 
evidence against yourself. In the trial of your case, you have the right to testify on your own behalf, if you so desire, but no one can require you 
to so testify. If you testify, you can be cross-examined by the prosecutor. If you do not testify, no one can even comment as to your failure to 
testify, Your have the right to remain silent, but anything that you voluntarily say, with knowledge of your rights, may be used against you. Your 
conversations with your attorney are confidential and cannot, and will not, be disclosed by your attorney. 
 
whether you are guilty, based upon the evidence in the case. 
 
In the trial of your case, your attorney could subpoena witnesses on your behalf, make legal objections to matters that your attorney felt 
were incorrect or prejudicial, question witnesses for the prosecution, examine your own witnesses, and argue your case before the trial judge. 
Your attorney would be bound to everything that he or she could honorably and reasonably do to see that you obtain a fair and impartial trial. 
 
In  the  trial  of  your  case,  you  will  come  into  court  presumed  innocent  and  this  presumption  of  innocence  will  follow  you  throughout  the 
course of the trial until the evidence produced by the prosecution convinces the judge, beyond a reasonable doubt, of your guilt. The burden is 
upon the prosecution to convince the judge, from the evidence in the case, that you are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If the prosecution 
does not meet such burden of proof, you must be found not guilty. Your will have not burden of proof whatsoever in your trial 
 
You have the right to enter a plea of “Guilty”, “Not Guilty,” “Not Guilty  By Reason  of Mental Disease or Defect,” or ‘Not Guilty and Not 
Guilty  By  Reason  of  Mental  Disease  or  Defect.”    IF  YOU  PLEAD  GUILTY  TO  THE  OFFENSE,  THERE  WILL  BE  NO  TRIAL  BEFORE  A 
JUDGE OF THIS COURT AND YOU WILL BE WAIVING THE RIGHTS LISTED ABOVE.  
 
If you are convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, which has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical 
force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, against your current or former spouse; your child of whom you area parent or guardian; a 
person with whom you share a child in common; a spouse, parent, or guardian with whom you are, or have been, cohabiting or to whom you 
are similarly situated, and you ship or transport in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess in or affecting commerce, any firearm or 
ammunition, or if you receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, 
YOU ARE SUBJECT TO BEING PROSECUTED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR VIOLATING 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9).    
 
If  you  are  not  a  United  States  citizen,  a  guilty  plea  may  subject  you  to  adverse  immigration  consequences,  including 
deportation (See 8 U.S.C. §1227), exclusion from reentry to the United States and amnesty, and that the appropriate consulate may 
be informed of the plea and conviction.  
By entering a plea of guilty, you will waive your right to appeal, unless in an appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals or Supreme Court (1) 
 
you have, before entering the plea of guilty, expressly reserved the right to appeal with respect to a particular issue or issues, in which event 
appellate review shall be limited to a determination of the issues reserved, or (2) you have timely filed a motion to withdraw the plea of guilty 
after pronouncement of sentence on the ground that the withdrawal is necessary to correct a manifest injustice, and the court has denied your 
motion to withdraw your plea, or the motion has been deemed denied by operation of law. 
        If  you  have  a  right  to  appeal  under  one  of  the  conditions  above  and  you  are  determined  by  the  court  to  be  indigent,  counsel  will  be 
appointed to represent you on appeal if you so desire and if the appeal is form a circuit court judgment or sentence, a copy of the record and 
the record and the reporter’s transcript will be provided at no cost to you. If the appeal is from a municipal or district court, you have a right to 
demand a jury trial if you indicate your wish to assert this right on the Notice of Appeal.  
 
Except in minor misdemeanors (a misdemeanor offense or municipal ordinance violation for which the defendant will not be punished by 
a sentence of imprisonment), the court will go over these rights, as well as the nature of the charge and the material elements of the offense, 
with you. If you have any questions about any of them, upon your request, the judge will make a further explanation to you. 

he court having personally addressed the defendant determines that the defendant has entered a plea voluntarily. 

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I certify that the above rights were read to the defendant by me, that I discussed these rights with the defendant, in detail, and that a written 
copy of the above rights was given to the defendant by me. Having gone over the defendant’s rights and the consequences of entering a plea 
of  guilty  with  the  defendant,  in  my  judgment,  the  defendant  understands  those  rights  and  knowingly,  intelligently,  and  voluntarily  waives  the 
right to a trial and knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently enters a plea of guilty. 

_____________________________. 
 
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Attorney for Defendant 

 

I state to the court that I have had the matters and rights set forth above read to me; that my attorney has discussed these matters and 
rights with me in details and that I, the defendant, fully understand them; that I am not under the influence of any drugs, medicines or alcoholic 
beverages  and  have  not  been  threatened  or  abused  or  offered  any  inducement  or  hope  of  reward  to  get  me  to  plead  guilty  other 
than______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
____________________________________________________________________________________________________. I further state to 
the court that I am guilty as charged in this case, desire to plead guilty, and knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waive my right to a trial of 
this cause. I further state to the court that I am satisfied with my attorney’s services and his/her handling of my case. 

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