State of Alabama      
Unified Judicial System 

orm C-87                Rev.11/92 

NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE FOR FAILURE  
TO PAY FINE, COSTS,  
RESTITUTION, OR OTHER COSTS 

Case Number 

N THE ___________________________________ COURT OF _______________________________________, ALABAMA 
 

        (Circuit, District, or Municipal)   

                (Name of County or Municipality) 

 

 
 
(cid:0) STATE OF ALABAMA                               
(cid:0) MUNICIPALITY OF _________________________________ v. _____________________________________ 
 

Defendant 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
It being made known to the Court that the above-named defendant, having failed to pay any fines, 
court  costs,  restitution  or  other  costs,  as  previously  ordered  by  the  Court,  it  has  been  ORDERED  and 
ADJUDGED that the above-named defendant shall pay the following sums to the Clerk of this Court by 
(date) ____________________________________, or appear in Court on the date and show cause, if 
any, as to why he/she should not be jailed or incarcerated for contempt of Court or punished pursuant  
to  Rule  26,11,  Alabama  Rules  of  Criminal  Procedure,  for  his/her  willful  failure  to  pay  a  fine,  costs, 
restitution, the victim compensation assessment, or other costs as ordered. 

$ ___________________________  

$ ___________________________ 

RESTITUTION 

$ ___________________________ 

FINES 

COSTS 

OTHER 

TOTAL 

$ ___________________________ 

$ ___________________________ 

 

    

In  the  event  the    defendant  fails  to  comply  with  this  Order  or  give  sufficient  cause  or  reason  for  his/her 
noncompliance  by  (date)  ________________________________,  the  Clerk  of  Court  may  be  directed  to  issue  a 
warrant for his/her arrest and have the defendant incarcerated or jailed according to law. 

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Date   

                    Judge/Clerk  

 

riginal: Court 
Copy: Defendant 

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