State of Alabama 
Unified Judicial System 

Form ARAP-1   Rev. 10/2019 

Notice of □ Appeal  □ Cross Appeal to the       

□ SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA
□ ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS

IN THE __________ COURT OF _________________ COUNTY, ALABAMA 

(Circuit, District, or Juvenile)                        (Name of County) 

   
Civil Action Number: 

  APPELLANT(S): 

[The name of each party appealing must be listed – see Rule 3(c), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. Attach additional pages if necessary.] 
V. APPELLEE(S):

[The name of each party against whom appeal is taken must be listed – see Rule 3(c), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. Attach additional pages if necessary.]
TRIAL JUDGE: 

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 

DATE OF POST-JUDGMENT ORDER: 

Notice is Hereby Given that the above-named appellant(s) appeal(s) to the above-designated court from the      Final Judgment

 Order _________________________________________________________________ (describe order) entered in this cause. 

CHECK THE PROPER DESCRIPTION OF THE APPEALED CASE UNDER THE APPROPRIATE COURT: 

SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA

ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS 

Summary judgment amount claimed more than $50,000
Judgment amount exceeds $50,000

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□ Amount sought in trial court more than $50,000, judgment

Summary judgment amount claimed $50,000 or less
Judgment amount $50,000 or less

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□ Amount sought in trial court $50,000 or less, judgment for

for defendant

defendant

□ Equitable relief, except for domestic relations
□ Other: __________________________________________.

□ Workers' compensation
□ Domestic relations
□ Other:_________________________________________.

APPELLANT FILES WITH THIS NOTICE OF APPEAL: 
□ Security for costs of appeal.
□ A supersedeas bond in the amount of $__________________________.
□ Deposited cash security of $___________________________________.
□ Is exempted by law from giving security for costs of appeal by virtue of  _______________________________________.

               

(Specify) 

Filed _________________________  

(Date)

CERTIFIED AS A TRUE COPY 
(Certification is not required if the Notice of Appeal is filed electronically. See Rule 3(d)(3), Ala. 
R. App. P.)

___________________________________________
(Signature of ____________________________________, Circuit Clerk)

(Printed Name)

Rule 3, Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure

_______________________________________________________ 
(Name of Appellant or Attorney for Appellant)

_______________________________________________________ 
(Address of Appellant or Attorney for Appellant)

_____________________________,__________________________

(City) 

 

            (State) 

              (Zip)

 _____________________________________________________________________
 (Telephone Number)

_____________________________________________________________________
(E-mail Address)

_____________________________________________________________________
(Signature of Appellant or Attorney for Appellant)

Form ARAP 1 (back)   
Rev. 10/2019 

Notice of Appeal to the  □  Supreme Court of Alabama  □  Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

We hereby a cknowledge 

 ourselves security for costs of appeal.  For the payment of all costs secured by this undertaking, we hereby 
waive our right of exemption  as to personal property  under the Constitution  and laws of the State of Alabama.  Executed  with  our  seals  this 
______________ day of ____________________________________,  20_____________. 
 
(Month) 

(Day) 

  

 (Year) 

SECURITY FOR COSTS* 

Date Filed and Approved:____________________________

__________________________________________________________

(Signature of __________________________________________, Circuit Clerk)     

(Printed Name)
*Note: If you are filing this Notice of Appeal electronically, the trial-court clerk's 
portion of the Security for Costs will be completed after the Notice of Appeal has 
been filed.

 __________________________________________ 
(Signature of _________________________________________________, 
Appellant-Principal)  

 (Printed Name) 

______________________________________________________   
 
(Signature of _________________________________________________,    
Surety)  
_______________________________________________________  
(Signature of __________________________________________________, 
Surety)                                           (Printed Name)

  (Printed Name)     

DESIGNATION OF THE RECORD ON APPEAL

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Complaint

Entire record (less items set forth in Rule 10(a),
Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure)

Appellant(s)  request(s)  the  clerk  of  the  trial  court  to  include  the following checked materials in the clerk’s record: 
□ Others:________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
□ Exhibit numbers:_________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________

□ Motion for summary judgment
□ Opposition to motion for summary judgment
Final judgment/order
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□ Motion for new trial
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□ Answer
Counterclaim
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Cross-claim
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Third-party complaint
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Third-party answer
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□ Motion to dismiss
Pretrial order
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Ruling on motion for new trial

TRANSCRIPT STATUS 

□ Transcript will not be ordered. See Rule 10(b), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure.
□ Transcript will be ordered. See Rules 10(b)(2) and 11(a)(2), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Name and address of court reporter(s): ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
If more than one court reporter was involved in this case, you must file a Transcript Purchase Order Form in compliance with Rules 

NOTE: 
10(b)(2) and 11(a)(2), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Form 1A or 1B.

CERTIFICATE OF FILING AND OF SERVICE 

I certify I have this date filed electronically with the clerk of the trial court the foregoing notice of appeal through the trial court electronic-filing system or 
that I have this date hand-filed the original and ___________  (number) copies of the foregoing notice of appeal  (along with the $200 docket fee) and such other 
instruments  as  have  been  completed  and  included  herein.  If  I  filed  the  notice of appeal electronically, I  acknowledge  that  I must  pay  the  $200  docket  fee 
directly  to  the appropriate appellate court clerk within seven (7) days.†  A true or electronic copy of each of these items  will  be  served  by  the  clerk  of  the  trial 
court or by  the trial court's electronic-filing system on each of the following: (1) the clerk of the appellate court; (2) the court reporter; and (3) counsel for each 
appellee or the appellee if no counsel, as follows (provide names and addresses):__________________________________________________________________ 
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

I  further  certify  pursuant  to  Rules  3(d),  25(d),  and  57(h)(5),  Alabama  Rules  of  Appellate  Procedure,  that  I  have  this  date  served  a 

copy of this Notice of Appeal on each party to the proceedings in the trial court in the manner indicated below (attach additional pages if necessary): 

Name 

Method of Service (AlaFile, U.S. Mail, Hand Delivery, etc.) 

Service Address‡

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__________________________________________________ 
‡If electronic service is selected, the e-mail address at which service was made via AlaFile 
must be listed as the service address.

Done on this ______day of ___________________________, 20__________. 

  (Day) 

 

(Month) 

 

    (Year) 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

          (Signature of Appellant or Attorney for Appellant) 

       (Printed Name) 

†NOTE: If the Notice of Appeal is filed electronically, payment of the $200 docket fee must be mailed or hand delivered to the attention of the clerk of the appropriate appellate court at 300 Dexter 
Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104. The payment shall be accompanied by a means of identifying the appeal to which the payment is applicable. See Rule 35A(a)(1), Ala. R. App. P.