Fill and Sign the Form C 74

State of A labam a Unified Judicial System Form C- 74 Rev. 1/89 PLEA OF GUILTY/WAIVER OF RIGHTS (Plea Entered Before M agistrate Schedul ed Non-Traffi c Offenses) Case Number IN T HE ___________________________________ CO URT OF ____________________________________, ALABAMA (District or Municipal) (County or Municipality) THE ST ATE OF ALABAMA v. _________________________________________________________________, Defendant or CIT Y/TOW N OF :_________________________________________________ NOTICE TO THE A BOVE NA MED DEFENDA NT: You are charged w ith the o ffense of ______________________________________________________________\ ___. In accordance w ith the Rules of Judicial Administration, you may elect to plead guilty to this offense before a magistrate and pay a fine of $__________________plus court costs of $_____________________, for a total of $_____________________. PLEA OF GUILTY – WA IVER OF RIGHTS YOU A RE HEREBY A DVISED OF YOUR RIGHTS A S A DEFENDA NT IN THIS CRIMINA L CA SE. Please Read Carefu lly I, the undersigned, do hereby enter my appearance on the complaint for the offense cited above. I understand that I have certain constitutional rights w hich I w ill w aive if I plead gu ilty , namely : the right to a trial before this court and to appeal do novo to the circuit court for trial before a judge or jury ; the right to an attorney of my choi ce, or one appointed by the court at no charge if I cannot afford one; the right at trial to subpoena w itnesses on my behalf, confront and cross-examine witnesses against me and to argue and make objections; and the right to testify in my ow n behalf. I also understand that I cannot be forced to testify against my self and that I am presumed innocent and that this presumpti on can be overcome only if the prosecution convinces the judge or jury of my guilt bey ond a reasonable doubt. I understand my constitutional rights set out above and the punishment t hat w ill be imposed if I elect to plead guil ty before a magistrate. I also understand that my plea of guilty will have the same force and effect as a judgment of conviction by the court, which may result in enhanced penalties for subs equent convictions. I further under stand that such conviction will be noted on the court’s records, w hich are open to public inspection. I underst and my rights and the matters set out above and hereby voluntarily and know ingly waive such rights by pleading guilty , as evidenced by my signature below . ___________________________________________________ Defendant’s Signature Date ___________________________________________________ Defendant’s Name (Print or T ype)