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IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA
STATE OF FLORIDA,
CITATION NO.:______________________
Plaintiff,
-vs-
___________________________,
Defendant.
AFFIDAVIT OF DEFENSE OR ADMISSION AND WAIVER OF APPEARANCE
This form must be notarized or witnessed by a Deputy Clerk and you must file the form, plus a cash
bond in the statutory amount of your citation, with the Clerk before your hearing date.
Before me personally appeared ______________________________, who after being placed under
oath, swears or affirms as follows:
1. My name, address and telephone number are:
Name
___________________________________
Address ___________________________________
Phone
___________________________________
2. I am the defendant in the above-referenced case and am charged with the following
violation(s): (List the charges as you understand them to be.)
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Check only one as your plea:
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I hereby plead NOT GUILTY and file this affidavit of defense as my sworn statement
herein. I understand that when I plead not guilty, I do not have to supply any further
statement. I understand that the judge will decide whether I committed the alleged
violation on the basis of any statement that I make, sworn testimony from witnesses, and
other evidence. I understand that I am waiving my personal appearance at the final
hearing of this matter.
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I hereby plead GUILTY and file this affidavit as an explanation of what happened and as a
statement that the judge can consider before pronouncing sentence. I understand that I
am not required to make any statement. I understand that the judge will determine the
appropriate sentence and decide whether to adjudicate me guilty.
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I hereby plead NO CONTEST and file this affidavit as an explanation of what happened
and as a statement that the judge can consider before pronouncing sentence. By pleading
no contest, I understand that I am not admitting or denying that the infraction was
committed but do not contest the charges and I understand that I may be sentenced and
found guilty even though I entered a plea of no contest. I understand that I am not
Revised Handout - Affidavit of Defense - 3-24-2008