Section 195.10. Waiver of indictment; in general

1.  A  defendant  may waive indictment and consent to be prosecuted by
  superior court information when:
    (a) a local criminal court has held the defendant for the action of  a
  grand jury; and
    (b)  the  defendant is not charged with a class A felony punishable by
  death or life imprisonment; and
    (c) the district attorney consents to the waiver.
    2. A defendant may waive indictment pursuant  to  subdivision  one  in
  either:
    (a) the local criminal court in which the order was issued holding the
  defendant  for action of a grand jury, at the time such order is issued;
  or
    (b) the appropriate superior court, at any time prior to the filing of
  an indictment by the grand jury.