New York Criminal Procedure Law Section 195.10 - Waiver of indictment; in general.

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.

Last modified: February 3, 2019