Written plea of not guilty; waiver of arraignment.

(a) The provisions of this section shall apply only to the 3rd Judicial Circuit of Alabama.

(b) If a defendant in a criminal case pending in a court of competent jurisdiction shall enter a written plea of not guilty at any time prior to the day of his or her arraignment such plea shall constitute a waiver of his or her right to have an arraignment at which he or she is present in person or at which he or she is represented by an attorney.

(Act 84-510, p. 1130, §§1, 2.)