KRS 520.080: Bail jumping in the second degree.

(1) A person is guilty of bail jumping in the second degree when, having been released

from custody by court order, with or without bail, upon condition that he will

subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a charge of

having committed a misdemeanor, he intentionally fails to appear at that time and

place.

(2) In any prosecution for bail jumping, the defendant may prove in exculpation that his

failure to appear was unavoidable and due to circumstances beyond his control.

(3) Bail jumping in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.