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N.Y. Penal Law § 215.55: Bail jumping in the third degree

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration
  4. Article 215. Other Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings

§ 215.55 Bail jumping in the third degree.

A person is guilty of bail jumping in the third degree when by court

order he has been released from custody or allowed to remain at liberty,

either upon bail or upon his own recognizance, upon condition that he

will subsequently appear personally in connection with a criminal action

or proceeding, and when he does not appear personally on the required

date or voluntarily within thirty days thereafter.

Bail jumping in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

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