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N.Y. Penal Law § 215.57: Bail jumping in the first 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

§ 215.57 Bail jumping in the first degree.

A person is guilty of bail jumping in the first 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 an indictment

pending against him which charges him with the commission of a class A

or class B felony, and when he does not appear personally on the

required date or voluntarily within thirty days thereafter.

Bail jumping in the first degree is a class D felony.

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