{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-173","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-173","heading":"Failure to appear in the second degree: Class D misdemeanor, first offense; class A misdemeanor, subsequent offense.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of failure to appear in the second degree when (1) while charged with the commission of a misdemeanor or a motor vehicle violation for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment may be imposed and while out on bail or released under other procedure of law, such person wilfully fails to appear when legally called according to the terms of such person's bail bond or promise to appear, or (2) while on probation for conviction of a misdemeanor or motor vehicle violation, such person wilfully fails to appear when legally called for any court hearing relating to a violation of such probation.\n(b) Failure to appear in the second degree is (1) a class D misdemeanor for a first offense, and (2) a class A misdemeanor for any subsequent offense.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XII. ESCAPE AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-173","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:28Z","sha256":"ecb6f59b4eb2077aca2a2e62efde65e14ef2f8ef284261a764f5ae0bc4676f61","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-172","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}