{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-520.080","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 520.080","heading":"Bail jumping in the second degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of bail jumping in the second degree when, having been released\nfrom custody by court order, with or without bail, upon condition that he will\nsubsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a charge of\nhaving committed a misdemeanor, he intentionally fails to appear at that time and\nplace.\n(2) In any prosecution for bail jumping, the defendant may prove in exculpation that his\nfailure to appear was unavoidable and due to circumstances beyond his control.\n(3) Bail jumping in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 520"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19874","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"2631be0f737f392f737763e16459ddcff267cd885292827f6df81fd6a2bdb411","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-520.070","next":"us-ky/krs-520.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}