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N.Y. Penal Law § 215.55

Bail jumping in the third degree

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Karine Gevorkyan v. Ira Judelson (2017)

Most recently applied in 76 Misc. 3d 132 - People v. Onwuanaibe (Ojiugo) (September 2022)

2014-09-22

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§ 215.55 Bail jumping in the third degree.\n A person is guilty of bail jumping in the third degree when by court\norder he has been released from custody or allowed to remain at liberty,\neither upon bail or upon his own recognizance, upon condition that he\nwill subsequently appear personally in connection with a criminal action\nor proceeding, and when he does not appear personally on the required\ndate or voluntarily within thirty days thereafter.\n Bail jumping in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.\n

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