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N.Y. Penal Law § 215.56

Bail jumping in the second degree

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case People v. Viehdeffer (2020)

Most recently applied in People v. Latone (December 2023)

2014-09-22

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§ 215.56 Bail jumping in the second degree.\n A person is guilty of bail jumping in the second 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 charge against\nhim of committing a felony, and when he does not appear personally on\nthe required date or voluntarily within thirty days thereafter.\n Bail jumping in the second degree is a class E felony.\n

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