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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 520.080

Bail jumping in the second degree

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(1) A person is guilty of bail jumping in the second degree when, having been released from custody by court order, with or without bail, upon condition that he will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a charge of having committed a misdemeanor, he intentionally fails to appear at that time and place. (2) In any prosecution for bail jumping, the defendant may prove in exculpation that his failure to appear was unavoidable and due to circumstances beyond his control. (3) Bail jumping in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 176, effective January 1, 1975.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Curley v. Commonwealth
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Curley v. Commonwealth (1995) kyctapp · cites it 5× “070 is the charge brought against the defendant, not the stage of proceedings at which the defendant fails to appear.”
Whalen v. Commonwealth (1995) kyctapp “He contends that the court erred in not instructing on what he describes as the lesser-included offense of Bail Jumping in the Second Degree, KRS 520.080. The Commonwealth responds, correctly, that second-degree bail jumping is not a lesser-included offense of first-degree bail…”
Turner v. Commonwealth (1999) kyctapp “080), escape in the second degree (KRS 520.080), and theft by unlawful taking over $300 (KRS 514.”
Eggerson v. Commonwealth (1983) kyctapp “KRS 520.080(2)(b). The validity of the 1978 Bourbon County conviction was not assailed.”
Zane R. Foote v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2025) kyctapp · cites it 5× “070 and KRS 520.080 are plain and unambiguous, and thus dispositive of this appeal.”
Brandon Blair v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2025) ky · cites it 3× “070, and one for misdemeanors, KRS 520.080. As the Court of Appeals aptly noted, if a defendant committed both a felony and a misdemeanor, then failed to appear at a single combined court appearance for both charges, he could be convicted of two counts of bail jumping – one…”
Brandon Joseph Blair v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2023) kyctapp · cites it 2× “Blair responds the phrase “in connection with a charge of having committed a felony” merely functions to establish the degree of the offense, first or second, and notes the second-degree bail jumping statute, KRS 520.080, uses the same language but substitutes misdemeanor for…”
Trent v. Huff (2016) kyed “070 and KRS 520.080. You may be subject to contempt of court per KRS 432.”
Jerry Horn v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2025) kyctapp “” KRS 520.080(1) (emphasis added). Horn was charged with bail jumping in the first degree because he failed to appear in court while out on bail for a felony charge.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 520.080(1) — 3 cases
Curley v. Commonwealth (1995) kyctapp “070 is the charge brought against the defendant, not the stage of proceedings at which the defendant fails to appear.”
Zane R. Foote v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2025) kyctapp “070 and KRS 520.080 are plain and unambiguous, and thus dispositive of this appeal.”
Jerry Horn v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2025) kyctapp “” KRS 520.080(1) (emphasis added). Horn was charged with bail jumping in the first degree because he failed to appear in court while out on bail for a felony charge.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 520.080(2)(b) — 1 case
Eggerson v. Commonwealth (1983) kyctapp “KRS 520.080(2)(b). The validity of the 1978 Bourbon County conviction was not assailed.”
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