2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure
Section 3 Bail
Section 31-3-9 Failure to appear; penalty.
31-3-9. Failure to appear; penalty.
A person released pending any proceeding related to the prosecution or appeal of a criminal offense or a probation revocation proceeding who willfully fails to appear before any court or judicial officer as required:
A. is guilty of a fourth degree felony, if he was released in connection with a felony proceeding; or
B. is guilty of a petty misdemeanor, if he was released in connection with a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor proceeding.
History: 1953 Comp., 41-3-8, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 73, 6; 1999, ch. 150, 1.
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