45-7-308. Bail-jumping. (1) A person commits the offense of bail-jumping if, having been set at liberty by court order, with or without security, upon condition that he will subsequently appear at a specified time and place, he purposely fails without lawful excuse to appear at that time and place.
     (2) This section shall not interfere with the exercise by any court of its power to punish for contempt.
     (3) This section shall not apply to a person set at liberty by court order upon condition that he will appear in connection with a charge of having committed a misdemeanor, except it shall apply where the judge has released the defendant on his own recognizance.
     (4) A person convicted of bail-jumping in connection with a felony shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years. In all other cases he shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.

     History: En. by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, .