(a) The person commits the crime of bail jumping in the first degree if, having been lawfully released from custody, with or without bail, upon condition that he will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a charge of his having committed murder or any Class A or B felony, he fails to appear at the time and place.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the defendant's failure to appear was unintentional or was unavoidable and due to circumstances beyond his control. The burden of injecting the defense of an unintentional failure to appear, or unavoidability and circumstances beyond his control, is on the defendant.
(c) Bail jumping in the first degree is a Class C felony.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.
Article 2 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody.
Section 13A-10-30 - Definitions.
Section 13A-10-31 - Escape in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-32 - Escape in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-10-33 - Escape in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-10-34 - Permitting or Facilitating Escape in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-35 - Permitting or Facilitating Escape in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-10-36 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-37 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-10-38 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-10-39 - Bail Jumping in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-40 - Bail Jumping in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-10-41 - Resisting Arrest.
Section 13A-10-42 - Hindering Prosecution or Apprehension - Definition of "Criminal assistance."
Section 13A-10-43 - Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-44 - Hindering Prosecution in the Second Degree.