1. 1. Failure to appear A defendant who has been admitted to either preconviction or postconviction bail and who, in fact, fails to appear as required is guilty of:

   1. A. A Class E crime if the underlying crime was punishable by a maximum period of imprisonment of less than one year; or

      [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. H, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

   2. B. A Class C crime if the underlying crime was punishable by a maximum period of imprisonment of one year or more.

      [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. H, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. H, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

2. 2. Affirmative defense It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection 1 that the failure to appear resulted from just cause.

   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. H, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

3. 3. Strict liability Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. H, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

PL 1987, c. 758, §20 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 356, §16 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §H2 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).