(A) Any person, who, having been released upon his or her personal recognizance or having been otherwise admitted to bail and released in accordance with this subchapter, and who shall willfully and without just cause fail to appear as and when it may be required of him or her, shall be guilty of the offense as hereinafter prescribed, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished in the manner hereinafter provided.
(B) If any such person was admitted to bail or released after being arrested for, charged or convicted of a misdemeanor and shall thereafter be convicted for a violation of the provision of division (A) above, such persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more the $1,000 or confined in the regional jail for not more than 30 days, or both such fine and confinement.
(C) If any such person was admitted to bail or released pending appearance as a material witness and shall thereafter fail to appear when and where it shall have been required of him or her, such persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or confined in the regional jail not more than 30 days, or both such fine and confinement.
(D) Any penalty authorized by this section shall be in addition to any forfeiture authorized or mandated by this subchapter or by any other provision of law.
(Ord. passed 5-12-2015)