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Not really. no time to re-enter, they will not enforce this upon entry. It is not criminal, it is civil.

It is not criminal yet to not show up in a civil case.

Here in California (and, I would bet, all other states) it is felony vandalism. Definitely criminal.

The criminal part I am referring to is failure to pay (assuming you are able to in the scenario that one fled to another country to avoid paying)