Compact Online Reference Encyclopedia (CORE)

Looking for information on a specific topic, training, rule, or process? Through one search here, you can find the information you need from ICAOS’ white papers, advisory opinions, bylaws, policies, Hearing Officer's Guide, training modules, rules, helpdesk articles and the bench book. All results are cross-referenced with links to make navigation easy and intuitive.

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Support - 2016 DCA Training Institute
2016 DCA Training Institute  Cleveland, Ohio  Compact Office Role:  Presentation & Handout Discretionary Case Review/FY2015 Audit:  Presentation & Handout FY2015 Audit Results for Discretionary Cases ICOTS Reports:  In 2018, the ICOTS…
Support - 2020 DCA Empowerment Session
Support - 2018 DCA Training Institute
DCA Training Institute Presentation & Handout Painting the Supervision Picture Retaking required ‘Upon a request of the receiving state’ Warrant Tracking Dealing with Pending Charges & Revocable Behavior Probable Cause Hearing Requirements…
Support - Compact Online Reference Encyclopedia (CORE) - User Guide
What is CORE? CORE (Compact Online Reference Encyclopedia) is a search index that incorporates and cross-references all of the ICAOS Rules, Advisory Opinions, Bench Book, Bylaws, Hearing Officer's Guide, Administrative Policies, Helpdesk (Support)…
Support - ICAOS Dashboards Overview
Commissioners, Deputy Compact Administrators and other designated Compact Office staff can access more than 50 dashboards covering activity due dates, compliance performance, administrative oversight and compact activity history. Login with your ICAOS…
Support - ICAOS DCA Success Program
What is the DCA Success Program? The DCA Success Program provides coaching and training for new DCAs as well as provides assistance to DCAs needing to resolve compliance issues in their state. Objectives and goals for program: Employ a group mentoring…
Support - 1-2016i - Offenders Returning to a Sending State
    Training Bulletin 1-2016i - Offenders Returning to a Sending State Effective March 1, 2016 Re: Rules 3.101-1, 3.103, 3.106, 4.111 & 5.103 Standard Procedures for Offenders Returning to a Sending State   Receiving states must request reporting…
Support - 4-2009i - Multiple Cases involving Dual Supervision in ICOTS
How to Submit Consecutive and Concurrent Cases for Offenders subject to both Probation and Parole Supervision Consecutive Parole & Probation Supervision Submitting a Transfer Request for an offender on parole supervision to be followed by…
Support - ICOTS Activity Email Notification Time Frames
Reporting instructions Reply Due today, 2 business days after RI Request transmitted   Transfer Request Due today (7 business days after RI Request transmitted/15 business days after RI Request for Probationers Living in Receiving State at the Time of…
Support - Overview of ICOTS Reports
ICOTS Reports All of the reports contained within ICOTS have a section titled "Detailed Information" on the criteria screen. Clicking the plus (+) sign next to that section will expand the report description. Each description describes the data…
Support - FY22 Q4 (April 2022-June 2022): User clean up (remove roles, deactivate after 12 months, etc.)
What is User Administration? With an average of 30,000 active ICOTS users at any given time, each state is responsible for user administration and user ICOTS training.  In FY2019, the Commission conducted an audit to ensure states have adopted and…
Support - ICAOS Rules Training Presentations & Resources
The Rules Training PowerPoint provides comprehensive information on the interstate compact in the various areas noted below.    Overview of the Compact Eligibility for Transfer Transfer Process/Investigation Supervision in the Receiving State/Closing a…
Support - Holidays considered for compliance
The following holidays are not considered Business Days when calculating compliance on the ICAOS Dashboards.   Please note, Due Dates listed on the Compact Workload within ICOTS do not always consider holidays so for official compliance measures, be sure…
Support - Data Management of ICOTS-Dynamic PDF's Explained
ICOTS is a tool used to process Interstate Compact business, track offender movement and facilitate communication between states on Compact cases. ICOTS is not designed to replace a state’s offender or case management system. Once submitted, ALL data is…
Support - Rejected Cases Requiring Action Report
The 'Rejected Cases Requiring Action Report' provides a list of cases in which the latest status is ‘rejected’ and is still ‘open’ in ICOTS (non-historical.)  There are 2 separate lists that generate from that report.   Each case will need to be…
Support - Requested Progress Report Compliance Performance
The Requested Progress Report Dashboard lists cases in which a requested progress report was due within the specified date range. The progress report due date, progress report transmit date and days overdue are included for each case.  The report can be…
Support - Password Reset Link Doesn't Work in Email
I received the password reset email after requesting it from ICOTS, but the link received does not work. Nothing happens when I clock on it or it loads a page that gives me an error. What's the problem? This usually only happens if the user's…
Support - Can't Merge Two Compact Cases Under The Same Offender
I have an offender with two compact cases. One has the approved RFRI-Reply and the other has the approved TREP. Can I merge these two compact cases? Compact cases themselves cannot be merged together. Only offender profiles can be merged. Compact cases…
Support - ICOTS User Agreement and Privacy Policy
The Privacy Policy available for review is posted on the ICAOS website. The Electronic End User Agreement requires users to acknowledge they have read and agree to the ICOTS Privacy Policy.  States are still responsible for training on ICAOS Rules, ICOTS…
Support - Active Compact Cases (Active Cases)
The Active Compact Cases dashboard lists all active compact cases in the receiving state (incoming) or sending state (outgoing). A compact case is considered 'active' after an acceptance and a transmitted successful notice of arrival in the…
Support - ICOTS End User Training - On Demand Modules
The ICOTS End User Training has recently been redesigned to offer several topic based modules.  Visit the Ondemand training section of the ICAOS website to access the modules ICOTS 301-Introduction to ICOTS explains basic ICOTS functionality including…
Support - Returning to a Sending State Reporting Instructions Quick Reference Guide
Return to a sending state during supervision is facilitated using return Reporting Instructions (See Rule 4.111.)  Be sure to VERIFY all information entered.  Reasons for Returning Reporting Instructions At the request of the supervised individual After…
Support - Transfer Reply Training Scenario
View the demonstration of the Transfer Reply
Support - ICOTS Tools
Comment Fields Character limits on all comment fields are 1024 characters. Attachments –The description can serve as the attachment –If you upload a document you MUST enter a description –Attachments are limited to 3MB Symbols  
Support - Preventing Duplicates
Despite multiple enhancements aimed to reduce the number of duplicate and junk records, the creation of duplicates and junk by ICOTS users remains an issue.  Duplicate/junk offenders cause confusion, invalidate data, and waste valuable time and resources…
Support - Compact Action Requests Transmitted
The Compact Action Requests Transmitted lists Compact Action Requests transmitted within a selected date range.  These reports can assist states in identifying cases in need of a requested Progress Report, Compact Action Requests in need of a reply (or…
Support - Expunge Compact Case
Expunging a case is different than deleting a duplicate offender record in ICOTS. A delete, merge, or move case request is the appropriate action when dealing with duplicate offenders. An expungement requires a copy of a court order to be approved.  The…
Support - RFRI-Reply Compliance Performance
The RFRI Reply report lists cases in which an RFRI transmission date is within the specified date range. The RFRI sent date, RFRI reply transmit date and business days to transmit are included for each case. The report can be filtered on supervision type…
Support - Review/Assigning Actions Items (Supervisors & Compact Staff)
After completing and submitting an activity into workflow, the subsequent review and assigning actions should be completed via the Compact Workload or Action Items tab on the Offender's Profile screen. Be sure to 'View All' Action items or…
Support - How to Unlock Your ICOTS Account to Login
There are 3 ways in which an ICOTS account can be 'locked.'  Please see the troubleshooting tips below to learn how to unlock your account.  NOTE:  ICOTS accounts are managed by State Administrators, not the ICAOS national office. Account…
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