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1.6 Adoption of ICAOS and Withdrawal from ICAOS

Chapter 1.6
Effective April 1, 2026

     Like other interstate compacts, the ICAOS inaugurated when state legislatures enacted statutes that adopted the provisions of the agreement. For the ICAOS, the compact required adoption by thirty-five states to become active. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands have adopted the ICAOS. The following are citations to each state’s codified law, verified as of January 2026 through each state legislature’s website:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Virgin Islands

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Ala. Code § 15-22-1.1

Alaska Stat. § 33.36.100

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-467

Ark. Code Ann. § 12-51-101

Cal. Penal Code § 11180

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-60-2802

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-133

Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 4358

D.C. Code § 24-133(b)(2)(J)

Fla. Stat. Ann. § 949.07

Ga. Code Ann. § 42-9-81

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 353B-1

Idaho Code § 20-301

45 Ill. Comp. Stat. 170/5

Ind. Code § 11-13-4.5-1

Iowa Code § 907B.2

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-4110

Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 439-561

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 15:574.31 – 15:574.44

Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 34-A, §§ 9871 – 9884

Md. Code Ann. Corr. Servs. §§ 6-201 – 6-215

Mass. Gen. Laws ch 127, §§ 151A – 151N

Mich. Comp. Laws § 3-1012

Minn. Stat. Ann. § 243.1605

Miss. Code Ann. § 47-7-81

Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 589.500 – 589.569

Mont. Code Ann. § 46-23-1115

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2640

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.215

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 651-A:26 – 651-A:38

N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2A:168-26 – 2A:168-39

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-5-20

N.Y. Exec. Law § 259-mm

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-65.5

N.D. Cent. Code § 12-65-01

Ohio Rev. Code § 5149-21

Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 1093

Or. Rev. Stat. § 144.600

61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7112

P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 4, §§ 1433 – 1446

R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 13-9.1-1.3

S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-1100

S.D. Codified Laws § 24-16A-1

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-401

Texas Gov’t Code Ann. § 510.017

Utah Code Ann. § 77-28c-103

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, §§ 1351 – 1364

Va. Code Ann. §§ 53.1-176.2

V.I. Code Ann. tit. 5, §§ 4633 – 4645

Wash. Rev. Code § 9.94A.745

W. Va. Code § 28-7-1

Wis. Stat. § 304-16

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-423

     Withdrawal from the Compact is permitted pursuant to Article XII, section A of the agreement. A state may withdraw by enacting a statute specifically repealing the agreement. The effective date of withdrawal is the effective date of the repeal, provided that repealing the agreement does not relieve a state of any pending financial obligations it may have to the Commission. Therefore, a state cannot avoid paying assessments, obligations or other liabilities, including any financial penalties imposed by the Commission or a court simply by repealing the agreement. Such obligations extend beyond the date of any repeal and are subject to judicial enforcement even after a state has withdrawn from the ICAOS.

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