Compact Online Reference Encyclopedia (CORE)

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Introduction - ICAOS Rules
The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) promulgates rules under Articles V and VIII of the Compact to improve outcomes and promote collaboration among member states. ICAOS aims to establish a uniform system that applies to all…
Chapter 1: Definitions - Rule 1.101
*/ As used in these rules, unless the context clearly requires a different construction- Abscond – means to be absent from the supervised individual's approved place of residence and employment; and failing to comply with reporting requirements. '…
Rule 2.101 - Involvement of Interstate Compact Offices
(a) Acceptance, rejection or termination of supervision of a supervised individual under this compact shall be made only with the involvement and concurrence of a state’s compact administrator or the compact administrator’s designated deputies. (b) All…
Rule 2.102 - Data collection and reporting [Expired; See history]
(a) As required by the compact, and as specified by the operational procedures and forms approved by the commission, the states shall gather, maintain and report data regarding the transfer and supervision of offenders supervised under this compact. (b)…
Rule 2.103 - Dues Formula
(a) The commission shall determine the formula to be used in calculating the annual assessments to be paid by states. Public notice of any proposed revision to the approved dues formula shall be given at least 30 calendar days prior to the Commission…
Rule 2.104 - Forms
(a) States shall use the forms or electronic information system authorized by the commission. (b) Section (a) shall not be construed to prohibit written, electronic or oral communication between compact offices. History: Adopted November 3, 2003,…
Rule 2.105 - Misdemeanants
(a) A misdemeanor supervised individual whose sentence includes 1 year or more of supervision shall be eligible for transfer, provided that all other criteria for transfer, as specified in Rule 3.101, have been satisfied; and the instant offense includes…
Rule 2.106 - Supervised Individuals Subject to Deferred Sentences
Supervised individuals subject to deferred sentences are eligible for transfer of supervision under the same eligibility requirements, terms, and conditions applicable to all other supervised individuals under this compact. Persons subject to supervision…
Rule 2.107 - Furlough or Work Release
A person who is released from incarceration under furlough, work-release, or other preparole program is not eligible for transfer under the compact. History: Adopted November 3, 2003, effective August 1, 2004, amended September 11, 2024, effective…
Rule 2.108 - Supervised Individuals with Disabilities
A receiving state shall continue supervising individuals who become mentally ill or exhibit signs of mental illness or who develop a physical disability while supervised in the receiving state.  History: Adopted November 3, 2003, effective August 1, 2004…
Rule 2.109 - Adoption of Rules; Amendment
Proposed new rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted by majority vote of the members of the Interstate Commission in the following manner. (a) Proposed new rules and amendments to existing rules shall be submitted to the Interstate Commission…
Rule 2.110 - Transfer of Supervised Individuals Under this Compact
(a) No state shall permit a supervised individual who is eligible for transfer under this compact to relocate to another state except as provided by the Compact and these rules.  (b) A supervised individual who is not eligible for transfer under this…
Rule 3.101 - Mandatory Transfer of Supervision
At the discretion of the sending state, a supervised individual shall be eligible for transfer of supervision to a receiving state under the compact, and the receiving state shall accept transfer, if the supervised individual: (a) has more than 90…
Rule 3.101-1 - Mandatory Reporting Instructions and Transfers of Military, Families of Military, Family Members Employed, Employment Transfer, and Veterans for Medical or Mental Health Services
(a) At the discretion of the sending state, a supervised individual shall be eligible for transfer of supervision to a receiving state under the compact, and the receiving state shall accept transfer for: Transfers of military members—A supervised…
Rule 3.101-2 - Discretionary Transfer of Supervision
(a) A sending state may request transfer of supervision of a supervised individual who does not meet the eligibility requirements in Rule 3.101, where acceptance in the receiving state would support successful completion of supervision, rehabilitation of…
Rule 3.101-3 - Transfer of Supervision of Sex Offenders
(a) Eligibility for Transfer—At the discretion of the sending state a sex offender shall be eligible for transfer to a receiving state under the Compact rules. A sex offender shall not be allowed to leave the sending state until the sending state’s…
Rule 3.102 - Submission of Transfer Request to a Receiving State
(a) Except as provided in sections (c) & (d), and subject to the exceptions in Rule 3.103 and 3.106, a sending state seeking to transfer a supervised individual to another state shall submit a completed transfer request with all required information…
Rule 3.103 - Reporting Instructions; Supervised Individual Living in the Receiving State at the Time of Sentencing or After Disposition of a Violation or Revocation Proceeding
(a) A request for reporting instructions for a supervised individual who was living in the receiving state at the time of initial sentencing or after disposition of a violation or revocation proceeding shall be submitted by the sending state within 7…
Rule 3.104 - Time Allowed for Investigation by Receiving State
(a) A receiving state shall complete an investigation and respond to a sending state’s request for a supervised individual’s transfer of supervision no later than the 45th calendar day following receipt of a completed transfer request in the receiving…
Rule 4.112 - Closing of Supervision by the Receiving State
(a) The receiving state may close and cease supervision upon– The date of discharge indicated for the supervised individual at the time of application for supervision unless informed of an earlier or later date by the sending state; Notification to the…
Rule 5.101 - Discretionary Retaking by the Sending State
(a) Except as required in Rules 5.101-1, 5.102, 5.103 and 5.103-1 at its sole discretion, a sending state may order the return of a supervised individual.  The sending state must notify the receiving state within 15 business days of their issuance of the…
Rule 5.101-1 - Pending Felony or Violent Crime Charges
Notwithstanding any other rule, if a supervised individual is charged with a subsequent felony or violent crime, the individual shall not be retaken or ordered to return until criminal charges have been dismissed, sentence has been satisfied, or the…
Rule 5.101-2 - Discretionary Process for Disposition of Violation in the Sending State for a New Crime Conviction
Notwithstanding any other rule, a sentence imposing a period of incarceration on a supervised individual convicted of a new crime which occurred outside the sending state during the compact period may satisfy or partially satisfy the sentence imposed by…
Rule 5.102 - Mandatory Retaking for a New Felony or New Violent Crime Conviction
(a) Upon a request from the receiving state, a sending state shall retake a supervised individual from the receiving state or a subsequent receiving state after the individual’s conviction for a new felony offense or new violent crime and: completion of a…
Rule 5.103 - Supervised Individual Behavior Requiring Retaking
(a) Upon a request by the receiving state and documentation that the supervised individual’s behavior requires retaking, a sending state shall issue a warrant to retake or order the return of the individual from the receiving state or a subsequent…
Rule 5.103-1 - Mandatory Retaking for Supervised Individuals Who Abscond
(a) Within 15 business days of receipt of an absconder violation report and case closure, the sending state shall issue a warrant and, upon apprehension, file a detainer with the holding facility where the supervised individual is in custody. (b) If a …
Rule 5.103-2 - Mandatory retaking for violent offenders and violent crimes [Repealed]
REPEALED effective March 1, 2014 History: Adopted October 13, 2010, effective March 1, 2011; repealed August 28, 2013, effective March 1, 2014.
Rule 5.104 - Cost of Retaking a Supervised Individual
A sending state shall be responsible for the cost of retaking the supervised individual. History: Adopted November 4, 2003, effective August 1, 2004, amended September 11, 2024, effective November 1, 2024
Rule 5.105 - Time Allowed for Retaking a Supervised Individual
A sending state shall retake a supervised individual within 30 calendar days after the individual has been taken into custody on the sending state’s warrant and is held solely on the sending state’s warrant. History: Adopted November 4, 2003, effective…
Rule 5.106 - Cost of Incarceration in the Receiving State
A receiving state shall be responsible for the cost of detaining the supervised individual in the receiving state pending retaking by the sending state. History: Adopted November 4, 2003, effective August 1, 2004, amended September 11, 2024, effective…
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