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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On-Demand - ICAOS 201 Retaking & Warrants
This on-demand training module includes: Retaking & Warrant Overview Discretionary Retaking & Mandatory Retaking
On-Demand - ICAOS 202 Violation Reports for Mandatory Retaking
This on-demand training module includes: Violation Reports for Mandatory Retaking Types of Violations Requiring Retaking Documentation Expectations Managing the Retaking Process
Rule 4.108 - Collection of Restitution, Fines and Other Costs
(a) A sending state is responsible for collecting all fines, family support, restitution, court costs, or other financial obligations imposed by the sending state on a supervised individual. (b) Upon notice by the sending state that the supervised…
Rule 4.109 - Violation Report(s) Requiring Retaking
(a) A receiving state shall notify a sending state of an act or pattern of behavior requiring retaking within 30 calendar days of discovery or determination by submitting a violation report. (b) A violation report shall contain– supervised individual’s…
Rule 4.109-1 - Authority to Arrest and Detain
A supervised individual in violation of the conditions of supervision may be taken into custody or continued in custody by the receiving state. History: Adopted October 4, 2006, effective January 1, 2007; amended September 14, 2016, effective June 1, 2017…
Rule 4.109-2 - Absconding Violation
(a) If there is reasonable suspicion that a supervised individual has absconded, the receiving state shall attempt to locate the individual. Such activities shall include, but are not limited to: Documenting communication attempts directly 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…
Bench Book - 4.5 Discretionary Disposition of Violation
As previously discussed, Rule 5.102 requires the sending state to retake a supervised individual for a new felony or violent crime conviction after the individual’s release from incarceration for the new crime. This can lead to a significant delay between…
Bench Book - 4.6 Arrest of Absconders
Upon receiving a violation report for an absconding supervised individual, the sending state must issue a national arrest warrant once notified of the individual's absconding status. If the absconding individual is apprehended in the receiving state, the…
Bench Book - 4.6.1 Arrest of Absconders Who Fail to Return to Return to Sending State as Ordered
ICAOS Rules 4.111 and 5.103 also require sending states to issue nationwide arrest warrants for absconders who fail to return to the sending state in no less than fifteen (15) business days. Warrant requirements apply to supervised individuals who fail to…
On-Demand - ICAOS 203 Probable Cause Hearings
This on-demand training module includes: Probable Cause Hearing Overview & Purpose When a Probable Cause Hearing is Required Probable Cause Hearing Requirements Waiver of Probable Cause
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 5.108 - Probable Cause Hearing in Receiving State
(a) A supervised individual subject to retaking that may result in a revocation shall be afforded the opportunity for a probable cause hearing before a neutral and detached hearing officer in or reasonably near the place where the alleged violation…
Hearing Officer's Guide - Introduction
This guide outlines due process procedures for retaking under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS). This guide is not an exhaustive legal review given the unique nature of violation cases. Each state may have procedural variations…
Hearing Officer's Guide - I. When is an Supervised Individual Entitled to a Probable Cause Hearing?
In Morrissey and Gagnon, the US Supreme Court established a two-step process for revocation proceedings.  Step 1: A preliminary hearing to determine the appropriateness of the individual's detention due to suspected violations of conditions of supervision…
Hearing Officer's Guide - II. Considerations for Probable Cause Hearings
When a probable cause hearing is required, the following elements of due process apply: Supervised individual’s rights Supervised Individuals are entitled to: Clear, written notice of his or her rights for a PC hearing.    Understand the purpose of the PC…
Hearing Officer's Guide - III. Probable Cause Hearing Waiver
Rule 5.108 allows a supervised individual to waive a probable cause hearing. However, no waiver can be accepted unless the supervised individual admits to one or more violations of their supervision that would result in the pursuance of revocation in the…
Hearing Officer's Guide - IV. Other Considerations
Authority of Officials  Officers from the sending state are required to establish their authority to retake the supervised individual. Sending and/or receiving state officials must demonstrate the supervised individual in custody and subject to retaking…
Hearing Officer's Guide - V. Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a standard waiver for a probable cause hearing? No. States should follow the elements of a waiver that inform the supervised individual of the consequences of a waiver in writing to prevent any question as to the voluntary nature of the admission…
On-Demand - ICAOS/ICOTS 304 Reporting Violations Requiring Retaking
This on-demand training module illustrates the violation reporting process for offenders supervised in a receiving state and how this process impacts the sending state's obligation to retake an offender. Completion time is approximately 20 minutes.
Definition - Probable Cause Hearing
Probable Cause Hearing – a hearing in compliance with the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, conducted on behalf of a supervised individual accused of violating the terms or conditions of the supervised individual‘s parole or probation.
Definition - Behavior Requiring Retaking
Behavior Requiring Retaking – means an act or pattern of non-compliance with conditions of supervision that could not be successfully addressed through the use of documented corrective action or graduated responses and would result in a request for…
On-Demand - ICAOS 204 Probable Cause Hearings-Rule 5.108
When possibly subject to revocation in the sending state for violations (excluding new convictions) committed in the receiving state, compact offenders are ENTITLED to a probable cause hearing near where the alleged violations occurred prior to retaking.…
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