Compact Online Reference Encyclopedia (CORE)

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Adult – means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law.
Offender – means an adult placed under, or made subject to, supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, paroling authorities, corrections, or other criminal justice…
Rules – means acts of the Interstate Commission, which have the force and effect of law in the compacting states, and are promulgated under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, and substantially affect interested parties in addition to…
Individuals and sex offenders subject to lifetime supervision (CSL)
Whether a receiving state can reject a transfer if there are warrants or pending charges in the receiving state
Adopting an emergency rule for Massachusetts who had not enacted the Compact
Whether an offender subject to a deferred sentence is eligible for transfer under the Compact
ICAOS Advisory Opinions published in 2004
States that are party to this compact shall allow officers authorized by the law of the sending or receiving state to transport supervised individuals through the state without interference. History: Adopted November 4, 2003, effective August 1, 2004,…
(a) Officers authorized by the law of a sending state may take custody of a supervised individual from a local, state or federal correctional facility at the expiration of the sentence or the individual's release from that facility provided that– No…
(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…
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
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…
(a) Officers authorized under the law of a sending state may enter a state where the supervised individual is found and apprehend and retake the individual, subject to this compact, its rules, and due process requirements. (b) The sending state shall be…
(a) Through the office of a state’s compact administrator, states shall attempt to resolve disputes or controversies by communicating with each other by telephone, telefax, or electronic mail. (b) Failure to resolve dispute or controversy— Following an…
(a) Alternative dispute resolution—Any controversy or dispute between or among parties that arises from or relates to this compact that is not resolved under Rule 6.101 may be resolved by alternative dispute resolution processes. These shall consist of…
The Interstate Commission may, by majority vote of the members, initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or, at the discretion of the Interstate Commission, in the federal district where the Interstate…
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…
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…
Plan of Supervision – means the terms under which a supervised individual will be supervised, including proposed residence, proposed employment or viable means of support and the terms and conditions of supervision.
Supervision Fee – means a fee collected by the receiving state for the supervision of a supervised individual.
Discharge – means the final completion of the sentence that was imposed on a supervised individual by the sending state.
Detainer – means an order to hold a supervised individual in custody.
Waiver – means the voluntary relinquishment, in writing, of a known constitutional right or other right, claim or privilege by a supervised individual.
Retaking - means the act of a sending state physically removing or causing to have a supervised individual removed, from a receiving state.
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.
Compact Commissioner or "Commissioner" - means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed under the terms of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision as adopted in the member state.
Application Fee – means a reasonable sum of money charged to a supervised individual by the sending state for each application for transfer prepared by the sending state.
By-Laws – means those by-laws established by the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision for its governance, or for directing or controlling the Interstate Commission’s actions or conduct.
Compact Administrator – means the individual in each compacting state appointed under the terms of this compact and responsible for the administration and management of the state's supervision and transfer of supervised individuals subject to the terms of…
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