Compact Online Reference Encyclopedia (CORE)
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(a) If the Interstate Commission determines that any state has at any time defaulted (“defaulting state”) in the performance of any of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact, the by–laws or any duly promulgated rules the Interstate…
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…
The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision is charged with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, a formal agreement between member states that seeks to promote public safety by…
(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)…
(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…
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…
Rules governing the general provisions of the
Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
Rules governing transfer of supervision under the compact of the
Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
Rules governing supervision in the receiving state under the compact of the
Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
Rules governing retaking an offender under the compact of the
Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
Rules governing dispute resolution and interpretation of rules under the compact of the
Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
(a) Upon a declaration of a national emergency by the President of the United States and/or the declaration of emergency by one or more Governors of the compact member states in response to a crisis, the Commission may, by majority vote, authorize the…
(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…
(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,…
As used in these rules, unless the context clearly requires a different construction-
Abscond – means to be absent from the offender’s approved place of residence and employment; and failing to comply with reporting requirements.
Adult – means both…
(a) A transfer request for an offender shall be transmitted through the electronic information system authorized by the commission and shall contain:
A narrative description of the instant offense in sufficient detail to describe the circumstances, type…
(a) Officers authorized under the law of a sending state may enter a state where the offender is found and apprehend and retake the offender, subject to this compact, its rules, and due process requirements.
(b) The sending state shall be required to…
(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) No state shall permit an offender who is eligible for transfer under this compact to relocate to another state except as provided by the Compact and these rules.
(b) An offender who is not eligible for transfer under this Compact is not subject to…
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.
Notwithstanding any other rule, if an offender is charged with a subsequent felony or violent crime, the offender shall not be retaken or ordered to return until criminal charges have been dismissed, sentence has been satisfied, or the offender has been…
A sending state shall be responsible for the cost of retaking the offender.
History: Adopted November 4, 2003, effective August 1, 2004.
The sending state shall give the same force and effect to conditions imposed by a receiving state as if those conditions had been imposed by the sending state.
History: Adopted October 26, 2004, effective January 1, 2005; amended October 4, 2006,…
A receiving state shall require that an offender transferred under the interstate compact comply with any offender registration and DNA testing requirements in accordance with the laws or policies of the receiving state and shall assist the sending state…
An offender 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.
A receiving state shall be responsible for the cost of detaining the offender in the receiving state pending the offender’s retaking by the sending state.
History: Adopted November 4, 2003, effective August 1, 2004.
A receiving state shall continue to supervise offenders 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.
A sending state shall retake an offender within 30 calendar days after the offender has been taken into custody on the sending state’s warrant and the offender is being held solely on the sending state’s warrant.
History: Adopted November 4, 2003,…
States that are party to this compact shall allow officers authorized by the law of the sending or receiving state to transport offenders 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 an offender from a local, state or federal correctional facility at the expiration of the sentence or the offender’s release from that facility provided that–
No detainer has been…