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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Support - FY23 Transfer Decision Dashboard (Fall 2022)
Follow up to the FY22 transfer assessment and ABM sessions, this training will cover the various uses of the Transfer Decision Dashboard and uses for improving acceptance rates.  This report provides states analysis opportunities to identify areas for…
Alcohol Consumption 01-2006
I. Objectives A. This policy advocates the responsible use of alcohol at business functions for the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision and ensures that ICAOS funds are being expended in a prudent and reasonable manner in the conduct of…
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…
Support - FY24 DCA Dashboard Program-Violations & Retaking Management
The FY24 DCA Dashboard Program focuses on violations and retaking management.  The first session kicks off November 2023 with follow up sessions scheduled for Summer 2024. This year's program will focus on practices and reports highlighting: Best…
Bench Book - 4.3 Retaking
As previously noted, Article I of ICAOS authorizes officers from a sending state to enter a receiving state, or any state where a supervised individual has absconded, for the purpose of retaking. Except for limited exceptions, the decision to retake lies…
Bench Book - 3.5.3 Victims' Rights
 The ICAOS specifically creates distinct rights for victims of crime and certain obligations on courts and supervising authorities with respect to those rights. While the Compact statute itself is general on the rights, the commission’s rules spell out…
BYLAWS - ARTICLE IV - COMMISSION PERSONNEL
Section 1. Commission Staff and Offices. The Commission may by a majority of its Members, or through its executive committee appoint or retain an executive director, who shall serve at its pleasure and who shall act as secretary to the Commission, but…
Support - Compact Action Request Quick Reference Guide
Compact Action Request (CAR) is a free form communication tool that allows you to request or notify another state of any action that is not addressed by a specifically named compact process.  CARs can be linked to a formal compact activity (such as a…
Rule 3.107 - Transfer Request
(a) A transfer request for a supervised individual 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…
Bench Book - 3.2.2.1 Out-of-state Treatment
One area for potential confusion centers on the issue of treatment in lieu of supervision or treatment as supervision. In such cases, courts may be inclined to defer sentence and require enrollment in a community-based or in-house treatment program in…
Bench Book - 4.7.3.1 When a Probable Cause Hearing is Not Required
A supervised individual convicted of a new conviction in the receiving state forming the basis for retaking is not entitled to further hearings, the conviction being conclusive as to the status of the individual’s violations of supervision and the right…
Bench Book - 2.4 Historical Development of the ICAOS
The ICAOS was written to address problems and complaints with the ICPP. Chief among the problems and complaints were: Lack of state compliance with the terms and conditions of the ICPP; Enforceability of its rules given there was no enforcement mechanism…
White Paper - Discharge of Sentences in Lieu of Retaking is a Violation of the Compact and the ICAOS Rules
Published November 1, 2013 The ICAOS Executive Committee has requested this ‘white paper’ resulting from several recent cases in which courts, prosecuting attorneys, and probation and parole officers have apparently lacked awareness or ignored the…
Bench Book - 3.2.1.2 Eligibility of Supervised Individuals, Residency Requirements - General Overview
Transfers are classified into two categories, (1) mandatory acceptance and (2) discretionary acceptance. The authority to transfer a supervised individual to another state lies solely with the sending state. See Rule 3.101. The supervised individual does…
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 4.112 - 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…
Support - FY24 Annual Audit-Data Integrity Follow up
The Commission concentrated its audit resources in FY23 on ICOTS data integrity to ensure that the data contains accurate and reliable information for our internal and external partners. Given the FY23 audit findings, the Compliance and Executive…
Bench Book - 1.7.1 Relief Must Be Consistent with the Compact
In Texas v. New Mexico, the Supreme Court sustained exceptions to a Special Master’s recommendation to enlarge the Pecos River Compact Commission, holding that one consequence of a Compact becoming “a law of the United States” is that “no court may order…
BYLAWS - ARTICLE VII - COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee. The Commission may establish an executive committee, which shall be empowered to act on behalf of the Commission during the interim between Commission meetings, except for rulemaking or amendment of the Compact. The…
Support - Notice of Departures & Arrivals
Upon transmission of a Departure Notice, the assigned user responsible for indicating arrival of the offender in the other state receives an email establishing a 'due date' for submission of a Notice of Arrival.  The 'due date' is the…
Advisory Opinion 1-2019
How states should manage absconders apprehended in the receiving state
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…
Dues Assessment and Enforcement 05-2004
I. Authority The Executive Committee is vested with the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session. The Executive Committee oversees the day to day activities managed by the…
Advisory Opinion 9-2006
Whether the offender being in the receiving state prior to investigation is a valid reason for rejection
Support - ICAOS Practice Guide: Electronic Signatures
  Electronic signatures have become a convenient and efficient way to sign documents and are legally recognized in every state and US territory. However, the acceptance of an electronic signature may vary depending on the context, the parties involved,…
Support - User Administration and System Access
Who uses ICOTS? Each member state determines and administers its users. For most states, users are: Line staff responsible for supervision of transferees Compact office staff responsible for review and compact compliance State administrators responsible…
Bench Book - 4.7.3.2.1 Supervised Individual's Basic Rights at a Probable Cause Hearing
Rule 5.108(d) defines the supervised individual’s basic rights for a probable cause hearing. However, each state may have procedural variations. Therefore, to the extent that a hearing officer is unclear on the application of due process procedures in a…
Investment Policy 02-2020
I. Purpose This policy provides a clear statement of the Commission’s investment objective and defines responsibilities for managing the Commission’s investments with target asset allocations, including permissible investments and diversification…
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…
Bench Book - 3.6.2 Authority to Impose Conditions
Courts and paroling authorities have wide latitude in imposing conditions. Generally, a condition imposed as a part of probation or parole must be reasonably related to the underlying offense, promote the individual’s rehabilitation, not unreasonably…
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