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.
Offender Violation Report transmitted by a Receiving State
Response to OVR due in 10 business days of receipt in Sending State
Addendum to Offender Violation Report transmitted by the Receiving State
If sent PRIOR to original response, workflow merges…
Use the Addendum to Response to Violation Report for correspondence after submitting a Response to Violation Report in ICOTS. This ensures information consolidates to the official violation record in ICOTS.
DO NOT use Compact Action Requests to follow-…
[Update June 29, 2017]
This article also explains a similar action for withdrawn Violation Reports due to an ICOTS release on May 31, 2017.
With the launch of ICOTS Release 18.0, any pending violation reports or responses to violation reports had to be…
On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 3 enhancement and 2 bug fixes were launched in ICOTS to address approved rule amendments. Full list of the Rule Amendments and the updated Rules can be found on the ICAOS main website. www.interstatecompact.org
The…
Reporting an offender is 'available for retaking' on an Offender Violation Report or Addendum to Offender Violation Report trigger email notifications (three total) to interested users:
5 days prior to 30th day after transmission
on the 30th…
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
Use the Addendum to Offender Violation Report for correspondence after reporting behavior requiring retaking. This ensures information consolidates to the official violation record in ICOTS and requires the sending state to respond (e.g. respond with…
Training Note: The national office hosts a number of useful reports on the ICAOS Dashboards. DCAs and Compact Office staff only need to log in to their website account to access.
The Offenders Awaiting Retaking Report in ICOTS displays cases when:
The …
Sometimes in newsletters and helpdesk tickets, certain ICOTS terms are referenced with an acronym. Here is a list of what those acronyms mean:
ARVR - Addendum to Response to Violation Report
AVR - Addendum to Violation Report
CAR - Compact Action Request…
An offender is normally entitled to a probable cause hearing in the receiving state when:
The offender is in custodial detention in the receiving state based on violations of supervision that occurred in that state or based on a request from the sending…
A receiving state is obligated to report to sending state authorities within 30 calendar days of the discovery or determination that an offender has engaged in behavior requiring retaking. “Behavior requiring retaking” is defined in Rule 1.101 as an act…
Rule 5.108 provides that an offender subject to retaking can waive a probable cause hearing. No waiver is to be accepted unless the offender admits to one or more violations that are subject to revocation of supervision. The critical elements of such a…
(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–
offender’s name and…
This guide is intended to provide hearing officers with basic guidance regarding the retaking procedures that may apply to offenders subject to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS). Several cautionary notes should be understood in…
This on-demand training module includes:
Violation Reports for Mandatory Retaking
Types of Violations Requiring Retaking
Documentation Expectations
Managing the Retaking Process
On Wednesday, March 7, 2018 four new enhancements will be launched in ICOTS. Most of the enhancements are relatively minor, but will provide an improved user experience.
This is the fourth of several enhancement releases to take place during FY 2018.
The…
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.
Where a probable cause hearing is required, the following are elements of due process that are applicable in all circumstances:
The hearing must be conducted by a neutral and independent person and reasonably close in time and place to the alleged…
If the retaking of an offender is based on violations of the conditions of supervision that occur in another state, the hearing to which the offender is entitled may be substantially less. In general, if the violation occurs during a visit for example,…
This on-demand training module includes:
Retaking & Warrant Overview
Discretionary Retaking & Mandatory Retaking
Where the retaking of an offender is based on a violation of the conditions of supervision in the receiving state and such violation is likely to form the basis for revocation of community supervision in the sending state, the following additional…
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…
[Last updated July 3, 2017]
Below are the 'Due on' and 'Overdue' email notifications generated by ICOTS:
Case Closure Notices
due in 30 days, 30 calendar days prior to 10 business days after the Supervision End Date
due today, 10…
Compact Office Staff Training
Last Updated April 26, 2021
These training tools and resources are specific to Compact Office Staff discussing how to operationalize the ICAOS rules when training stakeholders.
Compact Staff Training-ICOTS email bounces-What…
Generally, how should states manage an occurrence when offenders located in receiving states abscond, triggering case closure, but are later apprehended in the jurisdiction of the receiving state? And, is the receiving state required to reopen the case in…
On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Appriss pushed the new code for six new ICOTS enhancements to production. The six enhancements cover changes to email notifications, compact action requests, and the retaking requirement.
Rejected Case Notifications
1.1 Update…
On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 a new code release involving rule-mandated changes to the Offender Violation Report and Progress Report activities was pushed to production in ICOTS. Several minor bugs were introduced and Appriss was very responsive in working…
Background on Retaking Management
Four prior ICOTS enhancements to the Offender Violation Report (2013, 2017, 2018 & 2021 @ costs of $250k+) provide tools for ICOTS users to manage mandatory retaking. In addition, several administrative reports…
On Wednesday, March 6, 2019 five new enhancements and one bug fix were launched in ICOTS. This is the first of several enhancement releases to take place during FY 2019.
*NOTICE* - The first three of the five enhancements listed below involve new or…