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 - What NCIC Offense Codes are used in ICOTS?
Most states have their own list of codes they use to categorize offenses. To centralize all the criminal offenses record in ICOTS, each state must enter an offender's offense details using NCIC codes. Below is a complete list of all the NCIC offense…
Advisory Opinion 4-2010
Effect of a Washington statute prohibiting the Department of Corrections to supervise certain supervised individuals eligible for the Compact
White Paper - State Liability: Why Your State Can Be Sanctioned Upon Violation of the Compact or the ICAOS Rules
Revised: 1/21/2026 Executive Summary The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) provides the legal framework for the transfer and supervision of individuals on probation or parole across state lines. It ensures public safety,…
Advisory Opinion 3-2010
Effect of a California statute that classifies certain eligible California parolees as not subject to active supervision or revocation of parole excludes such individuals from the jurisdiction of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
Advisory Opinion 6-2005
Effect of Washington’s “deferred prosecution” statute for compact eligibility
Advisory Opinion 14-2006
Supervised Individuals being charged fee by sending state after transferred to receiving state.
Advisory Opinion 9-2004
Eligibility for Transfer & Retaking for Supervised Individuals Sentenced under New Jersey’s Violent Predator Incapacitation Act
Advisory Opinion 5-2006
Rule 3.104 Time allowed for Investigation by Receiving State Rule 4.101 Manner and degree of supervision
ICOTS Privacy Policy V4.1 06-2009
Privacy Policy Interstate Compact Offender Tracking System Version 4.1   Approved 04/23/2009 Revised on 3/20/2024   1.0 Statement of Purpose The goal of establishing and maintaining the ICOTS is to further the following purposes of the Commission:…
White Paper - Legal Implications of Remote Hearings in Relation to ICAOS Rules
Revised: 11/19/2025 Executive Summary This white paper examines how remote or virtual hearings intersect with ICAOS Rules governing the transfer, supervision, and return of supervised individuals. While not a new practice, the COVID-19 pandemic…
Advisory Opinion 7-2004
Rejection of transfers based on outstanding warrants
Advisory Opinion 1-2015
Subjecting a transferred supervised individual to short-term confinement for probation violations in North Carolina as the receiving state
Advisory Opinion MA-2004
Adopting an emergency rule for Massachusetts who had not enacted the Compact
Advisory Opinion 3-2015
Whether Maryland’s Home Detention Program qualifies as supervision under the Interstate Compact
Advisory Opinion 2-2015
Eligibility of Conditional Pardon Transferred to an Out of State Secure Treatment Facility
Advisory Opinion 1-2012
Effect of New Jersey statute on acquitted persons by reason of insanity
Advisory Opinion 3-2012
Whether a supervised individual whose supervision was never transferred and who subsequently absconds supervision is subject to retaking under the terms of the Compact
Chapter 3: Transfer of Supervision
Rules governing transfer of supervision under the compact of the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
Definition - Travel Permit 
Travel Permit – means the written permission granted to a supervised individual authorizing the travel from one state to another.
Chapter 4: Supervision in Receiving State
Rules governing supervision in the receiving state under the compact of the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
Bench Book - 3.2.1.4 Employment Transfers of Supervised Individuals and Their Families
 Other circumstances in which a receiving state is mandated to accept supervision include the employment transfer of a supervised individual or the employment transfer of a family member with whom the supervised individual resides. Rule 3.101-1(a)(3) and…
Definition - Resident
Resident – means a person who has resided in a state for at least 1 year continuously and immediately prior to either the supervision start date or sentence date for the original offense for which transfer is being requested; and intends that such state…
Definition - Retaking
Retaking - means the act of a sending state physically removing or causing to have a supervised individual removed, from a receiving state.
Definition - Compliance
Compliance – means that a supervised individual is abiding by all terms and conditions of supervision, including payment of restitution, family support, fines, court costs or other financial obligations imposed by the sending state.
Chapter 4 - Returning Supervised Individuals to the Sending State
Chapter 2: General Provisions
Rules governing the general provisions of the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
Rule 2.104 - Forms
(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,…
Definition - Sex Offender 
Sex 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…
Bench Book - 3.2.1 Eligibility Criteria
 Determining eligibility under the Compact involves a multi-faceted analysis, starting with the broad definition of a "supervised individual." According to Rule 1.101, a "supervised individual" is an adult who is placed under supervision due to a criminal…
Rule 3.101-2 - Discretionary Transfer of Supervision
(a) A sending state may request transfer of supervision of a supervised individual who does not meet the eligibility requirements in Rule 3.101, where acceptance in the receiving state would support successful completion of supervision, rehabilitation of…
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