(a) When a request to transfer is transmitted to a receiving state or a subsequent receiving state, or a request is made to return to a sending state, the victim notification authority in the sending state shall inform victims of the supervised individual of their right to be heard and comment. Victims of the supervised individual have the right to be heard regarding their concerns relating to the transfer request for their safety and family members’ safety. Victims have the right to contact the sending state’s interstate compact office regarding their concerns relating to the transfer request for their safety and family members’ safety. The victim notification authority in the sending state shall provide victims of the supervised individual with information regarding how to respond and be heard if the victim chooses.
(b)
(1) Victims shall have 15 business days from receipt of notice required in Rule 3.108(a) to respond to the sending state. Receipt of notice shall be presumed to have occurred by the 5th business day following its sending.
(2) The receiving state shall continue to investigate the transfer request while awaiting response from the victim.
(c) The sending state shall consider victim related concerns. Victims’ comments shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to the public. The sending state or receiving state may impose conditions of supervision on the supervised individual to address victim related concerns.
(d) The sending state shall respond to the victim no later than 5 business days following receipt of victim related concerns.
History: Adopted November 4, 2003, effective August 1, 2004; amended October 11, 2017, effective March 1, 2018; amended October 9, 2019, effective April 1, 2020, amended September 11, 2024, effective November 1, 2024; amended October 1, 2025, effective April 1, 2026