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Compact Statute
As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction: " Adult ” means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law. “ By –laws ” mean those …
Bench Book
For additional information on interstate compact law and interstate compacts generally, see Michael L. Buenger, et al., T he Evolving Law and Use of Interstate Compacts 2d ed. (ABA Publ’g 2016), and Jeffrey B. Litwak, Interstate Compact Law: Cases …
Bench Book
Rule 5.108(e) requires the receiving state to prepare a written report of the hearing within 10 business days and to transmit the report along with any evidence or record from the hearing to the sending state. The report must contain (1) the time, date, …
Bench Book
Although a receiving state may not impose pre-acceptance conditions that impede transfer, nothing in the Compact prohibits a receiving state from imposing lawful supervision requirements after acceptance, provided those requirements apply equally to …
Policies
I. Authority The Executive Committee is vested with the power to adopt a policy on behalf of the Interstate Commission during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session. The Executive Committee oversees the Commission’s day-to-day …
Bench Book
As established in Article I of the ICAOS, officers from a sending state are authorized to enter a receiving state, or any other state to which a supervised individual has absconded, for the purpose of retaking. Rule 5.101 (a) states that the decision …
Rule
A receiving state shall continue supervising individuals 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, …
Advisory Opinion
Issued by: Harry E. Hageman, Executive Director and Richard L. Masters, Legal Counsel Background North Carolina enacted a statute authorizing the short-term confinement of individuals under its probation jurisdiction, commonly known as a “Quick Dip” …
Bench Book
Article XIV.B specifies, “Upon the request of a party to a conflict over meaning or interpretation of Interstate Commission actions, and upon a majority vote of the Compacting States, the Interstate Commission may issue advisory opinions regarding …
Bench Book
This section explains the impact of congressional consent and ICAOS. …