Compact Online Reference Encyclopedia (CORE)

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Determining offender eligibility under the Compact requires a multi-prong analysis beginning with the broad definition of offender. An “offender” means “an adult placed under, or made subject to, supervision as a result of the commission of a criminal…
According the Commission’s definition of “offender,” the Commission can regulate the full range of adult offenders. An adult offender does not have to be on a traditionally applied formal “probation” or “parole” status to qualify for transfer and…
Transfers fall into one of two categories, (1) mandatory acceptance and (2) discretionary acceptance. The authority to place an offender outside the state rests exclusively with the sending state. See Rule 3.101. The offender has no constitutional right…
Rule 3.101-1 addresses three categories of military individuals: (1) military personnel, (2) family members living with military personnel; and (3) veterans for medical or mental health services. Military Personnel are eligible for reporting instructions…
The other circumstances in which a receiving state is mandated to accept supervision include the employment transfer of an offender and the employment transfer of a family member with whom the offender resides with to another state. Rule 3.101-1(a)(3) and…
An offender not subject to the ICAOS is not eligible to have their supervision transferred to another state, but neither are they restricted in their travel, except as otherwise ordered by the sentencing court. See Sanchez v. N.J. State Parole Bd., 845 A.…
The ICAOS applies to all offenders meeting the eligibility requirements and who are subject to some form of community supervision or corrections. By design, the term “offender” provides greater scope and flexibility in the management of offender…
In addition to traditional cases where an offender is formally adjudicated and placed on supervision, the ICAOS also applies in so-called “suspended sentencing,” “suspended adjudication,” and “deferred sentencing” contexts. Rule 2.106 provides that “…
Whether an offender granted a conditional pardon and moved to a secure treatment facility is eligible for transfer under the Compact
Whether offenders sentenced to home detention programs are eligible for transfer under the Compact
Whether the receiving state's acceptance of a transfer request or reporting instructions creates the 'planned release' date
Effect of New Jersey statute on acquitted persons by reason of insanity
Whether rule 2.105 applies to hunting violations involving the use of a firearm
Whether a California statute classifying offenders as not subject to supervision or revocation are eligible for transfer under the Compact
Whether a sending state may request an investigation prior to the offender’s release from incarceration
Authority to issue travel permits
Clarification regarding sex offenders living in the receiving state at the time of sentencing and imposing/enforcing special conditions
Whether receiving states can denying reporting instructions based on an invalid plan of supervision
Whether offenders who seek to reside in federal housing are eligible for transfer under the Compact
Interpretation of physical harm and whether states can consider other criteria such as plea bargains in determining eligibility
Whether an undocumented immigrant is subject to the Compact
Whether a receiving state can predicate acceptance to a residential program on the sending state agreeing to retake if the offender fails to complete the program.
Whether the second or subsequent misdemeanor DUI meets ICAOS eligibility
Clarification on how the 90-days remaining on supervision is determined
Whether a receiving state can make a determination of substantial compliance if an offender commits a crime in the receiving state during the period of investigation or has an outstanding warrant
Whether offenders subject to Washington’s “deferred prosecution” statute are eligible for transfer under the Compact
Whether offenders who are not eligible to transfer under Rule 3.101 or 2.105 are permitted to a discretionary transfer
Individuals and sex offenders subject to lifetime supervision (CSL)
Whether a receiving state can reject a transfer if there are warrants or pending charges in the receiving state
Whether an offender subject to a deferred sentence is eligible for transfer under the Compact
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