Courtesy Supervision - Interstate Compact for Juveniles
A. The Compact applies to any Juvenile who:
1. Has run away from home without consent of a parent or legal guardian.
2. Is placed on probation or parole and desires to reside in another state.
3. Has absconded from probation/parole or escaped institutional care and is located in a party state.
4. Requires institutional care and specialized services available in a party state; or
5. Is charged with being a delinquent by reason of a violation of any criminal act and is located in another state.
B. Each state has a Juvenile Compact Administrator and communication between states is always from one Compact Administrator to another. The Compact Office is the central clearing point for all requests for transfer of supervision for probation or parole of juveniles moving from one state to another. At the time it is determined that a delinquent juvenile may be placed from one state to another, a referral is sent to the office of the Compact Administrator. A referral packet should include the following completed information:
1. Form IV, Probation or Parole Investigation and Supervision Request.
2. Form IA, Application for Compact Services.
3. Form VI, Memorandum of Understanding and Waiver.
4. Cover letter.
5. Social History.
6. Court documents:
a. Petitions.
b. Adjudication order(s).
c. Disposition order(s).
d. Conditions/Rules.
e. Probation or Parole.
7. Any additional helpful information such as significant psychological reports, medical information, court summaries or group care reports.
A. When a request is received by the Interstate Compact on Juveniles (ICJ) Administrator, the ICJ Administrator reviews the request for completeness.
1. The Administrator then completes a Person Search in RICHIST:
a. If the person is found, any pertinent information is automatically retrieved and the appropriate fields will be pre-filled in the Intake Services Referral Window.
b. If the person is not found, the Administrator creates the person in RICHIST and then fills in as much information as possible in the Intake Services Referral window. The Administrator accepts the request using the Basic Tab in the Intake Services Referral window and links the request to an existing case or creates a new case.
2. The Administrator assigns the case to the area Probation Supervisor for assignment to a Probation Officer.
3. The Probation Officer completes any information which was not already filled in the Intake Services Referral Window and obtains, via intra departmental mail, any hardcopy information which is available.
4. The Probation Officer completes an investigation using the Assessment and Studies Window and submits the findings to the ICJ Administrator:
a. If the placement is found to be suitable, the receiving state then notifies the sending state in writing that the request for placement and supervision has been accepted.
b. There are times that acceptance of supervision is indicated even though the placement is not suitable. For example, the juvenile is already in placement with the parent or with relatives and there is no alternative placement in the sending state. Even if the receiving state refuses supervision, the juvenile sometimes does not return to the sending state.
c. The receiving state must complete an ICJ-Investigation/Supervision Report within 30 days of the juvenile being placed. This report must be completed quarterly thereafter. The report is completed by the Probation officer and is sent to the ICJ Administrator for approval. The Administrator then mails the report to the sending state.
B. The adjudication of delinquency and the conditions of probation or parole are set by the sending state but may be changed by the receiving state, if necessary. The day to day operational matters may be set by the supervising personnel in accordance with the standards set for delinquent juveniles in the receiving state. Supervisory progress reports are submitted in writing regularly through the Interstate Compact offices to the state retaining jurisdiction.
C. The decision to terminate a juvenile’s probation or parole is made by the sending state. The juvenile should not be terminated prior to the expiration date specified in the court order without a recommendation of the authorities in the supervising state; a recommendation for termination can be sent to the sending state prior to the expiration date. If the court authorities in the sending state are in agreement, then discharge or termination orders are issued in the sending state. Copies of the court order are sent through the Compact offices formally notifying everyone involved of the termination. The Probation Officer sends the information to the supervisor who assigns the case to the ICJ Administrator for approval and closing.
