* § 259-mm. Interstate compact for adult offender supervision. The\ninterstate compact for adult offender supervision as set forth in this\nsection is hereby adopted, enacted into law and entered into with all\nother jurisdictions joining therein. The compact shall be as follows:\n INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR ADULT OFFENDER SUPERVISION\nARTICLE I. Purpose.\nARTICLE II. Definitions.\nARTICLE III. The compact commission.\nARTICLE IV. The state council.\nARTICLE V. Powers and duties of the interstate commission.\nARTICLE VI. Organization and operation of the interstate commission.\nARTICLE VII. Activities of the interstate commission.\nARTICLE VIII. Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission.\nARTICLE IX. Oversight, enforcement and dispute resolution by the\n interstate commission.\nARTICLE X. Finance.\nARTICLE XI. Compacting states, effective date and amendment.\nARTICLE XII. Withdrawal, default, termination and judicial enforcement.\nARTICLE XIII. Severability and construction.\nARTICLE XIV. Binding effect of compact and other laws.\n ARTICLE I\n PURPOSE\n The compacting states to this interstate compact recognize that each\nstate is responsible for the supervision of adult offenders in the\ncommunity who are authorized pursuant to the bylaws and rules of this\ncompact to travel across state lines both to and from each compacting\nstate in such a manner as to track the location of offenders, transfer\nsupervision authority in an orderly and efficient manner, and when\nnecessary return offenders to the originating jurisdictions. The\ncompacting states also recognize that Congress, by enacting the Crime\nControl Act, 4 U.S.C. Section 112 (1965), has authorized and encouraged\ncompacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the prevention\nof crime. It is the purpose of this compact and the interstate\ncommission created pursuant to this compact, through means of joint and\ncooperative action among the compacting states: to provide the framework\nfor the promotion of public safety and protect the rights of victims\nthrough the control and regulation of the interstate movement of\noffenders in the community; to provide for the effective tracking,\nsupervision and rehabilitation of these offenders by the sending and\nreceiving states; and to equitably distribute the costs, benefits and\nobligations of the compact among the compacting states. In addition,\nthis compact will: create an interstate commission which will establish\nuniform procedures to manage the movement between states of adults\nplaced under community supervision and released to the community under\nthe jurisdiction of courts, paroling authorities, corrections or other\ncriminal justice agencies which will promulgate rules to achieve the\npurpose of this compact; ensure an opportunity for input and timely\nnotice to victims and to jurisdictions where defined offenders are\nauthorized to travel or to relocate across state lines; establish a\nsystem of uniform data collection, access to information on active cases\nby authorized criminal justice officials, and regular reporting of\ncompact activities to heads of state councils, state executive, judicial\nand legislative branches, and criminal justice administrators; monitor\ncompliance with rules governing interstate movement of offenders and\ninitiate interventions to address and correct non-compliance; and\ncoordinate training and education regarding regulations of interstate\nmovement of offenders for officials involved in such activity. The\ncompacting states recognize that there is no "right" of any offender to\nlive in another state and that duly accredited officers of a sending\nstate may at all times enter a receiving state and there apprehend and\nretake any offender under supervision subject to the provisions of this\ncompact and bylaws and rules promulgated thereto. It is the policy of\
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