Section 9-301 – Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

Section 9-302 – Purpose

Article I. Purpose.     (a)    The compacting states to this Interstate Compact recognize that:         (1)    each state is responsible for the proper supervision or return of juveniles, delinquents and status offenders who are on probation or parole and who have absconded, escaped, or run away from supervision and control and in so doing have endangered their own safety […]

Section 9-303 – Definitions

Article II. Definitions.     (a)    As used in this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated, unless the context clearly requires a different construction.     (b)    “Bylaws” means those bylaws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling its actions or conduct.     (c)    “Compact Administrator” means the individual in each compacting state appointed pursuant […]

Section 9-304 – Interstate Commission for Juveniles

Article III. Interstate Commission for Juveniles.     (a)    The compacting states hereby create the “Interstate Commission for Juveniles.” The Commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. The Commission shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth herein, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent […]

Section 9-305 – Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission

Article IV. Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission.     (a)    The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers and duties:         (1)    to provide for dispute resolution among compacting states;         (2)    to promulgate rules which shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compacting states to the extent and in the manner […]

Section 9-306 – Organization and Operation of the Interstate Commission

Article V. Organization and Operation of the Interstate Commission.     (a)    The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members present and voting, within 12 months after the first Interstate Commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Compact, including, but not limited […]

Section 9-307 – Rulemaking Functions of the Interstate Commission

Article VI. Rulemaking Functions of the Interstate Commission.     (a)    The Interstate Commission shall promulgate and publish rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the Compact.     (b)    Rulemaking shall occur pursuant to the criteria set forth in this article and the bylaws and rules adopted pursuant thereto. Such rulemaking shall substantially conform to the […]

Section 9-308 – Oversight, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution by the Interstate Commission

Article VII. Oversight, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution by the Interstate Commission.     (a)    (1)    The Interstate Commission shall oversee the administration and operations of the interstate movement of juveniles subject to this Compact in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting states which may significantly affect compacting states.         (2)    The courts and executive agencies […]

Section 9-309 – Finance

Article VIII. Finance.     (a)    The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.     (b)    The Interstate Commission shall levy on and collect an annual assessment from each compacting state to cover the cost of the internal operations and activities of the Interstate Commission and its […]

Section 9-310 – The State Council

Article IX. The State Council.     (a)    Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision. While each state may determine the membership of its own state council, its membership must include at least one representative from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, victims’ groups, and the Compact Administrator, deputy compact administrator, […]

Section 9-311 – Compacting States, Effective Date and Amendment

Article X. Compacting States, Effective Date and Amendment.     (a)    Any state is eligible to become a compacting state.     (b)    The Compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the Compact into law by no less than 35 of the states. The initial effective date shall be the later of July 1, 2004, or upon enactment […]

Section 9-312 – Withdrawal, Default, Termination, and Judicial Enforcement

Article XI. Withdrawal, Default, Termination, and Judicial Enforcement.     (a)    (1)    Once effective, the Compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every compacting state; provided that a compacting state may withdraw from the Compact by specifically repealing the statute which enacted the Compact into law.         (2)    The effective date of withdrawal is the effective date […]

Section 9-313 – Severability and Construction

Article XII. Severability and Construction.     (a)    The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Compact shall be enforceable.     (b)    The provisions of this Compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.

Section 9-314 – Binding Effect of Compact and Other Laws

Article XIII. Binding Effect of Compact and Other Laws.     (a)    (1)    Nothing in this subtitle prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this Compact.         (2)    All compacting states’ laws other than state constitutions and other interstate compacts conflicting with this Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. […]