This program is the one many times used to transfer people on probation or parole to another state.

http://tinyurl.com/co9cn3q

The receiving state---in this case Hawaii----has to be willing to accept him.

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so if my son wanted to move from one state to another you mean that state has to allow it?

Yes... The receiving state has to allow the transfer. No one on parole or probation has the right to transfer to any state without their permission.

Yes, the receiving state must agree before the transfer can be made.

One note of interest, I was reading about the Interstate Compact program today, and I found out the receiving state can ADD---yes, ADD--- additional supervision requirements from the ones in the transferring state. In other words, a person under supervision can re-locate to another receiving state and have more requirements regarding supervision than he did in the original state. This was on their website under "Common Interstate Transfer Concerns."----

""""Yes. Rule 4.101 requires the receiving state to supervise an offender transferred under the interstate compact in a manner determined by the receiving state and consistent with the supervision of other similar offenders sentenced in the receiving state.

Furthermore, Rule 4.103 (a) states that at the time of acceptance or during the term of supervision, the receiving state may impose a special condition on a transferred offender as if that special condition would have been imposed on the offender if sentenced in the receiving state."""""

The link is below----------

http://tinyurl.com/lthmbqo

Also the transfer of sex offenders is more complicated. See the link below-------

http://tinyurl.com/nc5uau8

Hope this helps everyone. I would thoroughly read everything on that web site before I made any decisions.,

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Yes I can add to Rew's statement. The receiving state holds all the cards. They can add anything they want but cannot take anything away. You must transfer to family.

Also, you cannot access the ICOTS website yourself. Only PO's can and PO's cannot contact each other except through the ICOTS program. (No person to person contact.). It's all red tape.

I was transferred via ICOTS and you are welcome to PM me if you have any questions.

h3lpm3.... I sent you a PM...

So, I have a question. My son is in prison in California. Is there anyway that he can go to another state when he gets out even if there is not family in that state? California is way to expensive. I am just wondering if we are both dead when he gets out, if he will be stuck in California. I know i probably shouldn't worry about this since things might change by that time, but just curious.

I don't know the answer to that question. My charge was state and I had to have a family member in order to transfer. I believe if it's within state you have to return to the county where the offense took place.

Perhaps someone else has a better answer?

My husband applied for an interstate transfer from CA to TX. CA agreed to let him go. TX did not agree to take him because his only family here is me and our children. Since the terms of his parole prevent him from contact with our daughter, even though she was not a victim --- not even born when he was arrested, TX did not consider him to have a home to go to and denied the transfer.

Yes... The conditions of parole/probation take president before any transfer..

Here is the Interstate Compact eligibility guide. This may clarify things here----------


INTERSTATE COMPACT ELIGIBILITY GUIDE

At the discretion of the Sending State, an offender shall be eligible for transfer of supervision to a receiving state under the compact, and the receiving state shall accept transfer, if the offender:

· has 3 months or more remaining on supervision; AND

· is in substantial compliance in the Sending State; AND

· is a resident of the Receiving State OR has resident family in the Receiving State willing and able to assist OR the offender is an active military member who has been deployed to another state OR is a veteran eligible and referred by the Veteran’s Health Administration to another state for medical and/or mental health service OR is an offender who will live with an active military family member who has been deployed to another state OR is an offender who will live with a family member who has been transferred to another state by their fulltime employer as a condition of maintaining employment; OR the offender is transferred to another state by their fulltime employer as a condition of maintaining employment AND

· has a valid plan of supervision in the Receiving State with a visible means of support (employment, family support, SSD/SSI, Workman’s Compensation, etc.); AND

· the transferring offense was a conviction for a felony, eligible misdemeanor or eligible deferred sentence; AND

· is required to report or be monitored by the supervising authorities OR has any condition (other than monetary), qualification, special condition or requirement imposed. (Offenders sentenced to non-reporting/unsupervised terms of probation with special or standard conditions will still need to be transferred through the Compact.)

Requests that do not meet the above criteria are considered discretionary and can still be submitted; however, they must be accompanied by compelling reasons and documentation as to the merit of the transfer. The receiving state shall have the discretion to accept or reject the transfer of supervision in a manner consistent with the purpose of the Compact.

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Thanks Rew... I didn't have my hands on the exact text...