The purpose of this compact and the Interstate Commission created under it, through means of joint and cooperative action among the compacting states, is to:

1. (1) promote public safety by providing adequate supervision in the community of adult offenders who are subject to the compact;
2. (2) provide a means for tracking offenders subject to supervision under this compact;
3. (3) provide a means of transferring supervision authority in an orderly and efficient manner;
4. (4) provide a means of returning offenders to the originating jurisdictions when necessary;
5. (5) provide a means for giving timely notice to victims of the location of offenders subject to supervision under this compact;
6. (6) distribute the costs, benefits, and obligations of this compact equitably among the compacting states;
7. (7) establish a system of uniform data collection for offenders subject to supervision under this compact and to allow access to information by authorized criminal justice officials;
8. (8) monitor compliance with rules established under this compact; and
9. (9) coordinate training and education regarding regulations relating to the interstate movement of offenders, for officials involved in this activity.

HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 273, Section 1.