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Interstate Compact for Juveniles
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| Interstate Compact for Juveniles | |
| Formation date: | 1955 |
| Member jurisdictions: | 53 |
| Issue(s): | Corrections |
| Compact website | |
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The Interstate Compact for Juveniles is an interstate compact among all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The compact allows states and jurisdictions to regulate the inter-state movement of juveniles who are under court supervision. This compact also has congressional consent.[1][2]
Text of the compact
The legislature of each member state passes the laws with certain modifications, but the core of the legislation remains the same.
See also
External links
- The Council of State Governments - National Center for Interstate Compacts
- Interstate Commission for Juveniles
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention fact sheet
Footnotes
