New Jersey § 9:23b-1

§ 9:23b-1.

The Interstate Compact for Juveniles is hereby enacted into law and entered into with

all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: The compacting states to this Interstate Compact recognize that 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 and the safety of others. The compacting states also recognize that each state is responsible for the safe

return of juveniles who have run away from home and in doing so have left their state

of residence. The compacting states also recognize that Congress, by enacting the Crime Control

Act, 4 U.S.C. s.112 (1965) , has authorized and encouraged compacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance

in the prevention of crime. It is the purpose of this compact, through means of joint and cooperative action among

the compacting states to: a. ensure that the adjudicated juveniles and status offenders subject to this compact

are provided adequate supervision and services in the receiving state as ordered by

the adjudicating judge or parole authority in the sending state; b. ensure that the public safety interests of the citizens, including the victims

of juvenile offenders, in both the sending and receiving states are adequately protected; c. return juveniles who have run away, absconded or escaped from supervision or control

or have been accused of an offense to the state requesting their return; d. make contracts for the cooperative institutionalization in public facilities in

member states for delinquent youth needing special services; e. provide for the effective tracking and supervision of juveniles; f. equitably allocate the costs, benefits and obligations of the compacting states; g. establish procedures to manage the movement between states of juvenile offenders

released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, juvenile departments,

or any other criminal or juvenile justice agency which has jurisdiction over juvenile

offenders; h. insure immediate notice to jurisdictions where defined offenders are authorized

to travel or to relocate across state lines; i. establish procedures to resolve pending charges against juvenile offenders prior

to transfer or release to the community under the terms of this compact; j. establish a system of uniform data collection on information pertaining to juveniles

subject to this compact that allows access by authorized juvenile justice and criminal

justice officials, and regular reporting of compact activities to heads of state executive,

judicial, and legislative branches and juvenile and criminal justice administrators; k. monitor compliance with rules governing interstate movement of juveniles and initiate

interventions to address and correct noncompliance; l. coordinate training and education regarding the regulation of interstate movement

of juveniles for officials involved in such activity; and m. coordinate the implementation and operation of the compact with the Interstate

Compact for the Placement of Children, the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision

and other compacts affecting juveniles particularly in those cases where concurrent

or overlapping supervision issues arise. It is the policy of the compacting states that the activities conducted by the Interstate

Commission created herein are the formation of public policies and therefore are public

business. Furthermore, the compacting states shall cooperate and observe their individual

and collective duties and responsibilities for the prompt return and acceptance of

juveniles subject to the provisions of this compact. The provisions of this compact shall be reasonably and liberally construed to accomplish

the purposes and policies of the compact.