Vermont § 1359 - Article IX; Oversight, enforcement and dispute resolution by the Interstate Commission

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§ 1359. Article IX; Oversight, enforcement and dispute resolution by the Interstate Commission

  • (a) Oversight. The Interstate Commission shall oversee the interstate movement of adult offenders
    in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting
    states which may significantly affect compacting states. The courts and executive
    agencies in each compacting state shall enforce this compact and shall take all actions
    necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact’s purposes and intent. In any
    judicial or administrative proceeding in a compacting state pertaining to the subject
    matter of this compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities or actions of
    the Interstate Commission, the Interstate Commission shall be entitled to receive
    all service of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene
    in the proceeding for all purposes. (b) Dispute resolution. The compacting states shall report to the Interstate Commission on issues or activities
    of concern to them, and cooperate with and support the Interstate Commission in the
    discharge of its duties and responsibilities. The Interstate Commission shall attempt
    to resolve any disputes or other issues which are subject to the compact and which
    may arise among compacting states and noncompacting states. The Interstate Commission
    shall enact a bylaw or promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding
    dispute resolution for disputes among the compacting states. (c) Enforcement. The Interstate Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce
    the provisions of this compact using any or all means set forth in Article XII of
    this compact provided by subsection 1362(b) of this title. (Added 1999, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 27, 2000.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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