Parents/Legal Guardians FAQs

Yes, a juvenile on probation or parole is eligible for a transfer of supervision if they meet the following criteria:

1. is classified as a juvenile in the sending state; 
2. is an adjudicated delinquent, adjudicated status offender, or has a deferred adjudication in the sending state; and 
3. is under the jurisdiction of a court or appropriate authority in the sending state; and 
4. has a plan inclusive of relocating to another state for a period exceeding ninety (90) consecutive days in any twelve (12) month period; 
5. and has more than ninety (90) days or an indefinite period of supervision remaining at the time the sending state submits the transfer request; and
6. will reside with a parent, legal guardian, relative, non-relative or independently, excluding residential facilities; or is a full time student at an accredited secondary school, or accredited university, college, or licensed specialized training program and can provide proof of acceptance and enrollment.

You/your child are still responsible for restitution and court fines, payable directly the court or agency in the sending state.

The approval process may take up to 45 days. To ensure the process occurs in a timely fashion, make sure that the person with whom the youth will reside is available for the home evaluation visit.

If your child is on probation or parole and needs to reside in another state (called the receiving state), you must request an interstate compact transfer through their probation or parole officer. If the receiving state agrees to the transfer of supervision request, you may relocate. If there is no guardian in the state where probation/parole was ordered (called the sending state), but there is a legal guardian in the receiving state, the receiving state is required to accept the case and may choose to expedite the transfer of supervision process.

Reporting requirements vary by state. The state in which your child will reside will communicate reporting and/or registration requirements to the juvenile’s probation or parole officer in the sending state. The juvenile’s probation/parole officer will provide reporting instructions and/or registration requirements to you and your

Your child must be supervised in the state in which they reside, which is considered the receiving state for the purposes of the interstate case. The probation officer in the state where probation was ordered (called the sending state) will issue your child a travel permit and will submit a transfer of supervision request through the state compact office.

If no legal guardian lives in the sending state, and a legal guardian does live in the receiving state, the case is considered a mandatory acceptance case. However, the probation officer in the state in which you reside is still require to do a home evaluation visit.

A transfer of supervision must be submitted so that your child can have a probation or parole officer in the state in which you will reside. They must maintain contact with their supervising officer until the receiving state accepts supervision. The officer must still submit a transfer of supervision referral packet to the receiving state. 

You must let your child’s supervising officer know immediately if you must relocate.  Depending on your circumstance, they will determine if a travel permit shall be issued for immediate travel or relocation, prior to a transfer of supervision case acceptance.

The receiving state is required to accept the transfer case if there is no legal guardian remaining in the sending state (where probation/parole was ordered) but there is a legal guardian in the receiving state (where you will live). 

A travel permit is written permission from your child’s supervising officer that authorizes them to travel from one state to another. Travel permits are required for juveniles on probation or parole who need to travel out-of-state for more than 24 hours if they were:

• Adjudicated or have deferred adjudications and are on supervision for one of the following:
  • i. sex-related offenses;
  • ii. violent offenses that have resulted in personal injury or death; or
  • iii. offenses committed with a weapon;


• Travel permits are also required if your situation fits one of the following:  
  • i. state committed (on parole); 
  • ii. pending a request for transfer of supervision, and who are subject to the terms of the Compact; 
  • iii. returning to the state from which they were transferred for the purposes of visitation; 
  • iv. transferring to a subsequent state(s) with the approval of the original sending state; or
  • v. transferred and the victim notification laws, policies and practices of the sending and/or receiving state require notification. 

You or your child must ask their probation or parole officer if they need a travel permit. Travel permits are required in some cases and optional in others. If a travel permit is required, the officer will submit the notification to the ICJ Office before you visit another state.

If the out-of-state visit is less than 24 hours, a travel permit is not required by the Compact.  However, you may need to discuss the visit with your child’s probation or parole officer to ensure you comply with other terms and conditions.

A person on probation or parole must be supervised by authorities in the state where they live.  The rules for how this works from state-to-state were adopted by law as part of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.