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- When transferring a juvenile sex offender, the sending state shall not allow the juvenile to transfer to the receiving state until the sending state’s request for transfer of supervision has been approved, or reporting instructions have been issued by the receiving state unless Rule 4-103(3) is applicable.
- When transferring a juvenile sex offender, the referral shall consist of: Form VI, Application for Services and Waiver; Form IV, Parole or Probation Investigation Request; order of adjudication and disposition; conditions of supervision; petition and/or arrest report. The sending state shall also provide (if available): safety plan; specific assessments; legal and social history information pertaining to the criminal behavior; victim information, i.e., sex, age, relationship to the juvenile; sending state’s current or recommended supervision and treatment plan; photograph, and all other pertinent materials. Parole conditions, if not already included, shall be forwarded to the receiving state upon the juvenile’s release from an institution. Form V, Notification from Sending State of Parolee or Probationer Proceeding to the Receiving State, shall be forwarded prior to or at the time the juvenile relocates to the receiving state, unless the juvenile is already residing in the receiving state pursuant to Rule 4-103(3).
- When it is necessary for a juvenile sex offender to relocate or reside with a legal guardian prior to the acceptance of supervision, under the provision of Rule 4-104(5), the sending state shall provide to the receiving state a Form VII, Out-of-State Travel Permit and Agreement to Return, prior to the juvenile’s departure from the sending state, along with a written explanation as to why ICJ procedures for submitting the referral could not be followed.
a. If not already submitted, the sending state shall provide the complete referral to the receiving state within ten (10) business days of submitting the Form VII, Out-of-State Travel Permit and Agreement to Return.
b. Within five (5) business days of receipt of the Form VII, Out-of-State Travel Permit and Agreement to Return, the receiving state shall advise the sending state of any applicable registration requirements and/or reporting instructions. The sending state shall communicate registration requirements and/or reporting instructions to the juvenile and their family.
c. The sending state shall maintain responsibility until supervision is accepted by, and the juvenile has arrived in, the receiving state. The receiving state shall have the authority to monitor juveniles pursuant to reporting instructions issued under 4-103(3)(b).
- In conducting home evaluations or when issuing reporting instructions for juvenile sex offenders, the receiving state shall monitor the juvenile’s compliance with local policies or laws.
- Juvenile sex offender shall abide by the registration laws in the receiving state, i.e., felony or sex offender registration, notification or DNA testing.
- A juvenile sex offender who fails to register when required will be subject to the laws of the receiving state.
History: Adopted December 2, 2009, effective March 1, 2010; amended September 15, 2010, effective January 1, 2011; amended October 26, 2011, effective March 1, 2012; amended October 17, 2012, effective April 1, 2013; amended October 9, 2013, effective April 1, 2014; amended August 26, 2015, effective February 1, 2016; clerically amended October 17, 2016; clerically amended May 19, 2021; amended October 7, 2021, effective March 1, 2022; amended September 27, 2023, effective, April 1, 2024; amended August 27, 2025, effective April 1, 2026