You must ask your juvenile probation or parole officer if you need a travel permit, as they are required for some juveniles and optional for others. If you are required to have a travel permit, the officer will submit the notification to the ICJ Office before you visit another state.
You must let your supervising officer know immediately if you must relocate with your legal guardian. A travel permit will be issued for immediate travel or relocation, prior to a transfer of supervision case acceptance.
The receiving state is required to accept your transfer case if there is no legal guardian remaining in the sending state (where you were adjudicated), but there is a legal guardian in the receiving state.
A transfer of supervision request must be submitted so that you can have a probation or parole officer in the state where you live. You must maintain contact with your supervising officer until the receiving state accepts supervision. The officer must still submit a transfer of supervision referral packet to the receiving state.
The approval process may take up to 45 calendar days. To ensure the process occurs in a timely fashion, make sure that the person with whom you will reside is available for the home evaluation visit.
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.
If you are on probation or parole and need to reside in another state (called the receiving state), you must request an interstate compact transfer through your probation or parole officer. If the receiving state agrees to the transfer of supervision request, the you may relocate. If you don’t have a legal guardian in the state where probation or parole was ordered (called the sending state), but you do have 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.
An “absconder” is a juvenile probationer or parolee who hides or conceals him/herself with the intent to avoid legal process or authorized control.
Probation and parole are types of community supervision, but there are differences.
Probation refers to a period of supervision in the community that is ordered by a court in lieu of detention. The youth is required to meet with a probation officer and participate in conditions, such as paying restitution or drug testing. Failure to comply with conditions can result in detention or other consequences.
A "runaway" is a person within the juvenile jurisdictional age limit established by the home state who (1) has voluntarily left their residence without permission of their legal guardian or custodial agency or (2) refuses to return to their residence as directed by their legal guardian or custodial agency, but who may or may not have been adjudicated.