§ 1352. Article II; Definitions
As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction:
(1) “Adult” means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated
as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law.
(2) “Bylaws” means those bylaws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance,
or for directing or controlling the Interstate Commission’s actions or conduct.
(3) “Compact administrator” means the individual in each compacting state appointed pursuant
to the terms of this compact responsible for the administration and management of
the state’s supervision and transfer of offenders subject to the terms of this compact,
the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission and policies adopted by the state council
under this compact.
(4) “Compacting state” means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for
this compact.
(5) “Commissioner” means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed
pursuant to Article III of this compact.
(6) “Interstate Commission” means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
established by this compact.
(7) “Member” means the commissioner of a compacting state or designee, who shall be a
person officially connected with the commissioner.
(8) “Noncompacting state” means any state which has not enacted the enabling legislation
for this compact.
(9) “Offender” means an adult placed under, or subject to, supervision as the result of
the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction
of courts, paroling authorities, corrections, or other criminal justice agencies.
(10) “Person” means any individual, corporation, business enterprise or other legal entity,
either public or private.
(11) “Rules” means acts of the Interstate Commission, duly promulgated pursuant to Article
VIII of this compact, substantially affecting interested parties in addition to the
Interstate Commission, which shall have the force and effect of law in the compacting
states.
(12) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any other
territorial possessions of the United States.
(13) “State council” means the resident members of the state council for interstate adult
offender supervision created by each state under Article III of this compact. (Added 1999, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 27, 2000.)