§ 11-13-4.5-1.5 — Interstate compact for juveniles

Indiana § 11-13-4.5-1.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 13: PROBATION AND PAROLE
• Ch. 4.5: Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision

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5. The governor shall enter into a compact
on behalf of the state with any other state in the form substantially as
set forth in this section.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a
different construction:
(1) "Bylaws" mean those bylaws established by the interstate
commission for its governance or for directing or controlling the
interstate commission's actions or conduct.
(2) "Compact administrator" means the individual in each
compacting state appointed under the terms of this compact,
responsible for the administration and management of the state's
supervision and transfer of juveniles subject to the terms of this
compact, the rules adopted by the interstate commission, and
policies adopted by the state council under this compact.
(3) "Compacting state" means any state that has enacted the
enabling legislation for this compact.
(4) "Commissioner" means the voting representative of each
compacting state appointed under Article II of this compact.
(5) "Court" means any court having jurisdiction over a delinquent,
neglected, or dependent child.
(6) "Deputy compact administrator" means the individual, if any,
in each compacting state appointed to act on behalf of a compact
administrator under the terms of this compact responsible for the
administration and management of the state's supervision and
transfer of juveniles subject to the terms of this compact, the rules
adopted by the interstate commission, and policies adopted by the
state council under this compact.
(7) "Interstate commission" means the interstate commission for
juveniles established by this compact.
(8) "Juvenile" means any person defined as a juvenile in any
member state or by the rules of the interstate commission,
including the following terms and definitions:
(A) "Accused delinquent" means a person charged with an
offense that if committed by an adult would be a criminal
offense.
(B) "Adjudicated delinquent" means a person found to have
committed an offense that if committed by an adult would be a
criminal offense.
(C) "Accused status offender" means a person charged with an
offense that would not be a criminal offense if committed by an
adult.
(D) "Adjudicated status offender" means a person found to have
committed an offense that would not be a criminal offense if
committed by an adult.
(E) "Nonoffender" means a person in need of supervision who
is not an accused or adjudicated status offender or delinquent.
(9) "Noncompacting state" means any state that has not enacted
the enabling legislation for this compact.
(10) "Probation or parole" means any kind of supervision or
conditional release of juveniles authorized by the laws of the
compacting states.
(11) "Rules" means a written statement by the interstate
commission adopted under Article V of this compact that is of
general applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a
policy or provision of the compact, or an organizational,
procedural, or practice requirement of the interstate commission.
(12) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of
Columbia, or any other territorial possession of the United States.
ARTICLE II
INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR JUVENILES
(a) The interstate commission for juveniles is established.
(b) The interstate commission is a body corporate and joint agency
of the compacting states. The interstate commission has all the
responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth in this section, and
additional powers as conferred upon it by subsequent action of the
respective legislatures of the compacting states in accordance with the
terms of this compact.
(c) The interstate commission consists of commissioners appointed
by the appropriate appointing authority in each state under the rules
and requirements of each compacting state and in consultation with the
state council for interstate juvenile supervision set forth in this section.
The commissioner is the compact administrator, deputy compact
administrator, or designee from that state who serves on the interstate
commission under the law of the compacting state.
(d) In addition to the commissioners, who are the voting
representatives of each state, the interstate commission includes
individuals who are not commissioners but who are members of
interested organizations. Noncommissioner members include a member
of the national organizations of governors, legislators, state chief
justices, attorneys general, interstate compact for adult offender
officials, interstate compact for the placement of children officials,
juvenile justice and juvenile corrections officials, and crime victims.
All noncommissioner members of the interstate commission are ex
officio nonvoting members. The interstate commission may provide in
its bylaws for additional, ex officio, nonvoting members, including
members of other national organizations.
(e) Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the
interstate commission is entitled to one (1) vote. A majority of the
compacting states constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,
unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the interstate
commission.
(f) The interstate commission shall meet at least once each calendar
year. The chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the
request of a simple majority of the compacting states, shall call
additional meetings. Public notice shall be given of all meetings and
meetings must be open to the public.
(g) The interstate commission shall establish an executive
committee that must include interstate commission officers, members,
and others as determined by the bylaws. The executive committee has
authority to act on behalf of the interstate commission during periods
when the interstate commission is not in session, with the exception of
rulemaking or making amendments to the compact. The executive
committee oversees the day to day activities managed by the executive
director and interstate commission staff, administers enforcement and
compliance with the provisions of the compact, its bylaws and rules,
and performs other duties as directed by the interstate commission or
set forth in the bylaws.
(h) Each member of the interstate commission is entitled to cast a
vote and to participate in the business and affairs of the interstate
commission. A member shall vote in person and may not delegate a
vote to another compacting state. However, a commissioner, in
consultation with the state council, shall appoint another authorized
representative, in the absence of the commissioner from that state, to
cast a vote on behalf of the compacting state at a specified meeting.
The bylaws may provide for members' participation in meetings by
telephone or other means of telecommunication or electronic
communication.
(i) The interstate commission's bylaws must establish conditions and
procedures. The interstate commission shall make its information and
official records available to the public for inspection or copying under
the bylaws. The interstate commission may exempt from disclosure any
information or official records to the extent they would adversely affect
personal privacy rights or proprietary interests.
(j) Public notice shall be given of all meetings, and all meetings
shall be open to the public, except as set forth in the rules or as
otherwise provided in the compact. The interstate commission and its
committees may close a meeting to the public if it determines by
two-thirds (2/3) vote that an open meeting would likely:
(1) relate solely to the interstate commission's internal personnel
practices and procedures;
(2) disclose matters specifically exempted from disclosure by
statute;
(3) disclose trade secrets or commercial or financial information
that is privileged or confidential;
(4) involve accusing a person of a crime, or formally censuring a
person;
(5) disclose information of a personal nature if the disclosure
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy;
(6) disclose investigative records compiled for law enforcement
purposes;
(7) disclose information contained in or related to the examination
of, operating or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for
the use of, the interstate commission with respect to a regulated
person or entity for the purpose of regulation or supervision of the
regulated person or entity;
(8) disclose information prematurely and significantly endanger
the stability of a regulated person or entity; or
(9) specifically relate to the interstate commission's issuance of a
subpoena or its participation in a civil action or other legal
proceeding.
(k) For every meeting closed under subsection (j), the interstate
commission's legal counsel shall publicly certify that, in the legal
counsel's opinion, the meeting may be closed to the public, and shall
reference each relevant exemption clause listed in subsection (j). The
interstate commission shall keep minutes that describe all matters
discussed in each meeting and shall provide a summary of any actions
taken. The minutes must also include a description of the views
expressed on any item and the record of any roll call vote indicating
how each member voted in each vote. All documents considered in
connection with any action must be identified in each set of minutes.
(l) The interstate commission shall collect standardized data
concerning the interstate movement of juveniles as directed through its
rule that shall specify the data to be collected, the means of collection,
and data exchange and reporting requirements. The methods of data
collection, exchange, and reporting shall conform to modern
technology and coordinate the information functions with the
appropriate repository of records.
ARTICLE III
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION
The interstate commission has the following powers and duties:
(1) To provide for dispute resolution among compacting states.
(2) To adopt rules that are binding in the compacting states to the
extent and in the manner provided in this compact.
(3) To oversee, supervise, and coordinate the interstate movement
of juveniles subject to the terms of this compact and any bylaws
and rules adopted by the interstate commission.
(4) To enforce compliance with compact provisions, interstate
commission rules, and bylaws, using all necessary and proper
means, including but not limited to the use of judicial process.
(5) To establish and maintain offices.
(6) To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.
(7) To borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel,
including, but not limited to, members and their staffs.
(8) To establish and appoint committees and hire staff it considers
necessary for the carrying out of its functions, including, but not
limited to, an executive committee as required by Article II of this
compact that may act on behalf of the interstate commission in
carrying out its powers and duties.
(9) To elect or appoint officers, attorneys, employees, agents, or
consultants, to fix their compensation, define their duties, and
determine their qualifications, and to establish the interstate
commission's personnel policies and programs relating to, among
other things, conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and
qualifications of personnel.
(10) To accept donations and grants of money, equipment,
supplies, materials, and services and to receive, use, and dispose
of them.
(11) To lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or
otherwise own, hold, improve, or use any real, personal, or mixed
property.
(12) To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon,
or otherwise dispose of any real, personal, or mixed property.
(13) To establish a budget and make expenditures and levy dues
as provided in Article VII of this compact.
(14) To sue and be sued.
(15) To adopt a seal and suitable bylaws governing the
management and operation of the interstate commission.
(16) To perform functions as necessary or appropriate to achieve
the purposes of this compact.
(17) To report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary,
and state councils of the compacting states concerning the
activities of the interstate commission during the preceding year.
Reports must include any recommendations that may have been
adopted by the interstate commission.
(18) To coordinate education, training, and public awareness for
officials involved in the interstate movement of juveniles.
(19) To establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting,
and exchanging of data.
(20) The interstate commission must maintain its corporate books
and records in accordance with the bylaws.
ARTICLE IV
ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE INTERSTATE
COMMISSION
Part A. Bylaws
The interstate commission shall, by a majority of the members,
within twelve (12) months of the first interstate commission meeting,
adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate
to carry out the purposes of the compact, including:
(1) establishing the fiscal year of the interstate commission;
(2) establishing an executive committee and other committees as
necessary;
(3) providing reasonable standards and procedures:
(A) for the establishment of committees; and
(B) governing any general or specific delegation of any
authority or function of the interstate commission;
(4) providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting
meetings of the interstate commission and ensuring reasonable
notice of each meeting;
(5) establishing the titles and responsibilities of the officers of the
interstate commission;
(6) providing a mechanism for concluding the operations of the
interstate commission and the return of any surplus funds that
may exist upon the termination of the compact after the payment
and reserving of its debts and obligations;
(7) providing transition rules for a start-up administration of the
compact; and
(8) establishing standards and procedures for compliance and
technical assistance in carrying out the compact.
Part B. Officers and Staff
(a) The interstate commission, by a majority of the members, shall
elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson,
each of whom has authority and duties as specified in the bylaws. The
chairperson or, in the chairperson's absence or disability, the vice
chairperson, shall preside at all meetings of the interstate commission.
The officers elected serve without compensation or remuneration from
the interstate commission. However, subject to the availability of
budgeted funds, the officers are entitled to be reimbursed for any actual
and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in the performance
of their duties and responsibilities as officers of the interstate
commission.
(b) The interstate commission, through its executive committee,
shall appoint or retain an executive director. The interstate commission
may set terms and conditions for the appointment of the executive
director and shall determine the appropriate compensation for the
executive director. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the
interstate commission and hire and supervise other staff as authorized
by the interstate commission, but is not a member.
Part C. Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification
(a) The members, officers, executive director, and employees of the
interstate commission are immune from suit and liability, either
personally or in their official capacities, for any claim for damage to or
loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or
arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurs
within the scope of interstate commission employment, duties, or
responsibilities. However, this subsection may not be construed to
protect any person from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or
liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of
any person.
(b) The liability of any commissioner, or the employee or agent of
a commissioner, acting within the scope of the person's employment or
duties for acts, errors, or omissions occurring within the person's state
may not exceed the limits of liability set forth under the constitution
and law of that state for state officials, employees, and agents. This
subsection may not be construed to protect any person from suit or
liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the
intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any the person.
(c) The interstate commission shall defend the executive director,
the executive director's employees and representatives, the
commissioner of a compacting state, and the commissioner's
representatives or employees in any civil action seeking to impose
liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that
occurs within the scope of interstate commission employment, duties,
or responsibilities or that the defendant has a reasonable basis for
believing occurred within the scope of interstate commission
employment, duties, or responsibilities, as long as the actual or alleged
act, error, or omission did not result from intentional wrongdoing on
the part of the person.
(d) The interstate commission shall indemnify and hold harmless the
commissioner of a compacting state, the appointed designee or
employees, and the interstate commission's representatives or
employees in the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained
against the person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or
omission that occurs within the scope of interstate commission
employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the person had a
reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of interstate
commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the
actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from gross
negligence or intentional wrongdoing on the part of the person.
ARTICLE V
RULEMAKING FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE
COMMISSION
(a) The interstate commission shall adopt rules to effectively and
efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact.
(b) Rulemaking shall occur under the criteria set forth in this article
and the bylaws and rules adopted. Rulemaking must substantially
conform to the principles of the Model State Administrative Procedures
Act, 1981 Act, Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p. 1 (2000), or
another administrative procedures act the interstate commission
considers to be consistent with the due process requirement of the
Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the United States
Supreme Court.
(c) All rules and amendments become binding as of the date
specified in each rule or amendment.
(d) When adopting a rule, the interstate commission shall:
(1) publish the entire text of the proposed rule and the reason for
the proposed rule;
(2) allow and invite individuals to submit written data, facts,
opinions, and arguments, that shall be publicly available;
(3) provide an opportunity for an informal hearing if petitioned by
ten (10) or more individuals; and
(4) adopt a final rule and its effective date, if appropriate, based
on input from state and local officials or other interested parties.
(e) Not later than sixty (60) days after a rule is adopted, any
interested person may file a petition in the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia or in the Federal District Court where the
interstate commission's principal office is located for judicial review of
the rule. If the court finds that the interstate commission's action is not
supported by substantial evidence in the rulemaking record, the court
shall hold the rule unlawful and set it aside. For purposes of this
subsection, evidence is substantial if it would be considered substantial
evidence under the Model State Administrative Procedures Act.
(f) If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states rejects
a rule, those states may, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the
same manner used to adopt the compact, cause the rule to be no longer
in effect in any compacting state.
(g) The rules governing the operation of the interstate compact on
juveniles superseded by this act are void twelve (12) months after the
first meeting of the interstate commission created by this compact.
(h) Upon determination by the interstate commission that an
emergency exists, it may adopt an emergency rule that becomes
effective immediately upon adoption. However, the rulemaking
procedures provided under this article shall be applied retroactively to
the rule as soon as reasonably possible and not later than ninety (90)
days after the effective date of the rule.
ARTICLE VI
OVERSIGHT, ENFORCEMENT, AND DISPUTE
RESOLUTION BY THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION
Part A. Oversight
(a) The interstate commission shall oversee the administration and
operations of the interstate movement of juveniles subject to this
compact in the compacting states and shall monitor activities being
administered in noncompacting states that may significantly affect
compacting states.
(b) 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. The
provisions of this compact and the rules adopted shall be received by
all the judges, public officers, commissions, and departments of the
state government as evidence of the authorized statute and
administrative rules. All courts shall take judicial notice of the compact
and the rules. In any judicial or administrative proceeding in a
compacting state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact that
may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the interstate
commission, the interstate commission is entitled to receive all service
of process in any proceeding and has standing to intervene in the
proceeding for all purposes.
Part B. Dispute Resolution
(a) The compacting states shall report to the interstate commission
on issues and activities necessary for the administration of the compact
as well as issues and activities pertaining to compliance with this
compact and its bylaws and rules.
(b) Upon the request of a compacting state, the interstate
commission shall attempt to resolve any disputes or other issues that
are subject to the compact and that may arise between compacting
states and noncompacting states. The interstate commission shall adopt
a rule providing for mediation and binding dispute resolution for
disputes among the compacting states.
(c) The interstate commission, in the reasonable exercise of its
discretion, shall enforce this compact and rules of this compact as set
forth in Article X of this compact.
ARTICLE VII
FINANCE
(a) The interstate commission shall pay or provide for the payment
of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and
ongoing activities.
(b) The interstate commission shall levy and collect an annual
assessment from each compacting state to cover the cost of the internal
operations and activities of the interstate commission and its staff that
must be in a total amount sufficient to cover the interstate commission's
annual budget as approved each year. The total annual assessment
amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by
the interstate commission, taking into consideration the population of
the compacting state and the volume of interstate movement of
juveniles in each compacting state, and shall adopt a rule binding upon
all compacting states that governs the assessment.
(c) The interstate commission may not incur any obligation of any
kind before securing the funds adequate to meet the obligation, nor
may the interstate commission pledge the credit of any compacting
state except by and with the authority of the compacting state.
(d) The interstate commission shall keep accurate accounts of all
receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the
interstate commission are subject to the audit and accounting
procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and
disbursements of funds handled by the interstate commission shall be
audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant, and the
report of the audit must be included in and become part of the annual
report of the interstate commission.
ARTICLE VIII
THE STATE COUNCIL
Each member state shall create a state council for interstate juvenile
supervision. While each state may determine the membership of its
own state council, its membership must include at least one (1)
representative from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of
government and victims groups and the compact administrator, deputy
compact administrator, or designee. Each compacting state retains the
right to determine the qualifications of the compact administrator or
deputy compact administrator. Each state council shall advise and may
exercise oversight and advocacy concerning the state's participation in
interstate commission activities and other duties as may be determined
by that state, including, but not limited to, the development of policy
concerning operations and procedures of the compact within that state.
ARTICLE IX
COMPACTING STATES
(a) Any state, the District of Columbia (or its designee), the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands is eligible
to become a compacting state.
(b) The compact becomes effective and binding upon legislative
enactment of the compact into law by at least thirty-five (35) states.
The initial effective date is the later of July 1, 2004, or upon enactment
into law by the thirty-fifth jurisdiction. Thereafter, the compact
becomes effective and binding on any other compacting state upon
enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of
nonmember states or their designees are invited to participate in
interstate commission activities on a nonvoting basis before adoption
of the compact by all states and territories of the United States.
(c) Amendments to the compact may be proposed by the interstate
commission for enactment by the compacting states. No amendment
becomes effective and binding upon the interstate commission and the
compacting states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous
consent of the compacting states.
ARTICLE X
WITHDRAWAL, DEFAULT, TERMINATION, AND JUDICIAL
ENFORCEMENT
Part A. Withdrawal
(a) Once effective, the compact continues in force and remains
binding upon every compacting state. A compacting state may
withdraw from the compact by enacting a statute specifically repealing
the statute that enacted the compact into law.
(b) The effective date of withdrawal is the effective date of the
repeal.
(c) The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the chairperson
of the interstate commission in writing upon the introduction of
legislation repealing this compact in the withdrawing state. The
interstate commission shall notify the other compacting states of the
withdrawing state's intent to withdraw not later than sixty (60) days
after receiving the written notice.
(d) The withdrawing state is responsible for all assessments,
obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of
withdrawal, including any obligations the performance of which
extends beyond the effective date of withdrawal.
(e) Reinstatement following withdrawal of any compacting state
occurs upon the withdrawing state reenacting the compact or upon later
date as determined by the interstate commission.
Part B. Technical Assistance, Fines, Suspension, Termination and
Default
(a) If the interstate commission determines that any compacting
state has at any time defaulted in the performance of any of its
obligations or responsibilities under this compact, the bylaws, or any
adopted rules, the interstate commission may impose any or all of the
following penalties:
(1) Remedial training and technical assistance as directed by the
interstate commission.
(2) Alternative dispute resolution.
(3) Fines, fees, and costs levied upon the county responsible for
the default or upon the state, if the state is responsible for the
default, in amounts considered reasonable as fixed by the
interstate commission.
(4) Suspension or termination of membership as described in
subsection (b).
(b) Suspension or termination of membership in the compact may
be imposed only after all other reasonable means of securing
compliance under the bylaws and rules have been exhausted.
Immediate notice of suspension shall be given by the interstate
commission to the governor, the chief justice or the chief judicial
officer of the state, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting
state's legislature, and the state council.
(c) The grounds for default include, but are not limited to, failure of
a compacting state to perform the obligations or responsibilities
imposed upon it by this compact, interstate commission bylaws, or
adopted rules. The interstate commission shall immediately notify the
defaulting state in writing of the penalty imposed by the interstate
commission on the defaulting state pending a cure of the default. The
interstate commission shall stipulate the conditions the defaulting state
must meet to cure its default, and specify the time when these
conditions must be met. If the defaulting state fails to cure the default
within the time specified by the interstate commission, in addition to
any other penalties imposed in this compact, the defaulting state may
be terminated from the compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority
of the compacting states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits
conferred by this compact are terminated from the effective date of
suspension.
(d) Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of termination of a
defaulting state, the interstate commission shall notify the governor, the
chief justice or the chief judicial officer of the state, the majority and
minority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature, and the state
council of the termination.
(e) The defaulting state is responsible for all assessments,
obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of
termination, including any obligations that extend beyond the effective
date of termination.
(f) The interstate commission shall not bear any costs relating to the
defaulting state unless otherwise mutually agreed upon between the
interstate commission and the defaulting state.
(g) Reinstatement following termination of any compacting state
requires both a reenactment of the compact by the defaulting state and
the approval of the interstate commission under the rules.
Part C. Judicial Enforcement
The interstate commission may, by majority vote of the members,
initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District
of Columbia or, at the discretion of the interstate commission, in the
federal district where the interstate commission has its offices, to
enforce compliance with this compact and its adopted rules and bylaws
against any compacting state in default. If judicial enforcement is
necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of the
litigation including reasonable attorney's fees.
Part D. Dissolution of Compact
(a) This compact dissolves effective on the date of the withdrawal
or default of the compacting state that reduces membership in the
compact to one (1) compacting state.
(b) Upon this dissolution of this compact, the compact becomes
void and is of no further force or effect, and the business and affairs of
the interstate commission shall be concluded and any surplus funds
shall be distributed in accordance with the bylaws.
ARTICLE XI
SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION
(a) The provisions of this compact are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, sentence, or provision is considered unenforceable, the
remaining provisions of the compact are enforceable.
(b) The provisions of this compact shall be liberally constructed to
effectuate its purposes.
ARTICLE XII
BINDING EFFECT OF COMPACT AND OTHER LAWS
Part A. Other Laws
(a) Nothing in this compact prevents the enforcement of any other
law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact.
(b) All compacting states' laws other than state constitutions and
other interstate compacts conflicting with this compact are superseded
to the extent of the conflict.
Part B. Binding Effects of the Compact
(a) All lawful actions of the interstate commission, including all
rules and bylaws adopted by the interstate commission, are binding
upon the compacting states.
(b) All agreements between the interstate commission and the
compacting states are binding in accordance with their terms.
(c) Upon the request of a party to a conflict over meaning or
interpretation of interstate commission actions, and upon a majority
vote of the compacting states, the interstate commission may issue
advisory opinions regarding the meaning or interpretation.
(d) Any provision of this compact that violates the Constitution of
the State of Indiana is ineffective in Indiana.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.137-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.78.