§ 13-9-2. Interstate compact.
The governor of this state is authorized and directed to enter into a compact on behalf
of the state of Rhode Island with any of the United States legally joining in it in
the form substantially as follows:
Entered into by and among the contracting states, signatories to this compact, with
the consent of the Congress of the United States of America, granted by an act entitled
"An act granting the consent of Congress to any two (2) or more states to enter into
agreements or compacts for co-operative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention
of crime and for other purposes.�
The contracting states solemnly agree:
(1) That it shall be competent for the duly constituted judicial and administrative authorities
of a state party to this compact, (herein called "sending state�) to permit any person
convicted of an offense within such state and placed on probation or released on parole
to reside in any other state party to this compact, (herein called "receiving state�)
while on probation or parole, if
(a) The person is in fact a resident of or has his or her family residing within the receiving
state and can obtain employment there;
(b) Though not a resident of the receiving state and not having his or her family residing
there, the receiving state consents to the person being sent there.
Before granting permission, opportunity shall be granted to the receiving state to
investigate the home and prospective employment of the person.
A "resident of the receiving state�, within the meaning of this section, is one who
has been an actual continuous inhabitant of the state for more than one year prior
to his or her coming to the sending state and has not resided within the sending state
more than six (6) continuous months immediately preceding the commission of the offense
for which he or she has been convicted.
(2) That each receiving state will assume the duties of visitation of and supervision
over probationers or parolees of any sending state and in the exercise of those duties
will be governed by the same standards that prevail for its own probationers and parolees.
(3) That duly accredited officers of a sending state may at all times enter a receiving
state and there apprehend and retake any person on probation or parole. For that purpose
no formalities will be required other than establishing the authority of the officer
and the identity of the person to be retaken. All legal requirements to obtain extradition
of fugitives from justice are expressly waived on the part of states party to this
compact, as to persons to be apprehended or retaken. The decision of the sending state
to retake a person on probation or parole shall be conclusive upon and not reviewable
within the receiving state; provided, that if, at the time when a state seeks to retake
a probationer or parolee, there should be pending against him or her within the receiving
state any criminal charge, or he or she should be suspected of having committed within
that state a criminal offense, he or she shall not be retaken without the consent
of the receiving state until discharged from prosecution or from imprisonment for
the offense.
(4) That the duly accredited officers of the sending state will be permitted to transport
prisoners being retaken through any and all states parties to this compact, without
interference.
(5) That the governor of each state may designate an officer who, acting jointly with
like officers of other contracting states, if and when appointed, shall promulgate
any rules and regulations that may be deemed necessary to more effectively carry out
the terms of this compact.
(6) That this compact shall become operative immediately upon its ratification by any
state as between it and any other ratifying state or states. When ratified it shall
have the full force and effect of law within the state, the form of ratification to
be in accordance with the laws of the ratifying state.
(7) That this compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each ratifying state
until renounced by it. The duties and obligations under this compact of a renouncing
state shall continue as to parolees or probationers residing therein at the time of
withdrawal until retaken or finally discharged by the sending state. Renunciation
of this compact shall be by the same authority which ratified it, by sending six (6)
months' notice in writing of its intention to withdraw from the compact to the other
states party to this agreement.