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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 407<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63884,"section_number":"53.1-145","catch_line":"Powers and duties of probation and parole officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-145\/"},{"id":53955,"section_number":"53.1-174","catch_line":"Preliminary hearings by other states","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-174\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":64951,"section_number":"53.1-176.2","catch_line":"Short title; Governor to execute; form of compact","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-176.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239107,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63160,"identifier":"53.1-176.1","token":"53.1\/4\/6\/53.1-176.1","url":"\/53.1-176.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-176.1\/","token":"53.1\/4\/6\/53.1-176.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-176.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

WHEREAS, the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937 and is the earliest corrections “compact” established among the states and has not been amended since its adoption more than 65 years ago; and\n\t\tWHEREAS, that Compact is the only vehicle for the controlled movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction<\/span> over more than a quarter of a million offenders; and\n\t\tWHEREAS, the complexities of that Compact have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions<\/span> have expanded supervision expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification requirements and sex offender registration; and\n\t\tWHEREAS, after hearings<\/span>, national surveys, and a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming recommendation has been to amend<\/span> the document to bring about an effective management capacity that addresses public safety concerns and offender accountability; and\n\t\tWHEREAS, upon the adoption of this Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, it is the intention of the General Assembly to repeal the previous interstate compact for the supervision of parolees and probationers on the effective date of this Compact; now, therefore,\n\t\tThe General Assembly enacts the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders as set out in \u00a7 53.1-176.2<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENACTMENT OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE SUPERVISION OF ADULT OFFENDERS (\u00a7\n53.1-176.1)\n\nWHEREAS, the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers\nwas established in 1937 and is the earliest corrections “compact”\nestablished among the states and has not been amended since its adoption more\nthan 65 years ago; and\n\t\tWHEREAS, that Compact is the only vehicle for the controlled movement of adult\nparolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction\nover more than a quarter of a million offenders; and\n\t\tWHEREAS, the complexities of that Compact have become more difficult to\nadminister, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision expectations to\ninclude currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim\nnotification requirements and sex offender registration; and\n\t\tWHEREAS, after hearings, national surveys, and a detailed study by a task\nforce appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming\nrecommendation has been to amend the document to bring about an effective\nmanagement capacity that addresses public safety concerns and offender\naccountability; and\n\t\tWHEREAS, upon the adoption of this Interstate Compact for Adult Offender\nSupervision, it is the intention of the General Assembly to repeal the previous\ninterstate compact for the supervision of parolees and probationers on the\neffective date of this Compact; now, therefore,\n\t\tThe General Assembly enacts the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of\nAdult Offenders as set out in \u00a7 53.1-176.2.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 407.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}