Intrastate and interstate compact supervision is a program that allows individuals who are sentenced to probation from outside of Cook County to be supervised by the Cook County Adult Probation Department. Intrastate cases are sentenced in other Illinois counties and may be transferred to Cook County under statutory rules and regulations and Administrative Office of the Illinois Court policies. Interstate cases are sentenced outside of Illinois and may be transferred to Cook County under several federal and state statutes, regulations, and judicial opinions. Interstate transfers are governed by the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) and are facilitated using the Interstate Compact Offender Tracking System (ICOTS).
Individuals who are convicted in Cook County, but live in another county or state, may apply for transfer through the Compact process. Once a compact case is accepted for supervision by another jurisdiction, the individual may be supervised by specially trained probation officers. Individuals being transferred are required to maintain compliance with the conditions ordered by the sending jurisdiction. Probation officers who supervise these transferred cases will send periodic compliance and status reports to the sending jurisdiction and may request violations for noncompliance.
Individuals on probation supervision sentenced outside of Cook County who wish to move to or reside in Cook County should discuss this with their current probation officer. Individuals on probation who were sentenced in Cook County who wish to move to another county in Illinois or to another state should discuss this with their current probation officer.
Individuals under supervision in Cook County cannot leave the state without prior permission from the judge. Before you travel or move to another state, you must receive written permission from the court. Transferring a case through the Compact is a legal process that may require paying fees.