According to ICAOS Policy 01-2020 Emergency Guidelines, “The safety, health, and well-being of offenders, victims, staff, and communities shall be considered when making decisions and determining actions related to travel, transfers, and returns.” Therefore, information regarding any restrictions imposed is particularly important at this time.
Due to the rapidly changing nature of information, please note that the restrictions listed below may not reflect the most recent information available. Please check with State Compact Offices for the most up-to-date information. To access the Compact Office Directory, please click here.
| State | Restrictions Imposed | Date Imposed | Length of Restriction | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Y | 3/31/2020 | 5/4/2020 | Suspension of travel permits, Working diligently to process transfer requests, restricted OS transfers, may not meet all deadlines due to decrease in staff |
| Alaska | Y | 3/18/2020 | 30 days | Suspend all compact transfer requests and travel permits |
| Arizona | Y | 3/19/2020 | 30 days | Maricopa County only suspended all extraditions, including interstate compact retakings, for the next 30 days, violent and sex offenders only are being retaken |
| Arkansas | Y | 3/20/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of transfer requests, travel permits, limited retakings |
| California | Y | 3/16/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of transfer requests, travel permits, extraditions (3/26) |
| Colorado Probation | Y | 3/17/2020 | 30 days | Suspending transfers in/out of certain judicial districts, Suspending field visits |
| Colorado Parole | N | |||
| Connecticut | Y | 4/6/2020 | 30 days | Suspended compact transfers, travel permits, limited retakings |
| Delaware | Y | 4/6/2020 | 30 days | Limiting discretionary transfer requests |
| District of Columbia | ||||
| Florida | Y | 3/20/2020 | 30 days | No leisure travel to FL; No discretionary transfer requests will be processed at this time. Florida is limiting reporting instructions to residents returning and military members. |
| Georgia | Y | 3/13/2020 | 30 days | Restriction on non-essential travel, no in-person reporting (report over phone instead) |
| Hawaii | Y | 3/24/2020 | 30 days | Restriction on transfers, travel permits, suspending extradition/retaking |
| Idaho | ||||
| Y | 3/16/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of compact transfers, travel permits | |
| Y | 3/18/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of compact transfers | |
| Indiana | ||||
| Iowa | Y | 3/17/2020 | 4/30/2020 | All incoming parole transfers are suspended; limited/delayed retakings; suspension of travel permits; processing of mandatory cases will continue |
| Kansas | Y | 4/6/2020 | 30 days | Limiting retakes and extraditions, suspending discretionary transfer request and has limited in person reporting |
| Kentucky | Y | 3/18/2020 | 30 days | Limited retaking, no in-person reporting |
| Louisiana | Y | 3/18/2020 | 30 days | Limited processing of reporting instructions, suspension of transfer requests, limited retakes/extraditions |
| Maine | Y | 3/20/2020 | 30 days | Limited transfer requests, retaking of offenders |
| Maryland | Y | 4/2/2020 | 5/1/2020 | Suspending transfer requests, travel permits, unable to retake offenders, office is teleworking |
| Massachusetts Parole | Y | 4/7/2020 | 30 days | suspension of travel permits, transfer requests |
| Massachusetts Probation | Y | 3/18/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of transfer requests, limited travel permit requests |
| Michigan | Y | 3/20/2020 | 30 days | Transfer requests may not meet deadlines, limiting retakes and extraditions |
| Minnesota | Y | 3/23/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of discretionary and expedited transfer requests, travel permits |
| Mississippi | Y | 3/19/2020 | 30 days | not extraditing offenders, relocating offenders should shelter in place |
| Missouri | Y | 3/19/2020 | 30 days | Limited reporting instructions, no travel permits, no new transfer requests |
| Montana | Y | 3/16/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of all compact transfers and travel permits |
| Nebraska | Y (Parole only) | 3/25/2020 | 4/15/2020 | Transportation management for returns is being addressed on a case by case basis; Suspension of transfer requests for parole only; probation has no restrictions at this time; leisure travel is restricted |
| Nevada | Y | 3/16/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of transfer requests, in person offender reporting |
| New Hampshire | ||||
| New Jersey Parole | Y | 3/18/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of new transfer requests and travel permits to residents only; extraditions and retakings limited or delayed |
| New Jersey Probation | Y | 3/20/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of travel permits (for more than 24 hours); restricting to incoming and outgoing Transfer Requests (TRs) for residents as defined by the Compact. No leisure Travel Permits. No Discretionary TRs. |
| New Mexico | Y | 3/16/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of all compact transfers; extraditions suspended for parole offenders |
| New York Probation | N | 3/16/2020 | 2 weeks | All staff telecommuting |
| New York Parole | Y | 3/27/2020 | 30 days |
Suspension of out of state custody transports |
| North Carolina | Y | 3/26/2020 | 30 days | Out of state travel denied unless emergency, suspension of transfer requests |
| North Dakota | Y | 3/18/2020 | 30 days | Unable to retake offenders, suspension of field contact, restriction on non-essential in-state travel |
| Ohio | Y | 3/17/2020 | 4/17/2020 | Suspended discretionary transfer requests, travel permits, limited extraditions |
| Oklahoma | Y | 3/18/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of all compact transfers, travel permits, retakings |
| Oregon | Y | 3/17/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of compact transfers |
| Pennsylvania | Y (parole only) | 3/23/2020 | 30 days | Limited transfer requests, limited retakes |
| Rhode Island | Y | 3/19/2020 | 4/19/2020 | Suspension of transfer requests, travel permits |
| South Carolina | Y | 3/30/2020 | 30 days | Limiting retakes and extraditions, suspension of all discretionary transfer requests and travel permits |
| South Dakota | ||||
| Tennessee | ||||
| Texas | ||||
| Utah | Y | 3/13/2020 | 30 days | Suspension of all transfer requests and reporting instructions, emergency only travel permits |
| Vermont | Y | 3/16/2020 | Limiting transfer requests, unable to retake offenders | |
| Virgin Islands | ||||
| Virginia | ||||
| Washington | ||||
| West Virginia | Y | 3/24/2020 | 30 days | Suspending transfer requests. travel permits, retakings |
| Wisconsin | Y | 3/18/2020 | 4/18/2020 | Limiting retakes and extraditions, suspending discretionary transfer requests |
| Y | 3/20/2020 | 4/30/2020 | Limiting transfer requests, requests for reporting instructions, implementing travel restrictions, limited retakes/extraditions | |
| Y | 3/31/2020 | 4/12/2020 | Transfer requests will not be completed or submitted at this time |