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sending state to retake a delinquent juvenile on probation or parole
shall be conclusive upon and not reviewable within the receiving state,
but if, at the time the sending state seeks to retake a delinquent juve-
nile on probation or parole, there is pending against him within the
receiving state any criminal charge or any proceeding to have him
adjudicated a delinquent juvenile for any act committed in such state
or if he is suspected of having committed within such state a crimi-
nal offense or any act of juvenile delinquency, he shall not be re-
turned without the consent of the receiving state until discharged
from prosecution or other form of proceeding, imprisonment, deten-
tion or supervision for such offense or juvenile delinquency. The duly
accredited officers of the sending state shall be permitted to transport
delinquent juveniles being so returned through any and all states
party to this compact, without interference.

(d) That the sending state shall be responsible under this Article
for paying the costs of transporting any delinquent juvenile to the
receiving state Or of returning any delinquent juvenile to the sending
state.

ARTICLE VIII—Responsibility for Costs

(a)   That the provisions of Articles IV(b), V(b) and VII(d) of
this compact shall not be construed to alter or affect any internal re-
lationship among the departments, agencies and officers of and in the
government of a party state, or between a party state and its subdi-
visions, as to the payment of costs, or responsibilities therefor.

(b)  That nothing in this compact shall be construed to prevent any
party state or subdivision thereof from asserting any right against
any person, agency or other entity in regard to costs for which such
party state or subdivision thereof may be responsible pursuant to
Articles IV(b), V(b) or VII(d) of this compact.

ARTICLE IX—Detention Practices

That, to every extent possible, it shall be the policy of states party
to this compact that no juvenile or delinquent juvenile shall be placed
or detained in any prison, jail or lockup nor be detained or trans-
ported in association with criminal, vicious or dissolute persons.

ARTICLE X—Supplementary Agreements

That the duly constituted administrative authorities of a state
party to this compact may enter into supplementary agreements with
any other state Or states party hereto for the cooperative care, treat-
ment and rehabilitation of delinquent juveniles whenever they shall
find that such agreements will improve the facilities or programs
available for such care, treatment and rehabilitation. Such care,
treatment and rehabilitation may be provided in an institution lo-
cated within any state entering into such supplementary agreement.
Such supplementary agreements shall (1) provide the rates to be
paid for the care, treatment and custody of such delinquent juveniles,
taking into consideration the character of facilities, services and sub-
sistence furnished; (2) provide that the delinquent juvenile shall be
given a court hearing prior to his being sent to another state for care,
treatment and custody; (3) provide that the state receiving such a
delinquent juvenile in one of its institutions shall act solely as agent