HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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ARTICLE VI--VOLUNTARY RETURN PROCEDURE

THAT ANY DELINQUENT JUVENILE WHO HAS ABSCONDED WHILE ON
PROBATION OR PAROLE, OR ESCAPED FROM AN INSTITUTION OR
AGENCY VESTED WITH HIS LEGAL CUSTODY OR SUPERVISION IN ANY
STATE PARTY TO THIS COMPACT, AND ANY JUVENILE WHO HAS RUN
AWAY FROM ANY STATE PARTY TO THIS COMPACT, WHO IS TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY WITHOUT A REQUISITION IN ANOTHER STATE PARTY TO THIS
COMPACT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV (A) OR OF ARTICLE
V (A), MAY CONSENT TO HIS IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE STATE FROM
WHICH HE ABSCONDED, ESCAPED OR RAN AWAY. SUCH CONSENT
SHALL BE GIVEN BY THE JUVENILE OR DELINQUENT JUVENILE AND
HIS COUNSEL OR GUARDIAN AD LITEM IF ANY, BY EXECUTING OR
SUBSCRIBING A WRITING, IN THE PRESENCE OF A JUDGE OF THE
APPROPRIATE COURT, WHICH STATES THAT THE JUVENILE OR
DELINQUENT JUVENILE AND HIS COUNSEL OR GUARDIAN AD LITEM, IF
ANY, CONSENT TO HIS RETURN TO THE DEMANDING STATE. BEFORE
SUCH CONSENT SHALL BE EXECUTED OR SUBSCRIBED, HOWEVER, THE
JUDGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF COUNSEL OR GUARDIAN AD LITEM, IF
ANY, SHALL INFORM THE JUVENILE OR DELINQUENT JUVENILE OF HIS
RIGHTS UNDER THIS COMPACT. WHEN THE CONSENT HAS BEEN DULY
EXECUTED, IT SHALL BE FORWARDED TO AND FILED WITH THE
COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE COURT IS
LOCATED AND THE JUDGE SHALL DIRECT THE OFFICER HAVING THE
JUVENILE OR DELINQUENT JUVENILE IN CUSTODY TO DELIVER HIM TO
THE DULY ACCREDITED OFFICER OR OFFICERS OF THE STATE
DEMANDING HIS RETURN, AND SHALL CAUSE TO BE DELIVERED TO
SUCH OFFICER OR OFFICERS A COPY OF THE CONSENT. THE COURT
MAY, HOWEVER, UPON THE REQUEST OF THE STATE TO WHICH THE
JUVENILE OR DELINQUENT JUVENILE IS BEING RETURNED, ORDER HIM
TO RETURN UNACCOMPANIED TO SUCH STATE AND SHALL PROVIDE HIM
WITH A COPY OF SUCH COURT ORDER; IN SUCH EVENT A COPY OF THE
CONSENT SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE STATE TO WHICH SAID JUVENILE OR DELINQUENT JUVENILE IS
ORDERED TO RETURN.

ARTICLE VII--COOPERATIVE SUPERVISION OF PROBATIONERS

AND PAROLEES

(A) THAT THE DULY CONSTITUTED JUDICIAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES OF A STATE PARTY TO THIS COMPACT
(HEREIN CALLED "SENDING STATE") MAY PERMIT ANY DELINQUENT
JUVENILE WITHIN SUCH STATE, PLACED ON PROBATION OR PAROLE,
TO RESIDE IN ANY OTHER STATE PARTY TO THIS COMPACT (HEREIN
CALLED "RECEIVING STATE") WHILE ON PROBATION OR PAROLE, AND
THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL ACCEPT SUCH DELINQUENT JUVENILE,
IF THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR PERSON ENTITLED TO THE LEGAL
CUSTODY OF SUCH DELINQUENT JUVENILE IS RESIDING OR
UNDERTAKES TO RESIDE WITHIN THE RECEIVING STATE. BEFORE
GRANTING SUCH PERMISSION, OPPORTUNITY SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE
RECEIVING STATE TO MAKE SUCH INVESTIGATIONS AS IT DEEMS
NECESSARY. THE AUTHORITIES OF THE SENDING STATE SHALL SEND
TO THE AUTHORITIES OF THE RECEIVING STATE COPIES OF
PERTINENT COURT ORDERS, SOCIAL CASE STUDIES AND ALL OTHER