Let’s say a violent felon does his time in Nevada, and is released. He’ll need to see his parole officer and meet the other requirements of his release, which will of course require the resources of Nevada’s justice system. Further, let’s say that the felon decides that Nevada sucks and he wants to go to Florida; now he’s Florida’s problem.
Can Florida just say “We don’t want him”? Or would he be allowed to go to The Sunshine State and burden their already-stressed criminal justice system, Florida’s wishes to the contrary be damned?
Well, the violent felon hasn’t really done his time if he’s under the supervision of a parole officer. He still owes more time on his sentence and is effectively still under the control of the state. So absolutely, in order for him to move states, the florida system has to accept him and the Nevada system has to allow him to go.
Parole rules vary by state, but in general your convicted felon can’t move to Florida unless his parole officer in Nevada approves the move, and Florida agrees to accept the felon on what is called “courtesy supervision”. In other words, Florida has to agree to basically assign him a parole officer there as a courtesy to Nevada.
This page goes into the issues in more detail:
If the convicted felon has been a good boy and has been showing up on time to his meetings with his parole officer, and has been doing a good job of complying with all of the conditions of his parole, then the parole officer is more likely to approve the move. If the convicted felon has had issues complying with his parole and has been a royal pain in the butt to his parole officer by showing up late for appointments or skipping appointments, then the parole officer is much less likely to approve the move. If the convicted felon is considered a risk, that will also likely compel the parole officer to deny the move.
It’s also possible for Florida to basically say screw you, we don’t want to assume responsibility for this guy (in other words, refusing courtesy supervision), which would also prevent the move from being approved.
There is something called the Interstate Compact which governs the transfer of probation.
Generally, as I understand it (and without researching my own link - I base this on general understanding, not any claim of expertise), if you are dealing with felony probation, you are able to transfer out of state (barring a prohibition by the sentencing judge) if you meet the qualifying criteria: That is, you have somebody to vouch for you where you are going and have means of support. I believe it is discretionary if the probation is for a misdemeanor.
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