Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD) Act - An agreement entered into by “party states” for the disposition of untried charges, indictments, information, complaints which form basis for the detainer. ... IAD Act applies only to “untried” indictments, information or complaints.

What is Interstate Agreement on Detainers?

The Interstate Agreement on Detainers (the Agreement) is an agreement that applies to the transfers of sentenced prisoners between two states or between the federal government and a state. ... The Agreement was enacted to encourage the expeditious disposition of outstanding charges against a prisoner.

What is a federal detainer agreement?

THE PURPOSE OF THE INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS ACT, ENACTED INTO LAW BY CONGRESS IN 1970, IS TO ENCOURAGE THE EXPEDITIOUS AND ORDERLY DISPOSITION OF CHARGES UNDERLYING DETAINERS BY PROVIDING PROCEDURES THROUGH WHICH PRISONERS MAY REQUEST THE DISPOSITION OF SUCH CHARGES AND THROUGH WHICH PROSECUTING JURISDICTIONS ...