The Requisition is reviewed in the Interstate Compact office. If found to be complete and in order, it is forwarded on to the state where the juvenile is being held or believed to have run. The juvenile is picked up by law enforcement officers and detained. When the Requisition hearing is held and the judge orders juvenile's return, travel arrangements are usually made through the Interstate Compact office. The home state is also responsible for arranging surveillance and any inconvenient hours shall be borne by the home state.
Travel expenses are to be paid for by the legal guardian or the state of juvenile's residence.
If the court refuses to honor the Requisition, the responsibility of the agency or court of jurisdiction in the home state is ended unless a decision is made to appeal. Under very rare and special circumstances, some children who have been taken from their home state by unauthorized adults have been returned by use of this article. However, such returns are now usually accomplished under the Uniform Child Custody jurisdiction Act which has now been passed in all 50 states. Juvenile court personnel or other appropriate authority from whom the juvenile has escaped or absconded, completes the Requisition for the juveniles return. Is completed and signed by the appropriate judge or Compact Official.