State ex rel. J.J.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WAUGH, J.A.D.

This case requires us to determine whether procedural due process rights must be accorded to an adjudicated juvenile prior to transfer from a juvenile facility operated by the Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) to an adult correctional facility operated by the Department of Corrections (DOC) pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:17B-175(e). That statute permits such transfers of a juvenile “who has reached the age of 16 during confinement and whose continued presence in the juvenile facility threatens the public safety, the safety of…