06/05/14 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN
THE INTEREST OF Y.C.
A-1030-13T2
We held that the Juvenile Justice
Commission's "interim policy" on transferring juveniles to adult
prisons was invalid, because it was not adopted in compliance with the
Administrative Procedures Act. We also found that the agency's action in
transferring Y.C. was contrary to State ex rel. J.J., 427 N.J. Super. 541 (App.
Div. 2012), which invalidated the JJC's transfer regulations and indicated that
the agency must adopt new regulations before
transferring a juvenile to an adult prison. We ordered that Y.C. be given a new
transfer hearing, to be conducted by the Office of Administrative Law, and
ordered the JJC to adopt new regulations within 180 days.
