administrative search

A search of public or commercial premises carried out by a regulatory authority for the purpose of enforcing compliance with health, safety, or security regulations.

• The probable cause required for an administrative search is less stringent than that required for a search incident to a criminal investigation.

— Also termed regulatory search; inspection search. [Cases: Searches and Seizures 79. C.J.S. Searches and Seizures §§ 99–101, 189.]

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