Warrantless inspections of private properties are allowed by administrative agencies under which case?

• A. NY v Burger
• B. Mapp v Ohio
• C. Katz v United States
• D. Miranda v Arizona

Answer: (A)

Warrantless administrative inspections are allowed for certain commercial premises under a regulatory-scheme approach. New York v. Burger held that in highly regulated industries, the government can conduct routine inspections without a warrant or probable cause because of the substantial public interest in compliance and the regulatory framework that governs the business (license requirements, records, monitoring). The inspection is considered part of the state’s oversight of the industry, and it’s understood that privacy interests in commercial premises are reduced in this context. The other cases don’t establish this administrative-search exception: Mapp v. Ohio concerns the exclusionary rule, Katz v. United States concerns privacy expectations, and Miranda v. Arizona concerns rights during custodial interrogation.