context: The administrative search exception has been used to permit legislatively authorized warrantless inspections of commercial property in cases in which the government interest in conducting the search would be frustrated by requiring prior notice. Cases applying the administrative search exception generally involve statutory schemes aimed at ensuring safety or other "substantial" government interests.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 107 S.Ct. 2636, 2646-47
citation_a.parenthetical: upholding warrantless inspection of automobile junkyards where state had substantial interest in reducing growing problem of motor vehicle theft associated with this industry
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., New York v. Burger, 482 U.S. 691, 107 S.Ct. 2636, 2646-47, 96 L.Ed.2d 601 (1987) (upholding warrantless inspection of automobile junkyards where state had substantial interest in reducing growing problem of motor vehicle theft associated with this industry); Donovan v. Dewey, 452 U.S. at 603, 101 S.Ct. at 2540 (permitting warrantless safety inspections of mines); United States v. Biswell, 406 U.S. 311, 316-17, 92 S.Ct. 1593, 1596-97, 32 L.Ed.2d 87 (1972) (approving warrantless searches pursuant to gun control legislation); see also Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States, 397 U.S. 72, 76-77, 90 S.Ct. 774, 776-77, 25 L.Ed.2d 60 (1970) (approving congressional scheme of war-rantless searches and seizures in liquor industry in light of long history of regulation of this industry).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 397 U.S. 72, 76-77
citation_b.parenthetical: approving congressional scheme of war-rantless searches and seizures in liquor industry in light of long history of regulation of this industry
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., New York v. Burger, 482 U.S. 691, 107 S.Ct. 2636, 2646-47, 96 L.Ed.2d 601 (1987) (upholding warrantless inspection of automobile junkyards where state had substantial interest in reducing growing problem of motor vehicle theft associated with this industry); Donovan v. Dewey, 452 U.S. at 603, 101 S.Ct. at 2540 (permitting warrantless safety inspections of mines); United States v. Biswell, 406 U.S. 311, 316-17, 92 S.Ct. 1593, 1596-97, 32 L.Ed.2d 87 (1972) (approving warrantless searches pursuant to gun control legislation); see also Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States, 397 U.S. 72, 76-77, 90 S.Ct. 774, 776-77, 25 L.Ed.2d 60 (1970) (approving congressional scheme of war-rantless searches and seizures in liquor industry in light of long history of regulation of this industry).