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special needs doctrine  

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  • Administrative searches pose a different expectation and standard than a typical Fourth Amendment intervention. Public officials other than the police—for example, health inspectors, welfare inspectors, safety inspectors—can conduct warrantless administrative searches depending on the nature of the search and the level of intrusion. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Special Needs Doctrine]

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