Originally Posted by
law dawg
Ah, admin search. Things maybe become more clear now. Would an admin search work like our inventory searches?
Correct - it is an exception to the search warrant requirement. And, applied much more broadly - fire marshals can conduct admin searches to look for fire code violations, code enforcement officers can conduct admin searches to look for local building code violations, etc. They are still government actors, but without law enforcement powers. I imagine TSO's would fall in the same general category.