Problem:
A Rocky Mountain state has extensively safety regulations covering the design, operation, and maintenance of ski lifts. One day a state inspector arrives at the Powdermania Ski Resort to inspect the lifts. The inspector does not have a search warrant and does not expect to find any violations, but findsseveral criminal violations. Which best describes this situation?
a. assuming the inspection was conducted in accordance with state law, a search warrant was not needed because the lift operation aspect of the buisness is highly regulated
b. the constitutional protection would not apply in this case because it was an inspector, rather than a police officer who conducted the inspection
c. this was an illegal search made without a warrant and without probable cause
d. assuming that Powdermania Ski Resort is a corporation, it does not receive any Fourth Amendment protections due to its status as a corporation.