Administrative searches are defined as permission without duress, limited in scope, and can be revoked.

• A. They involve permission without duress and can be revoked; limited in scope
• B. They require consent
• C. They rely on a court order
• D. They are unlimited in scope and require no permission

Answer: (A)

Administrative searches rely on voluntary, uncoerced permission from the person being searched, and the scope of the search is limited to what that permission covers and can be revoked at any time. This means no court order is needed, and the search cannot extend beyond the consent given. The best description matches a permission-based process that is revocable and constrained in reach. The other statements don’t fit because they imply either no permission is required or that the search could be unlimited in scope or always rely on a court order, which contradicts the consent-based, revocable nature of administrative searches.