In re Search Warrant for the Commissioner of Labor to Inspect the Premises of J & P Custom Plating, Inc.

BUCHANAN, Chief Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Plaintiffs-appellants State of Indiana and IOSHA Inspector (the State) appeal the trial court's decision to quash a search warrant to inspect the premises of J & P Custom Plating, Inc. (J & P) for lack of probable cause.

We reverse and remand.

FACTS

The undisputed facts are that on May 25, 1982 the Commissioner of Labor applied to the Jay Circuit Court for an administrative search warrant with supporting affidavits from Jack H. Faulkner, Director of Building and Factory Inspection (Faulkner), and IOSHA Inspector Harris Crowder (Crow-der). Faulkner's affidavit…