The Matter of Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association v. New York State Department of Transportation

Summary

The Court of Appeals upheld New York’s electronic logging device rule against a facial challenge under article I, § 12 of the State Constitution. It held that warrantless roadside inspections of electronic logging data fall within the administrative-search exception because commercial trucking is pervasively regulated, the inspection scheme limits official discretion, and the searches serve genuine highway-safety objectives rather than functioning as a pretext for criminal investigation. The court modified the lower court order only to grant judgment declaring the rule constitutional instead of dismissing the proceeding.