The Fourth Amendment, however, is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures, but only those that are deemed unreasonable under the law. The Fourth Amendment prohibits the United States government from conducting "unreasonable searches and seizures.The Fourth Amendment does not give individuals an absolute right to privacy; neither does it prohibit all searches. The Fourth Amendment provides safeguards during searches and detentions. (B) if the summons and complaint were mailed to a person's last-known address, the individual depositing the summons and complaint in the mail. Article 1, Section 18 of the Nevada Constitution and the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution both prohibit unreasonable searches and seizures. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. The amendment removed language from the Nevada Constitution that allows the use of slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishments. Nevada allows for parole; life sentences generally provide for parole eligibility after 10 years. PROCEDURE. The case was tried in the California state court system.