Scope; The Fourth Amendment:

Scope: Initially intended to control the actions of the federal government only, violation of the Fourth Amendment by state (which includes all county and municipal) authorities constitutes a Fourteenth Amendment, "due process" violation, thus imposing compliance with this protection upon the states as well. (Mapp v. Ohio (1961) 367 U.S 643 [6 L.Ed.2^nd 1081]; Baker v. McCollan (1979) 443 U.S. 137, 142 [61 L.Ed.2^nd 433, 440-441]; People v. Bracamonte (1975) 15 Cal.3^rd 394, 400.)

The Fourteenth Amendment 'Due Process'

The Fourteenth Amendment provides that no "state" shall deprive its citizens of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."