Bill Status of HB 6654   95th General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM CD-EAVESDROPPING EXEMPT

House Sponsors
Rep. Joe Dunn

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/14-3

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the exemption to the eavesdropping statute relating to recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded under circumstances where the use of the device is necessary for the protection of the law enforcement officer or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, in the course of an investigation of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act, a felony violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or any "streetgang related" or "gang-related" felony also applies when notification is given to the State's Attorney of the county in which the crime occurred. Provides that it is an exemption to the statute concerning eavesdropping with approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of aggravated child pornography, indecent solicitation of a child, child abduction, luring of a minor, sexual exploitation of a child, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, criminal sexual abuse by force or threat of force in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, or aggravated criminal sexual assault in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age (rather than only an investigation of child pornography).

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  5/29/2008HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Dunn
  5/29/2008HouseFirst Reading
  5/29/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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