99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1638

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Michael Connelly

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Creates the Private Electronic Communications Protection Act. Prohibits the State or units of local government, notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, from using a person's private electronic communication or data held by a third-party computer service or communications common carrier in any judicial, criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, unless the person's private electronic communication or data was obtained by a court issued search warrant, order authorizing use of an eavesdropping device, or order authorizing interception of private communications. Provides an exception if consented to by the sender and recipient of the private electronic communication or if obtained under a constitutionally authorized exception to the search warrant requirement. Makes any private electronic communication obtained in violation of this requirement inadmissible in any judicial, criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding. Defines terms. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Adds private electronic communications and data to the search warrant, eavesdropping, and wiretap provisions. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning electronic communications.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Private Electronic Communications Protection Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions.
7    In this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise,
8the following terms are defined as indicated:
9    "Communications common carrier" means any person engaged
10as a common carrier in the transmission of communications by
11wire or radio, not including radio broadcasting.
12    "Computer services" means computer time or services,
13including data processing services, Internet services,
14electronic mail services, electronic message services, or
15information or data stored in connection therewith.
16    "Data" means a representation in any form of information,
17knowledge, facts, concepts, or instructions, including program
18documentation, which is prepared or has been prepared in a
19formalized manner and is stored or processed in or transmitted
20by a computer or in a system or network. Data is considered
21property and may be in any form, including, but not limited to,
22printouts, magnetic or optical storage media, punch cards, or
23data stored internally in the memory of the computer.

 

 

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1    "Private electronic communication" means any transfer of
2signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence
3of any nature transmitted in whole or part by a wire, radio,
4pager, computer, or electromagnetic, photo electronic, or
5photo optical system when the sending or receiving party
6intends the electronic communication to be private and that the
7communication is not subject to interception, under
8circumstances reasonably justifying that expectation. A
9reasonable expectation of privacy shall include any
10expectation recognized by law, including, but not limited to,
11an expectation derived from a privilege, immunity, or right
12established by common law, Supreme Court rule, or the Illinois
13or United States Constitution. Circumstances that reasonably
14justify the expectation that a communication is not subject to
15interception include the use of a cellular communication
16device. "Private electronic communication" does not include:
17        (1) any wire or oral communication; or
18        (2) any communication from a tracking device.
 
19    Section 10. Third-party electronic communications.
20    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule to
21the contrary and except as provided in subsection (b) of this
22Section, the State and units of local government may not use a
23person's private electronic communication or data held by a
24third-party computer service or communications common carrier
25in any judicial, criminal, civil, or administrative

 

 

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1proceeding, unless the person's private electronic
2communication or data is obtained by a court issued:
3        (1) search warrant under Article 108 of the Code of
4    Criminal Procedure of 1963;
5        (2) order authorizing use of an eavesdropping device
6    under Article 108A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
7    1963; or
8        (3) order authorizing interception of private
9    communications under Article 108B of the Code of Criminal
10    Procedure of 1963.
11    (b) The State or a unit of local government may obtain a
12person's private electronic communication or data held by a
13third-party computer service or communications common carrier
14if:
15        (1) the sender and recipient of the private electronic
16    communication or data provides express and informed
17    consent; or
18        (2) obtained under a constitutionally authorized
19    exception to the search warrant requirement.
20    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule to
21the contrary, any person's private electronic communication or
22data obtained in violation of this Section is inadmissible in
23any judicial, criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding.
24    (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as requiring
25a search warrant for cellular location information in an
26emergency situation. For the purposes of this subsection (d),

 

 

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1"emergency situation" means response by a law enforcement
2agency to a call for emergency services or in an emergency
3situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical
4harm.
 
5    Section 905. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
6changing Section 14-5 as follows:
 
7    (720 ILCS 5/14-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 14-5)
8    Sec. 14-5. Evidence inadmissible. Any evidence obtained in
9violation of this Article is not admissible in any civil or
10criminal trial, or any administrative or legislative inquiry or
11proceeding, nor in any grand jury proceedings; provided,
12however, that so much of the contents of an alleged unlawfully
13intercepted, overheard or recorded conversation or electronic
14communication as is clearly relevant, as determined as a matter
15of law by the court in chambers, to the proof of such
16allegation may be admitted into evidence in any criminal trial
17or grand jury proceeding brought against any person charged
18with violating any provision of this Article. Nothing in this
19Section bars admission of evidence if all parties to the
20private conversation or private electronic communication
21consent to admission of the evidence.
22(Source: P.A. 98-1142, eff. 12-30-14.)
 
23    Section 910. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is

 

 

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1amended by changing Sections 108-2, 108-3, 108-6, 108-7, 108-9,
2108-10, 108-11, 108A-1, 108A-2, 108A-3, 108A-4, 108A-5,
3108A-6, 108A-7, 108A-8, 108A-9, 108A-11, 108B-2a, 108B-9, and
4108B-13 and by adding Sections 108-0.5 and 108A-0.5 as follows:
 
5    (725 ILCS 5/108-0.5 new)
6    Sec. 108-0.5. Definitions.
7    For the purposes of this Article, "data" means a
8representation in any form of information, knowledge, facts,
9concepts, or instructions, including program documentation,
10which is prepared or has been prepared in a formalized manner
11and is stored or processed in or transmitted by a computer or
12in a system or network. Data is considered property and may be
13in any form, including, but not limited to, printouts, magnetic
14or optical storage media, punch cards, or data stored
15internally in the memory of the computer.
 
16    (725 ILCS 5/108-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108-2)
17    Sec. 108-2. Custody and disposition of things seized. An
18inventory of all instruments, articles, data, or things seized
19on a search without warrant shall be given to the person
20arrested and a copy thereof delivered to the judge before whom
21the person arrested is taken, and thereafter, such instruments,
22articles, data, or things shall be handled and disposed of in
23accordance with Sections 108-11 and 108-12 of this Code. If the
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1against him or her all instruments, articles, data, or things
2seized, other than contraband, shall be returned to him or her
3upon release.
4(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)
 
5    (725 ILCS 5/108-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108-3)
6    Sec. 108-3. Grounds for search warrant.
7    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), upon the written
8complaint of any person under oath or affirmation which states
9facts sufficient to show probable cause and which particularly
10describes the place or person, or both, to be searched and the
11things to be seized, any judge may issue a search warrant for
12the seizure of the following:
13        (1) Any instruments, articles, data, or things
14    designed or intended for use or which are or have been used
15    in the commission of, or which may constitute evidence of,
16    the offense in connection with which the warrant is issued;
17    or contraband, the fruits of crime, or things otherwise
18    criminally possessed.
19        (2) Any person who has been kidnaped in violation of
20    the laws of this State, or who has been kidnaped in another
21    jurisdiction and is now concealed within this State, or any
22    human fetus or human corpse.
23    (b) When the things to be seized are the work product of,
24or used in the ordinary course of business, and in the
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1engaged in the gathering or dissemination of news for the print
2or broadcast media, no judge may issue a search warrant unless
3the requirements set forth in subsection (a) are satisfied and
4there is probable cause to believe that:
5        (1) such person has committed or is committing a
6    criminal offense; or
7        (2) the things to be seized will be destroyed or
8    removed from the State if the search warrant is not issued.
9(Source: P.A. 89-377, eff. 8-18-95.)
 
10    (725 ILCS 5/108-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108-6)
11    Sec. 108-6. Execution of search warrants.
12    The warrant shall be executed within 96 hours from the time
13of issuance. If the warrant is executed the duplicate copy
14shall be left with any person from whom any instruments,
15articles, data, or things are seized or if no person is
16available the copy shall be left at the place from which the
17instruments, articles, data, or things were seized. Any warrant
18not executed within such time shall be void and shall be
19returned to the court of the judge issuing the same as "not
20executed".
21(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)
 
22    (725 ILCS 5/108-7)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108-7)
23    Sec. 108-7. Command of search warrant.
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1the same to search the place or person particularly described
2in the warrant and to seize the instruments, articles, data, or
3things particularly described in the warrant.
4(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)
 
5    (725 ILCS 5/108-9)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108-9)
6    Sec. 108-9. Detention and search of persons on premises.
7    In the execution of the warrant the person executing the
8same may reasonably detain to search any person in the place at
9the time:
10    (a) To protect himself or herself from attack, or
11    (b) To prevent the disposal or concealment of any
12instruments, articles, data, or things particularly described
13in the warrant.
14(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)
 
15    (725 ILCS 5/108-10)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108-10)
16    Sec. 108-10. Return to court of things seized.
17    A return of all instruments, articles, data, or things
18seized shall be made without unnecessary delay before the judge
19issuing the warrant or before any judge named in the warrant or
20before any court of competent jurisdiction. An inventory of any
21instruments, articles, data, or things seized shall be filed
22with the return and signed under oath by the officer or person
23executing the warrant. The judge shall upon request deliver a
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1premises the instruments, articles, data, or things were taken
2and to the applicant for the warrant.
3(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)
 
4    (725 ILCS 5/108-11)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108-11)
5    Sec. 108-11. Disposition of things seized. The court before
6which the instruments, articles, data, or things are returned
7shall enter an order providing for their custody pending
8further proceedings.
9(Source: P.A. 83-334.)
 
10    (725 ILCS 5/108A-0.5 new)
11    Sec. 108A-0.5. Definitions.
12    For the purposes of this Article, "private electronic
13communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writing,
14images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted
15in whole or part by a wire, radio, pager, computer, or
16electromagnetic, photo electronic, or photo optical system
17when the sending or receiving party intends the electronic
18communication to be private under circumstances reasonably
19justifying that expectation. A reasonable expectation shall
20include any expectation recognized by law, including, but not
21limited to, an expectation derived from a privilege, immunity,
22or right established by common law, Supreme Court rule, or the
23Illinois or United States Constitution. "Private electronic
24communication" does not include:

 

 

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1        (1) any wire or oral communication; or
2        (2) any communication from a tracking device.
 
3    (725 ILCS 5/108A-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108A-1)
4    Sec. 108A-1. Authorization for use of eavesdropping
5device. The State's Attorney or an Assistant State's Attorney
6authorized by the State's Attorney may authorize an application
7to a circuit judge or an associate judge assigned by the Chief
8Judge of the circuit for, and such judge may grant in
9conformity with this Article, an order authorizing or approving
10the use of an eavesdropping device by a law enforcement officer
11or agency having the responsibility for the investigation of
12any felony under Illinois law where any one party to a
13conversation, including a private electronic communication, to
14be monitored, or previously monitored in the case of an
15emergency situation as defined in this Article, has consented
16to such monitoring.
17    The Chief Judge of the circuit may assign to associate
18judges the power to issue orders authorizing or approving the
19use of eavesdropping devices by law enforcement officers or
20agencies in accordance with this Article. After assignment by
21the Chief Judge, an associate judge shall have plenary
22authority to issue such orders without additional
23authorization for each specific application made to him or her
24by the State's Attorney until such time as the associate
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1(Source: P.A. 92-413, eff. 8-17-01.)
 
2    (725 ILCS 5/108A-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108A-2)
3    Sec. 108A-2. Authorized Disclosure or Use of Information.
4(a) Any law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized in
5this Article, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any
6conversation, including a private electronic communication,
7overheard or recorded by use of an eavesdropping device or
8evidence derived therefrom, may disclose such contents to
9another law enforcement officer or prosecuting attorney to the
10extent that such disclosure is appropriate to the proper
11performance of the official duties of the person making or
12receiving the disclosure.
13    (b) Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by
14any means authorized in this Article, has obtained knowledge of
15the contents of any conversation, including a private
16electronic communication, overheard or recorded use of an
17eavesdropping device or evidence derived therefrom, may use the
18contents to the extent such use is appropriate to the proper
19performance of his or her official duties.
20    (c) Admissibility into evidence in any judicial,
21administrative, or legislative proceeding shall be as
22elsewhere described in this Article.
23(Source: P.A. 79-1159.)
 
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1    Sec. 108A-3. Procedure for Obtaining Judicial Approval of
2Use of Eavesdropping Device. (a) Where any one party to a
3conversation, including a private electronic communication, to
4occur in the future has consented to the use of an
5eavesdropping device to overhear or record the conversation or
6private electronic communication, a judge may grant approval to
7an application to use an eavesdropping device under pursuant to
8the provisions of this Section section.
9    Each application for an order authorizing or subsequently
10approving the use of an eavesdropping device shall be made in
11writing upon oath or affirmation to a circuit judge, or an
12associate judge assigned for such purpose pursuant to Section
13108A-1 of this Code, and shall state the applicant's authority
14to make such application. Each application shall include the
15following:
16    (1) the identity of the investigative or law enforcement
17officer making the application and the State's Attorney
18authorizing the application;
19    (2) a statement of the facts and circumstances relied upon
20by the applicant to justify his or her belief that an order
21should be issued including: (a) details as to the felony that
22has been, is being, or is about to be committed; (b) a
23description of the type of communication sought to be
24monitored; (c) the identity of the party to the expected
25conversation or private electronic communication consenting to
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1person, if known, whose conversations or private electronic
2communications are to be overheard by the eavesdropping device;
3    (3) a statement of the period of time for which the use of
4the device is to be maintained or, if the nature of the
5investigation is such that the authorization for use of the
6device should not terminate automatically when the described
7type of communication is overheard or recorded, a description
8of facts establishing reasonable cause to believe that
9additional conversations or private electronic communications
10of the same type will occur thereafter;
11    (4) a statement of the existence of all previous
12applications known to the individual making the application
13which have been made to any judge requesting permission to use
14an eavesdropping device involving the same persons in the
15present application, and the action taken by the judge on the
16previous applications;
17    (5) when the application is for an extension of an order, a
18statement setting forth the results so far obtained from the
19use of the eavesdropping device or an explanation of the
20failure to obtain such results.
21    (b) The judge may request the applicant to furnish
22additional testimony, witnesses, or evidence in support of the
23application.
24(Source: P.A. 86-391.)
 
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1    Sec. 108A-4. Grounds for Approval or Authorization. The
2judge may authorize or approve the use of the eavesdropping
3device where it is found that:
4    (a) one party to the conversation, including a private
5electronic communication, has or will have consented to the use
6of the device;
7    (b) there is reasonable cause for believing that an
8individual is committing, has committed, or is about to commit
9a felony under Illinois law;
10    (c) there is reasonable cause for believing that particular
11conversations or private electronic communications concerning
12that felony offense will be obtained through such use; and
13    (d) for any extension authorized, that further use of a
14device is warranted on similar grounds.
15(Source: P.A. 79-1159.)
 
16    (725 ILCS 5/108A-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108A-5)
17    Sec. 108A-5. Orders Authorizing Use of an Eavesdropping
18Device.
19    (a) Each order authorizing or approving the use of an
20eavesdropping device shall specify:
21        (1) the identity of the person who has consented to the
22    use of the device to monitor any of his or her
23    conversations, including private electronic
24    communications, and a requirement that any conversation or
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1    must include this person;
2        (2) the identity of the other person or persons, if
3    known, who will participate in the conversation or private
4    electronic communication;
5        (3) the period of time in which the use of the device
6    is authorized, including a statement as to whether or not
7    the use shall automatically terminate when the described
8    conversations or private electronic communications have
9    been first obtained.
10    (b) No order entered under this Section section may
11authorize or approve the use of any eavesdropping device for
12any period longer than 30 days. An initial or a subsequent
13extension, in no case for more than 30 days each, of an order
14may be granted but only upon application made in accordance
15with Section 108A-3 and where the court makes the findings
16required in Section 108A-4.
17(Source: P.A. 92-413, eff. 8-17-01.)
 
18    (725 ILCS 5/108A-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108A-6)
19    Sec. 108A-6. Emergency Exception to Procedures. (a)
20Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, any
21investigative or law enforcement officer, upon approval of a
22State's Attorney, or without it if a reasonable effort has been
23made to contact the appropriate State's Attorney, may use an
24eavesdropping device in an emergency situation as defined in
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1provisions of this Section and may be allowed only where the
2officer reasonably believes that an order permitting the use of
3the device would issue were there a prior hearing.
4    An emergency situation exists when, without previous
5notice to the law enforcement officer sufficient to obtain
6prior judicial approval, the conversation, including a private
7electronic communication, to be overheard or recorded will
8occur within a short period of time, the use of the device is
9necessary for the protection of the law enforcement officer or
10it will occur in a situation involving a clear and present
11danger of imminent death or great bodily harm to persons
12resulting from: (1) a kidnapping or the holding of a hostage by
13force or the threat of the imminent use of force; or (2) the
14occupation by force or the threat of the imminent use of force
15of any premises, place, vehicle, vessel or aircraft; or (3) any
16violation of Article 29D.
17    (b) In all such cases, an application for an order
18approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping
19device must be made within 48 hours of the commencement of such
20use. In the absence of such an order, or upon its denial, any
21continuing use shall immediately terminate.
22    In order to approve such emergency use, the judge must make
23a determination (1) that he or she would have granted an order
24had the information been before the court prior to the use of
25the device and (2) that there was an emergency situation as
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1    (c) In the event that an application for approval under
2this Section is denied the contents of the conversations or
3private electronic communications overheard or recorded shall
4be treated as having been obtained in violation of this
5Article.
6(Source: P.A. 92-854, eff. 12-5-02.)
 
7    (725 ILCS 5/108A-7)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108A-7)
8    Sec. 108A-7. Retention and Review of Recordings.
9    (a) The contents of any conversation, including a private
10electronic communication, overheard by any eavesdropping
11device shall, if possible, be recorded on tape, magnetic or
12optical storage media, or a comparable device. The recording of
13the contents of a conversation or private electronic
14communication under this Article shall be done in such a way as
15will protect the recording from editing or other alterations.
16    (b) Immediately after the expiration of the period of the
17order or extension or, where the recording was made in an
18emergency situation as defined in Section 108A-6, at the time
19of the request for approval subsequent to the emergency, all
20such recordings shall be made available to the judge issuing
21the order or hearing the application for approval of an
22emergency application.
23    The judge shall listen to or read the recording tapes,
24determine if the conversations or private electronic
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1appropriately made in emergency situations, and make a record
2of such determination to be retained with the recording tapes.
3    The recordings shall be sealed under the instructions of
4the judge and custody shall be where he or she orders. These
5Such recordings shall not be destroyed except upon order of the
6judge hearing the application and in any event shall be kept
7for 10 years if not destroyed upon his or her order.
8    Duplicate recordings may be made for any use or disclosure
9authorized by this Article. The presence of the seal provided
10for in this Section or a satisfactory explanation for the
11absence thereof shall be a pre-requisite for the use or
12disclosure of the contents of the recordings or any evidence
13derived therefrom.
14    (c) Applications made and orders granted under this Article
15shall be sealed by the judge. Custody of the applications and
16orders shall be wherever the judge requests. These Such
17applications and orders shall be disclosed only upon a showing
18of good cause before a judge. Such documents shall not be
19destroyed except on the order of the issuing or denying judge
20or after the expiration of 10 years time if not destroyed upon
21his or her order.
22(Source: P.A. 79-1159.)
 
23    (725 ILCS 5/108A-8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108A-8)
24    Sec. 108A-8. Notice to Parties Overheard.
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1after either the filing of an application for an order of
2authorization or approval which is denied or not later than 90
3days after the termination of the period of an order or
4extension thereof, the issuing or denying judge shall cause to
5be served on the persons named in the order or application and
6such other persons in the recorded conversation or private
7electronic communication as the judge may determine that
8justice requires be notified, a notice of the transaction
9involving any requested or completed use of an eavesdropping
10device which shall include:
11    (1) notice of the entry of an order, of subsequent approval
12in an emergency situation, or the denial of an application;
13    (2) the date of the entry, approval, or denial;
14    (3) the period of the authorized use of any eavesdropping
15device; and
16    (4) notice of whether during the period of eavesdropping
17devices were or were not used to overhear and record various
18conversations or private electronic communications and whether
19or not such conversations or private electronic communications
20are recorded.
21    On an ex parte showing of good cause, the notice required
22by this subsection may be postponed.
23    (b) Upon the filing of a motion, the judge may in his or
24her discretion make available to such person or his or her
25attorney for inspection such portions of the recorded
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1applications and orders as the judge determines it would be in
2the interest of justice to make available.
3    (c) The contents of any recorded conversation, including a
4private electronic communication, or evidence derived
5therefrom shall not be received in evidence or otherwise
6disclosed in any trial, hearing, or other judicial or
7administrative proceeding unless each party not less than 10
8days before such a proceeding has been furnished with a copy of
9the court order and accompanying application under which the
10recording was authorized or approved and has had an opportunity
11to examine the portion of the tapes to be introduced or relied
12upon. Such 10 day period may be waived by the judge if he or she
13finds that it was not possible to furnish the party with such
14information within the stated period and that the party will
15not be materially prejudiced by the delay in receiving such
16information.
17(Source: P.A. 79-1159.)
 
18    (725 ILCS 5/108A-9)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108A-9)
19    Sec. 108A-9. Motion to Suppress Contents of Recording, etc.
20    (a) Any aggrieved person in any judicial or administrative
21proceeding may move to suppress the contents of any recorded
22conversation, including a private electronic communication, or
23evidence derived therefrom on the grounds that:
24    (1) the conversation or private electronic communication
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1    (2) the order of authorization or approval under which the
2device was used or a recording made was improperly granted; or
3    (3) the recording or interception was not made in
4conformity with the order of authorization.
5    (b) Such a motion shall be made before the proceeding
6unless there was no previous opportunity for such motion. If
7the motion is granted, the contents shall be treated as having
8been obtained in violation of this Article. Upon the filing of
9such a motion, the judge may in his or her discretion make
10available to the moving party or his or her attorney such
11portions of the recorded conversation, including a private
12electronic communication, or evidence derived therefrom as the
13judge determines to be in the interests of justice.
14(Source: P.A. 79-1159.)
 
15    (725 ILCS 5/108A-11)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108A-11)
16    Sec. 108A-11. Reports Concerning Use of Eavesdropping
17Devices. (a) In January of each year the State's Attorney of
18each county in which eavesdropping devices were used pursuant
19to the provisions of this Article shall report to the
20Department of State Police the following with respect to each
21application for an order authorizing the use of an
22eavesdropping device, or an extension thereof, made during the
23preceding calendar year:
24    (1) the fact that such an order, extension, or subsequent
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1    (2) the kind of order or extension applied for;
2    (3) a statement as to whether the order or extension was
3granted as applied for was modified, or was denied;
4    (4) the period authorized by the order or extensions in
5which an eavesdropping device could be used;
6    (5) the felony specified in the order extension or denied
7application;
8    (6) the identity of the applying investigative or law
9enforcement officer and agency making the application and the
10State's Attorney authorizing the application; and
11    (7) the nature of the facilities from which or the place
12where the eavesdropping device was to be used.
13    (b) Such report shall also include the following:
14    (1) a general description of the uses of eavesdropping
15devices actually made under such order to overhear overheard or
16record conversations or private electronic communications,
17including: (a) the approximate nature and frequency of
18incriminating conversations or private electronic
19communications overheard, (b) the approximate nature and
20frequency of other conversations or private electronic
21communications overheard, (c) the approximate number of
22persons whose conversations or private electronic
23communications were overheard, and (d) the approximate nature,
24amount, and cost of the manpower and other resources used
25pursuant to the authorization to use an eavesdropping device;
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1eavesdropping devices and the offenses for which arrests were
2made;
3    (3) the number of trials resulting from such uses of
4eavesdropping devices;
5    (4) the number of motions to suppress made with respect to
6such uses, and the number granted or denied; and
7    (5) the number of convictions resulting from such uses and
8the offenses for which the convictions were obtained and a
9general assessment of the importance of the convictions.
10    (c) In April of each year, the Department of State Police
11shall transmit to the General Assembly a report including
12information on the number of applications for orders
13authorizing the use of eavesdropping devices, the number of
14orders and extensions granted or denied during the preceding
15calendar year, and the convictions arising out of such uses.
16    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
17be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker,
18the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
19Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the
20Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as
21required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in
22relation to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874,
23as amended, and filing such additional copies with the State
24Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly
25as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
26Library Act.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 86-391.)
 
2    (725 ILCS 5/108B-2a)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108B-2a)
3    Sec. 108B-2a. Authorized disclosure or use of information.
4(a) Any law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized in
5this Article, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any
6conversation, including a private electronic communication,
7overheard or recorded by use of an eavesdropping device or
8evidence derived therefrom, may disclose such contents to
9another law enforcement officer or prosecuting attorney to the
10extent that such disclosure is appropriate to the proper
11performance of the official duties of the person making or
12receiving the disclosure.
13    (b) Any investigative officer, including any attorney
14authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the
15prosecution of offenses enumerated in Section 108B-3 of this
16Act or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized in
17this Article, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any
18conversation, including a private electronic communication,
19overheard or recorded by use of an eavesdropping device or
20evidence derived therefrom, may use the contents to the extent
21such use is appropriate to the proper performance of his or her
22official duties.
23    (c) Admissibility into evidence in any judicial,
24administrative, or legislative proceeding shall be as
25elsewhere described in this Article.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 85-1203.)
 
2    (725 ILCS 5/108B-9)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108B-9)
3    Sec. 108B-9. Recordings, records and custody.
4    (a) Any private communication intercepted in accordance
5with this Article shall, if practicable, be recorded by tape or
6other comparable method. The recording shall, if practicable,
7be done in such a way as will protect it from editing or other
8alteration. During an interception, the interception shall be
9carried out by an electronic criminal surveillance officer,
10and, if practicable, such officer shall keep a signed, written
11record, including:
12        (1) the date and hours of surveillance;
13        (2) the time and duration of each intercepted
14    communication;
15        (3) the parties, if known, to each intercepted
16    conversation, including a private electronic
17    communication; and
18        (4) a summary of the contents of each intercepted
19    communication.
20    (b) Immediately upon the expiration of the order or its
21extensions, the tapes and other recordings shall be transferred
22to the chief judge issuing the order and sealed under his or
23her direction. Custody of the tapes, or other recordings, shall
24be maintained wherever the chief judge directs. They shall not
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1jurisdiction and in any event shall be kept for 10 years.
2Duplicate tapes or other recordings may be made for disclosure
3or use under paragraph (a) of Section 108B-2a of this Article.
4The presence of the seal provided by this Section, or a
5satisfactory explanation for its absence, shall be a
6prerequisite for the disclosure of the contents of any private
7communication, or evidence derived from it, under paragraph (b)
8of Section 108B-2a of this Article.
9(Source: P.A. 92-854, eff. 12-5-02.)
 
10    (725 ILCS 5/108B-13)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108B-13)
11    Sec. 108B-13. Reports concerning use of eavesdropping
12devices.
13    (a) Within 30 days after the expiration of an order and
14each extension thereof authorizing an interception, or within
1530 days after the denial of an application or disapproval of an
16application subsequent to any alleged emergency situation, the
17State's Attorney shall report to the Department of State Police
18the following:
19        (1) the fact that such an order, extension, or
20    subsequent approval of an emergency was applied for;
21        (2) the kind of order or extension applied for;
22        (3) a statement as to whether the order or extension
23    was granted as applied for was modified, or was denied;
24        (4) the period authorized by the order or extensions in
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1        (5) the offense enumerated in Section 108B-3 which is
2    specified in the order or extension or in the denied
3    application;
4        (6) the identity of the applying electronic criminal
5    surveillance officer and agency making the application and
6    the State's Attorney authorizing the application; and
7        (7) the nature of the facilities from which or the
8    place where the eavesdropping device was to be used.
9    (b) In January of each year the State's Attorney of each
10county in which an interception occurred pursuant to the
11provisions of this Article shall report to the Department of
12State Police the following:
13        (1) a general description of the uses of eavesdropping
14    devices actually made under such order to overhear or
15    record conversations or private electronic communications,
16    including: (a) the approximate nature and frequency of
17    incriminating conversations or private electronic
18    communications overheard, (b) the approximate nature and
19    frequency of other conversations or private electronic
20    communications overheard, (c) the approximate number of
21    persons whose conversations or private electronic
22    communications were overheard, and (d) the approximate
23    nature, amount, and cost of the manpower and other
24    resources used pursuant to the authorization to use an
25    eavesdropping device;
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1    uses of eavesdropping devices and the offenses for which
2    arrests were made;
3        (3) the number of trials resulting from such uses of
4    eavesdropping devices;
5        (4) the number of motions to suppress made with respect
6    to such uses, and the number granted or denied; and
7        (5) the number of convictions resulting from such uses
8    and the offenses for which the convictions were obtained
9    and a general assessment of the importance of the
10    convictions.
11    On or before March 1 of each year, the Director of the
12Department of State Police shall submit to the Governor a
13report of all intercepts as defined herein conducted pursuant
14to this Article and terminated during the preceding calendar
15year. Such report shall include:
16        (1) the reports of State's Attorneys forwarded to the
17    Director as required in this Section;
18        (2) the number of Department personnel authorized to
19    possess, install, or operate electronic, mechanical, or
20    other devices;
21        (3) the number of Department and other law enforcement
22    personnel who participated or engaged in the seizure of
23    intercepts pursuant to this Article during the preceding
24    calendar year;
25        (4) the number of electronic criminal surveillance
26    officers trained by the Department;

 

 

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1        (5) the total cost to the Department of all activities
2    and procedures relating to the seizure of intercepts during
3    the preceding calendar year, including costs of equipment,
4    manpower, and expenses incurred as compensation for use of
5    facilities or technical assistance provided to or by the
6    Department; and
7        (6) a summary of the use of eavesdropping devices
8    pursuant to orders of interception including (a) the
9    frequency of use in each county, (b) the frequency of use
10    for each crime enumerated in Section 108B-3 of the Code of
11    Criminal Procedure of 1963, as amended, (c) the type and
12    frequency of eavesdropping device use, and (d) the
13    frequency of use by each police department or law
14    enforcement agency of this State.
15    (d) In April of each year, the Director of the Department
16of State Police and the Governor shall each transmit to the
17General Assembly reports including information on the number of
18applications for orders authorizing the use of eavesdropping
19devices, the number of orders and extensions granted or denied
20during the preceding calendar year, the convictions arising out
21of such uses, and a summary of the information required by
22subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
23    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
24be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker,
25the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
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1Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as
2required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization
3Act, and filing such additional copies with the State
4Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly
5as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
6Library Act.
7(Source: P.A. 85-1203; 86-1226; 86-1475.)
 
8    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    New Act
4    720 ILCS 5/14-5from Ch. 38, par. 14-5
5    725 ILCS 5/108-0.5 new
6    725 ILCS 5/108-2from Ch. 38, par. 108-2
7    725 ILCS 5/108-3from Ch. 38, par. 108-3
8    725 ILCS 5/108-6from Ch. 38, par. 108-6
9    725 ILCS 5/108-7from Ch. 38, par. 108-7
10    725 ILCS 5/108-9from Ch. 38, par. 108-9
11    725 ILCS 5/108-10from Ch. 38, par. 108-10
12    725 ILCS 5/108-11from Ch. 38, par. 108-11
13    725 ILCS 5/108A-0.5 new
14    725 ILCS 5/108A-1from Ch. 38, par. 108A-1
15    725 ILCS 5/108A-2from Ch. 38, par. 108A-2
16    725 ILCS 5/108A-3from Ch. 38, par. 108A-3
17    725 ILCS 5/108A-4from Ch. 38, par. 108A-4
18    725 ILCS 5/108A-5from Ch. 38, par. 108A-5
19    725 ILCS 5/108A-6from Ch. 38, par. 108A-6
20    725 ILCS 5/108A-7from Ch. 38, par. 108A-7
21    725 ILCS 5/108A-8from Ch. 38, par. 108A-8
22    725 ILCS 5/108A-9from Ch. 38, par. 108A-9
23    725 ILCS 5/108A-11from Ch. 38, par. 108A-11
24    725 ILCS 5/108B-2afrom Ch. 38, par. 108B-2a
25    725 ILCS 5/108B-9from Ch. 38, par. 108B-9

 

 

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1    725 ILCS 5/108B-13from Ch. 38, par. 108B-13