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725 ILCS 5/108A-4

(725 ILCS 5/108A-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 108A-4)

Sec. 108A-4.

Grounds for Approval or Authorization.

The judge may authorize or
approve the use of the eavesdropping device where it is found that:

(a) one party to the conversation has or will have consented
to the use of the device;

(b) there is reasonable cause for believing that an individual
is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a felony under Illinois law;

(c) there is reasonable cause for believing that particular
conversations concerning that felony offense will be obtained
through such use; and

(d) for any extension authorized, that further use of a
device is warranted on similar grounds.

(Source: P.A. 79-1159.)