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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2987
Introduced 2/3/2010, by Sen. John J. Millner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 5/14-6 |
from Ch. 38, par. 14-6 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that parties to an electronic communication intercepted contrary to the Eavesdropping Article of the Code are entitled to the civil remedies prescribed in that Article.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2987 |
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LRB096 14815 RLC 29678 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
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| Section 14-6 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/14-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 14-6)
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| Sec. 14-6.
Civil
remedies to injured parties.
(1) Any or |
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| all parties to any conversation or electronic communication |
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| upon which eavesdropping is
practiced contrary to this Article |
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| shall be entitled to the following
remedies:
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| (a) To an injunction by
the circuit court
prohibiting
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| further eavesdropping by the eavesdropper and by or on behalf |
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| of his
principal, or either;
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| (b) To all actual damages against the eavesdropper or his |
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| principal or
both;
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| (c) To any punitive damages which may be awarded by the |
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| court or by a
jury;
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| (d) To all actual damages against any landlord, owner or |
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| building
operator, or any common carrier by wire who aids, |
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| abets, or knowingly
permits the eavesdropping concerned;
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| (e) To any punitive damages which may be awarded by the |
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| court or by a
jury against any landlord, owner or building |
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| operator, or common carrier by
wire who aids, abets, or |