Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB4372

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Exempts from an eavesdropping violation, when prior notification to and verbal approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which the conversation is anticipated to occur, or his or her designee is granted, recording or listening with the aid of an eavesdropping device to a conversation in which a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to an undercover conversation and has consented to the conversation being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of a felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, a felony violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or a felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act. Provides that the Director of State Police shall adopt any necessary rules concerning the use of eavesdropping devices, retention of recording media, and reports regarding their use.

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