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Public Act 094-0468


 

Public Act 0468 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 094-0468
 
SB0074 Enrolled LRB094 06279 RLC 36352 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
amended by changing Section 108B-3 as follows:
 
    (725 ILCS 5/108B-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108B-3)
    Sec. 108B-3. Authorization for the interception of private
communication.
    (a) The State's Attorney, or a person designated in writing
or by law to act for him and to perform his duties during his
absence or disability, may authorize, in writing, an ex parte
application to the chief judge of a court of competent
jurisdiction for an order authorizing the interception of a
private oral communication when no party has consented to the
interception and (i) the interception may provide evidence of,
or may assist in the apprehension of a person who has
committed, is committing or is about to commit, a violation of
Section 8-1.1 (solicitation of murder), 8-1.2 (solicitation of
murder for hire), 9-1 (first degree murder), or 29B-1 (money
laundering) of the Criminal Code of 1961, Section 401, 401.1
(controlled substance trafficking), 405, 405.1 (criminal drug
conspiracy) or 407 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a
violation of Section 24-2.1, 24-2.2, 24-3, 24-3.1, 24-3.3,
24-3.4, 24-4, or 24-5 or subsection 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(6),
24-1(a)(7), 24-1(a)(9), 24-1(a)(10), or 24-1(c) of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or conspiracy to commit money laundering
or conspiracy to commit first degree murder; (ii) in response
to a clear and present danger of imminent death or great bodily
harm to persons resulting from: (1) a kidnapping or the holding
of a hostage by force or the threat of the imminent use of
force; or (2) the occupation by force or the threat of the
imminent use of force of any premises, place, vehicle, vessel
or aircraft; (iii) to aid an investigation or prosecution of a
civil action brought under the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism
Omnibus Prevention Act when there is probable cause to believe
the interception of the private oral communication will provide
evidence that a streetgang is committing, has committed, or
will commit a second or subsequent gang-related offense or that
the interception of the private oral communication will aid in
the collection of a judgment entered under that Act; or (iv)
upon information and belief that a streetgang has committed, is
committing, or is about to commit a felony.
    (b) The State's Attorney or a person designated in writing
or by law to act for the State's Attorney and to perform his or
her duties during his or her absence or disability, may
authorize, in writing, an ex parte application to the chief
judge of a circuit court for an order authorizing the
interception of a private communication when no party has
consented to the interception and the interception may provide
evidence of, or may assist in the apprehension of a person who
has committed, is committing or is about to commit, a violation
of an offense under Article 29D of the Criminal Code of 1961.
    (b-1) Subsection (b) is inoperative on and after January 1,
2005.
    (b-2) No conversations recorded or monitored pursuant to
subsection (b) shall be made inadmissible inadmissable in a
court of law by virtue of subsection (b-1).
    (c) As used in this Section, "streetgang" and
"gang-related" have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 10
of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
(Source: P.A. 92-854, eff. 12-5-02.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/4/2005