Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14)
Illinois's all-party consent eavesdropping law: no surreptitious recording or overhearing of private conversations, or interception of private electronic communications, without everyone's consent; no use of unlawfully obtained recordings; business call monitoring only under strict conditions with notice and signage; report found devices.
Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) is a compliance framework from United States (Illinois) with 4 domains and 13 controls that map to 1 other frameworks. The largest domains are Prohibited eavesdropping – Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) (5 controls), Business telephone monitoring exemption – Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) (3 controls), Reporting eavesdropping devices – Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) (3 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (4)
Business telephone monitoring exemption – Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-3(j) | 14-3(j) Business telephone monitoring: only for quality, training or research, with one active party's consent |
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-3(j) notice | 14-3(j) Business telephone monitoring: notice to current and prospective employees and workplace signage |
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-3(j) safeguards | 14-3(j) Business telephone monitoring: personal lines, stop and destroy, no onward use |
Conditional recording exemptions – Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-3(f) | 14-3(f) Food and drug consumer hotlines: destroy or hand over recordings within 24 hours and do not disseminate them |
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-3(m) | 14-3(m) School bus recording: board policy, handbook and parent notice, posted notice on the bus, confidential use |
Prohibited eavesdropping – Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-2(a)(1) | 14-2(a)(1) No surreptitious overhearing or recording of others' private conversations without all-party consent |
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-2(a)(2) | 14-2(a)(2) No surreptitious recording of a private conversation one is party to without the others' consent |
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-2(a)(3) | 14-2(a)(3) No surreptitious interception of others' private electronic communications without all-party consent |
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-2(a)(4) | 14-2(a)(4) No making, distributing or possessing devices primarily useful for surreptitious eavesdropping for unlawful use |
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-2(a)(5) | 14-2(a)(5) No use or disclosure of information obtained by unlawful eavesdropping |
Reporting eavesdropping devices – Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-7 | 14-7 Common carriers: help subscribers detect eavesdropping on request and keep requests confidential |
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-8 | 14-8 Report a discovered eavesdropping device to the State's Attorney |
| illinois-eavesdropping-act-720-ilcs-5-article-14::14-9 | 14-9 Carrier staff: report discovered eavesdropping devices to the State's Attorney |
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Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) is a compliance framework from United States (Illinois) with 4 domains and 13 controls. Illinois's all-party consent eavesdropping law: no surreptitious recording or overhearing of private conversations, or interception of private electronic communications, without everyone's consent; no use of unlawfully obtained recordings; business call monitoring only under strict conditions with notice and signage; report found devices. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) actually require?
Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) has 13 controls organised across 4 domains. The largest domains are Prohibited eavesdropping – Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) (5 controls), Business telephone monitoring exemption – Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) (3 controls), Reporting eavesdropping devices – Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) (3 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) do I already cover?
Illinois Eavesdropping Act (720 ILCS 5 Article 14) maps to 1 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are US Electronic Communications Privacy Act Title I (Wiretap Act, 18 USC 2510-2523) (38% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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