Illinois Compiled Statutes
720 ILCS 5/14-4 (2026)
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(720 ILCS 5/14-4)
(from Ch. 38, par. 14-4)
Sec. 14-4. Sentence.
(a) Eavesdropping, for a first offense, is a Class 4 felony and, for a
second or subsequent offense, is a Class 3 felony.
(b) The eavesdropping of an oral conversation or an electronic
communication of any law enforcement officer, State's Attorney, Assistant
State's Attorney, the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or a judge,
while in the performance of his or her official duties, if not authorized by
this Article or proper court order, is a Class 3 felony, and for a second or subsequent offense, is a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 98-1142, eff. 12-30-14.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2022 · leading case: People v. Jenkins, 964 N.E.2d 1231 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012).
People v. Jenkins, 964 N.E.2d 1231 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “720 ILCS 5/14-4(b) (West 2008). A person commits eavesdropping when he or she "[k]nowingly and intentionally uses an eavesdropping device for the purpose of hearing * * * any part of any conversation * * * unless he does so * * * with the consent of all of the parties to such…”
People v. Jenkins, 2012 IL App (2d) 91168 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “720 ILCS 5/14-4(b) (West 2008). A person commits eavesdropping when he or she “[k]nowingly and intentionally uses an eavesdropping device for the purpose of hearing *** any part of any conversation *** unless he does so *** with the consent of all of the parties to such…”
Breuder v. Bd. of Trs. of Cmty. Coll. Dist. No. 502, DuPage Cnty., Illinois (N.D. Ill. 2022). “720 ILCS 5/14-4; 720 ILCS 5/14-6. The parties all agreed that Hamilton’s recordings violated subsection (a)(1) of the statute but acknowledged that Hamilton could no longer be criminally charged because the applicable statute of limitations had run.”
Morris v. Ameritech Illinois (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “720 ILCS 5/14-4 (West 1994). Therefore, Ameritech can be criminally liable for eavesdropping only through the acts of high managerial agents.”
Acuff v. IBP, Inc., 65 F. Supp. 2d 866 (C.D. Ill. 1999). “Illinois’ Eavesdropping Statute, 720 ILCS 5/14-2 and 720 ILCS 5/14-4; and 5. Illinois Constitution Article 1, § 12.”
— 720 ILCS 5/14-4(b) — 2 cases
People v. Jenkins, 964 N.E.2d 1231 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “720 ILCS 5/14-4(b) (West 2008). A person commits eavesdropping when he or she "[k]nowingly and intentionally uses an eavesdropping device for the purpose of hearing * * * any part of any conversation * * * unless he does so * * * with the consent of all of the parties to such…”
People v. Jenkins, 2012 IL App (2d) 91168 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “720 ILCS 5/14-4(b) (West 2008). A person commits eavesdropping when he or she “[k]nowingly and intentionally uses an eavesdropping device for the purpose of hearing *** any part of any conversation *** unless he does so *** with the consent of all of the parties to such…”
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