{ "batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: ANCHOR: official statute site", "summary": "Illinois criminal statutes are published by the Illinois General Assembly as Chapter 720 (Criminal Offenses) of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Act 5, the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/), whose index page is at ilga.gov.", "body": "Illinois criminal statutes are published by the Illinois General Assembly as Chapter 720 (Criminal Offenses) of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Act 5, the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/), whose index page is at ilga.gov.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Illinois Compiled Statutes - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (720 ILCS 5/) Criminal Code of 2012.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Illinois Compiled Statutes - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (720 ILCS 5/) Criminal Code of 2012.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "ANCHOR: official statute site", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Statute citation / article", "summary": "Illinois's eavesdropping law is Article 14 of the Criminal Code of 2012; the offense elements are at 720 ILCS 5/14-2.", "body": "Illinois's eavesdropping law is Article 14 of the Criminal Code of 2012; the offense elements are at 720 ILCS 5/14-2.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(720 ILCS 5/14-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 14-2) Sec. 14-2. Elements of the offense; affirmative defense.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(720 ILCS 5/14-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 14-2) Sec. 14-2. Elements of the offense; affirmative defense.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Statute citation / article", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Consent regime (all-party) - party recording", "summary": "Under 720 ILCS 5/14-2(a)(2), a party to a private conversation commits eavesdropping by surreptitiously recording it unless all other parties consent, making Illinois an all-party consent state for private conversations.", "body": "Under 720 ILCS 5/14-2(a)(2), a party to a private conversation commits eavesdropping by surreptitiously recording it unless all other parties consent, making Illinois an all-party consent state for private conversations.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(2) Uses an eavesdropping device, in a surreptitious manner, for the purpose of transmitting or recording all or any part of any private conversation to which he or she is a party unless he or she does so with the consent of all other parties to the private conversation;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(2) Uses an eavesdropping device, in a surreptitious manner, for the purpose of transmitting or recording all or any part of any private conversation to which he or she is a party unless he or she does so with the consent of all other parties to the private conversation;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Consent regime (all-party) - party recording", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Consent regime - non-party recording", "summary": "720 ILCS 5/14-2(a)(1) bars surreptitiously overhearing or recording a private conversation one is not party to without the consent of all parties.", "body": "720 ILCS 5/14-2(a)(1) bars surreptitiously overhearing or recording a private conversation one is not party to without the consent of all parties.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(1) Uses an eavesdropping device, in a surreptitious manner, for the purpose of overhearing, transmitting, or recording all or any part of any private conversation to which he or she is not a party unless he or she does so with the consent of all of the parties to the private conversation;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(1) Uses an eavesdropping device, in a surreptitious manner, for the purpose of overhearing, transmitting, or recording all or any part of any private conversation to which he or she is not a party unless he or she does so with the consent of all of the parties to the private conversation;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Consent regime - non-party recording", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c5", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Private conversation definition", "summary": "720 ILCS 5/14-1(d) limits the offense to 'private conversations', i.e. oral communications where a party intended privacy under circumstances reasonably justifying that expectation.", "body": "720 ILCS 5/14-1(d) limits the offense to 'private conversations', i.e. oral communications where a party intended privacy under circumstances reasonably justifying that expectation.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“\"private conversation\" means any oral communication between 2 or more persons, whether in person or transmitted between the parties by wire or other means, when one or more of the parties intended the communication to be of a private nature under circumstances reasonably justifying that expectation.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "\"private conversation\" means any oral communication between 2 or more persons, whether in person or transmitted between the parties by wire or other means, when one or more of the parties intended the communication to be of a private nature under circumstances reasonably justifying that expectation.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Private conversation definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c6", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Surreptitious definition", "summary": "720 ILCS 5/14-1(g) defines 'surreptitious' (an element of the offense) as obtained or made by stealth or deception, or executed through secrecy or concealment.", "body": "720 ILCS 5/14-1(g) defines 'surreptitious' (an element of the offense) as obtained or made by stealth or deception, or executed through secrecy or concealment.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“\"surreptitious\" means obtained or made by stealth or deception, or executed through secrecy or concealment.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "\"surreptitious\" means obtained or made by stealth or deception, or executed through secrecy or concealment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Surreptitious definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c7", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Exception - law enforcement / Article 108A-108B", "summary": "720 ILCS 5/14-2(a-5) exempts surreptitious recording done under Article 108A or 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (court-authorized interception).", "body": "720 ILCS 5/14-2(a-5) exempts surreptitious recording done under Article 108A or 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (court-authorized interception).\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“if the overhearing, transmitting, recording, interception, or transcription is done in accordance with Article 108A or Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "if the overhearing, transmitting, recording, interception, or transcription is done in accordance with Article 108A or Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Exception - law enforcement / Article 108A-108B", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c8", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Exception - equipment manufacturers / suppliers", "summary": "720 ILCS 5/14-2(c) exempts manufacturers, suppliers and communication service providers who make, sell or possess eavesdropping devices in the normal course of business.", "body": "720 ILCS 5/14-2(c) exempts manufacturers, suppliers and communication service providers who make, sell or possess eavesdropping devices in the normal course of business.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“It is not unlawful for a manufacturer or a supplier of eavesdropping devices, or a provider of wire or electronic communication services, their agents, employees, contractors, or venders to manufacture, assemble, sell, or possess an eavesdropping device within the normal course of their business”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "It is not unlawful for a manufacturer or a supplier of eavesdropping devices, or a provider of wire or electronic communication services, their agents, employees, contractors, or venders to manufacture, assemble, sell, or possess an eavesdropping device within the normal course of their business", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Exception - equipment manufacturers / suppliers", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c9", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Exception - recording police in public", "summary": "720 ILCS 5/14-2(e) allows a private individual to record a law enforcement officer performing duties in a public place.", "body": "720 ILCS 5/14-2(e) allows a private individual to record a law enforcement officer performing duties in a public place.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Nothing in this Article shall prohibit any individual, not a law enforcement officer, from recording a law enforcement officer in the performance of his or her duties in a public place or in circumstances in which the officer has no reasonable expectation of privacy.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Nothing in this Article shall prohibit any individual, not a law enforcement officer, from recording a law enforcement officer in the performance of his or her duties in a public place or in circumstances in which the officer has no reasonable expectation of privacy.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Exception - recording police in public", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c10", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Exception - victim recording a crime (14-3(i))", "summary": "720 ILCS 5/14-3(i) exempts a party's recording made under reasonable suspicion that another party is committing a criminal offense against the person or household member.", "body": "720 ILCS 5/14-3(i) exempts a party's recording made under reasonable suspicion that another party is committing a criminal offense against the person or household member.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(i) Recording of a conversation made by or at the request of a person, not a law enforcement officer or agent of a law enforcement officer, who is a party to the conversation, under reasonable suspicion that another party to the conversation is committing, is about to commit, or has committed a criminal offense against the person”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(i) Recording of a conversation made by or at the request of a person, not a law enforcement officer or agent of a law enforcement officer, who is a party to the conversation, under reasonable suspicion that another party to the conversation is committing, is about to commit, or has committed a criminal offense against the person", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Exception - victim recording a crime (14-3(i))", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c11", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Penalty class", "summary": "Under 720 ILCS 5/14-4(a), eavesdropping is a Class 4 felony for a first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense.", "body": "Under 720 ILCS 5/14-4(a), eavesdropping is a Class 4 felony for a first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(a) Eavesdropping, for a first offense, is a Class 4 felony and, for a second or subsequent offense, is a Class 3 felony.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(a) Eavesdropping, for a first offense, is a Class 4 felony and, for a second or subsequent offense, is a Class 3 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Penalty class", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c12", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Civil remedies", "summary": "720 ILCS 5/14-6(1) gives parties to an eavesdropped conversation civil remedies including an injunction, actual damages and punitive damages (no treble-damages or attorney-fee provision appears in the section).", "body": "720 ILCS 5/14-6(1) gives parties to an eavesdropped conversation civil remedies including an injunction, actual damages and punitive damages (no treble-damages or attorney-fee provision appears in the section).\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(a) To an injunction by the circuit court prohibiting further eavesdropping by the eavesdropper and by or on behalf of his principal, or either; (b) To all actual damages against the eavesdropper or his principal or both; (c) To any punitive damages which may be awarded by the court or by a jury;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(a) To an injunction by the circuit court prohibiting further eavesdropping by the eavesdropper and by or on behalf of his principal, or either; (b) To all actual damages against the eavesdropper or his principal or both; (c) To any punitive damages which may be awarded by the court or by a jury;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Civil remedies", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c13", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Evidence inadmissible", "summary": "720 ILCS 5/14-5 makes evidence obtained in violation of Article 14 inadmissible in civil and criminal trials, unless all parties consent to admission.", "body": "720 ILCS 5/14-5 makes evidence obtained in violation of Article 14 inadmissible in civil and criminal trials, unless all parties consent to admission.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Any evidence obtained in violation of this Article is not admissible in any civil or criminal trial, or any administrative or legislative inquiry or proceeding, nor in any grand jury proceedings;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=34200000&SeqEnd=35399999", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Any evidence obtained in violation of this Article is not admissible in any civil or criminal trial, or any administrative or legislative inquiry or proceeding, nor in any grand jury proceedings;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Evidence inadmissible", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c14", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Video vs audio distinction", "summary": "Silent video is governed separately by 720 ILCS 5/26-4 (unauthorized video recording); subsection (c) states that sound recorded along with video is governed by Article 14.", "body": "Silent video is governed separately by 720 ILCS 5/26-4 (unauthorized video recording); subsection (c) states that sound recorded along with video is governed by Article 14.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(c) The provisions of this Section do not apply to any sound recording or transmission of an oral conversation made as the result of the making of a video record or transmission of live video, and to which Article 14 of this Code applies.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=74200000&SeqEnd=75200000", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(c) The provisions of this Section do not apply to any sound recording or transmission of an oral conversation made as the result of the making of a video record or transmission of live video, and to which Article 14 of this Code applies.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Video vs audio distinction", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c15", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Video recording in residence without consent", "summary": "720 ILCS 5/26-4(a-5) makes it unlawful to knowingly video record or transmit live video of another person in that person's residence without consent.", "body": "720 ILCS 5/26-4(a-5) makes it unlawful to knowingly video record or transmit live video of another person in that person's residence without consent.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(a-5) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a video record or transmit live video of another person in that other person's residence without that person's consent.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=74200000&SeqEnd=75200000", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(a-5) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a video record or transmit live video of another person in that other person's residence without that person's consent.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Video recording in residence without consent", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_c16", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: Video recording penalty class", "summary": "Under 720 ILCS 5/26-4(d), violations of subsections (a), (a-5), (a-6) or (a-10) are Class 4 felonies and dissemination under (a-25) is a Class 3 felony.", "body": "Under 720 ILCS 5/26-4(d), violations of subsections (a), (a-5), (a-6) or (a-10) are Class 4 felonies and dissemination under (a-25) is a Class 3 felony.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(2) A violation of subsection (a), (a-5), (a-6), or (a-10) is a Class 4 felony. (3) A violation of subsection (a-25) is a Class 3 felony.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876&ChapterID=53&ChapAct=720+ILCS+5%2F&SeqStart=74200000&SeqEnd=75200000", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(2) A violation of subsection (a), (a-5), (a-6), or (a-10) is a Class 4 felony. (3) A violation of subsection (a-25) is a Class 3 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "Video recording penalty class", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "IL", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r6661_illinois_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_illinois_6661_q1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Illinois: wiretap or interception statute citation, consent regime (one-party or all-party), audio versus video distinction, penal", "summary": "Illinois wiretapping and interception statute citation, consent regime, audio versus video distinction, and penalty classification are not provided on this page.", "body": "Illinois wiretapping and interception statute citation, consent regime, audio versus video distinction, and penalty classification are not provided on this page.\n\nWhat Illinois (official) actually says:\n\n“Illinois Privacy Info”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.illinois.gov/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois (official)", "evidence_quote": "Illinois Privacy Info", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6661-illinois-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party", "subject": "Illinois", "topic": "wiretap or interception statute citation, consent regime (one-party or all-party), audio versus video distinction, penal", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Illinois", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-il" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }