{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-14-4","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/14-4","heading":"Sentence.","body":"(a) Eavesdropping, for a first offense, is a Class 4 felony and, for a second or subsequent offense, is a Class 3 felony.\n(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.","path":["CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES","Criminal Code of 2012."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876\u0026ChapterID=53\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:41Z","sha256":"e375c6e9a1131035234bcf3507e61808e1810b3dbd44c61bb8a626632c9a35bb","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-14-3b","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-14-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}