{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-14-8","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/14-8","heading":"","body":"Discovery of eavesdropping device by an individual, common carrier, private investigative agency or non-governmental corporation). Any agent, officer or employee of a private investigative agency or non-governmental corporation, or of a common carrier by wire, or any individual, who discovers any physical evidence of an eavesdropping device being used which such person does not know to be a legal eavesdropping device shall, within a reasonable time after such discovery disclose the existence of such eavesdropping device to the State's Attorney of the county where such device was found. The State's Attorney shall within a reasonable time notify the person or persons apparently being eavesdropped upon of the existence of that device if the device is illegal. A violation of this Section is a Business Offense for which a fine shall be imposed not to exceed $500.","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":"7be9b422b196cec2cfbb6f3e6f98e2903d50d28f093f8a68b68ebc209523af82","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-14-7","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-14-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}