{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-26-4.5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/26-4.5","heading":"Consumer communications privacy.","body":"(a) For purposes of this Section, \"communications company\" means any person or organization which owns, controls, operates or manages any company which provides information or entertainment electronically to a household, including but not limited to a cable or community antenna television system.\n(b) It shall be unlawful for a communications company to:\n(1) install and use any equipment which would allow a communications company to visually observe or listen to what is occurring in an individual subscriber's household without the knowledge or permission of the subscriber;\n(2) provide any person or public or private organization with a list containing the name of a subscriber, unless the communications company gives notice thereof to the subscriber;\n(3) disclose the television viewing habits of any individual subscriber without the subscriber's consent; or\n(4) install or maintain a home-protection scanning device in a dwelling as part of a communication service without the express written consent of the occupant.\n(c) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a business offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation.\n(d) Civil liability. Any person who has been injured by a violation of this Section may commence an action in the circuit court for damages against any communications company which has committed a violation. If the court awards damages, the plaintiff shall be awarded costs.","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":"6a647adc31ab681e2df13be18c94f9de5d2614182bfdb96192a40b394fbdb5fe","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-26-4","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-26-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}