Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)
720 ILCS 5 § 14-9: Discovery of eavesdropping device by common carrier by wire - disclosure to subscriber.) Any agent, officer or employee of any common carrier by wire who discovers any physical evidence of an eavesdropping device which such person does not know to be a legal eavesdropping device shall, within a reas
What this law says, in plain English
Common carrier employees who discover an eavesdropping device must report it to the State's Attorney within a reasonable time. Violation is a business offense punishable by a fine up to $500.
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