Illinois Code § 725 ILCS 5/108B-7

Contents of order for use of eavesdropping device.
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Sec. 108B-7. 

Contents of order for use of eavesdropping device. 

 
(a) Each order authorizing the interception of a private
communication shall state:

 
 
(1) the chief judge is authorized to issue the order;

 
 
(2) the identity of, or a particular description of, 
 
the person, if known, whose private communications are to be intercepted;

 
 
(3) the character and location of the particular wire 
 
communication facilities as to which, or the particular place of the communications as to which, authority to intercept is granted;

 
 
(4) a particular description of the type of private 
 
communication to be intercepted and a statement of the particular offense to which it relates;

 
 
(5) the identity and certification of the electronic 
 
criminal surveillance officers to whom the authority to intercept a private communication is given and the identity of the person who authorized the application; and

 
 
(6) the period of time during which the interception 
 
is authorized, including a statement as to whether or not the interception shall automatically terminate when the described communication has been first obtained.

 
(b) No order entered under this Section shall authorize the interception
of private communications for a period of time in
excess of that necessary
to achieve the objective of the authorization. Every order entered under
this Section shall require that the interception begin and terminate as
soon as practicable and be conducted in such a manner as to minimize the
interception of communications not otherwise subject to interception. No
order, other than for an extension, entered under this Section may authorize
the interception of private communications for
any
period exceeding
30 days. Extensions of an order may be granted for periods of not more than 30
days.
No extension shall be granted unless an application for it is made in
accordance
with Section 108B-4 and the judge makes the findings required by Section
108B-5 and, where necessary, Section 108B-6.

 
(c) Whenever an order authorizing an interception is entered, the order
shall require reports to be made to the chief judge who issued the order
showing
what progress has been made toward achievement of the authorized objective
and the need for continued interception. The reports shall be made at such
intervals as the judge may require.

 
(d) An order authorizing the interception of a private
communication
shall, upon request of the applicant, direct that a communications common
carrier, landlord, owner, building operator, custodian, or other person furnish
the applicant forthwith all information, facilities and technical assistance
necessary to accomplish the interception unobtrusively and with
a minimum of interference with the services that the carrier, owner, building
operator, landlord, custodian, or person is affording the person whose
communication
is to be intercepted. The obligation of a communications common carrier
under the order may include conducting an in-progress trace during an
interception.
Any communications common carrier, landlord, owner, building operator,
custodian,
or person
furnishing the facilities or technical assistance shall be compensated by
the applicant at the prevailing rates.

 
(e) A communications common carrier, landlord, owner, building operator,
custodian, or other person who has been provided with an order issued under
this Article shall not disclose the existence of the order of interception,
or of a device used to accomplish the interception unless:

 
 
(1) he is required to do so by legal process; and

 
 
(2) he has given prior notification to the State's 
 
Attorney, who has authorized the application for the order.

 
(f) An order authorizing the interception of a private
communication
shall, upon the request of the applicant, authorize the entry into the place
or facilities by electronic criminal surveillance officers as often as
necessary
for the purpose of installing, maintaining or removing an intercepting device
where the entry is necessary to conduct or complete the interception.
The chief judge who issues the order shall be notified of the fact of each
entry
prior to entry, if practicable, and, in any case, within 48 hours of entry.

 
(g)
 
 
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Article, any chief judge of a
court of competent jurisdiction to which any application is made under this
Article may take any evidence, make any finding, or issue any order to conform
the proceedings or the issuance of any order to the Constitution of the
United States, or of any law of the United States or to the Constitution of the
State of Illinois or to the laws of Illinois.

 
(2) When the language of this Article is the same or similar to the language
of Title III of P.L. 90-351 (82 Stat. 211 et seq., codified at, 18 U.S.C.
2510 et seq.), the courts of this State in construing this Article shall
follow the construction given to Federal law by the United States Supreme
Court or United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

the person, if known, whose private communications are to be intercepted;
communication facilities as to which, or the particular place of the communications as to which, authority to intercept is granted;
communication to be intercepted and a statement of the particular offense to which it relates;
criminal surveillance officers to whom the authority to intercept a private communication is given and the identity of the person who authorized the application; and
is authorized, including a statement as to whether or not the interception shall automatically terminate when the described communication has been first obtained.
Attorney, who has authorized the application for the order.

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