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IL SB1754

IL SB1754
EAVESDROP-STATEWIDE GRAND JURY


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Introduced
02/05/2025
In Committee
02/05/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

104th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of methamphetamine trafficking may be tried in any county. Permits the Attorney General to authorize certain eavesdropping requests from law enforcement. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits the Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney General authorized by the Attorney General to authorize an application to a circuit judge or an associate judge assigned by the Chief Judge of the circuit for, and such judge may grant in conformity with the Judicial Supervision of the Use of Eavesdropping Devices Article of the Code, an order authorizing or approving the use of an eavesdropping device by a law enforcement officer or agency having the responsibility for the investigation of any felony under Illinois law where any one party to a conversation to be monitored, or previously monitored in the case of an emergency situation, has consented to such monitoring. Amends the Statewide Grand Jury Act. Provides that a Statewide Grand Jury may investigate, indict, and prosecute theft, retail theft, Internet offenses, continuing financial crimes enterprise, vehicular hijacking, aggravated vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion, burglary, residential burglary, and home invasion if the offense involves acts occurring in more than one county of the State.

AI Summary

This bill amends several Illinois state laws to expand law enforcement and prosecutorial capabilities across multiple areas. Specifically, it modifies the Criminal Code to allow methamphetamine trafficking offenses to be tried in any county, and permits the Attorney General to authorize certain eavesdropping requests from law enforcement. The bill expands the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow the Attorney General or an authorized Assistant Attorney General to request judicial approval for eavesdropping devices in investigations of specific felonies, with certain consent and procedural requirements. Additionally, the Statewide Grand Jury Act is amended to broaden the types of crimes a Statewide Grand Jury can investigate and prosecute, now including theft, retail theft, Internet offenses, continuing financial crimes enterprise, vehicular hijacking, burglary, and home invasion, provided these offenses involve acts occurring in more than one county. These changes are designed to provide law enforcement with more flexibility in investigating and prosecuting complex, multi-county criminal activities, particularly those involving organized crime, drug trafficking, and technology-enabled offenses.

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston (on 05/21/2025)

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