725 ILCS 5/108B-3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 725 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|725 ILCS 5/ - Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.|Title II - Apprehension And Investigation

 (from Ch. 38, par. 108B-3)Sec. 108B-3. Authorization for the interception of private  communication.(a) The State's Attorney, or a person  designated in writing or  by law to act for him and to perform his duties during his absence or  disability, may authorize, in writing, an ex parte application to the chief  judge of a court of competent jurisdiction for an order authorizing the  interception of a private communication when no  party has consented to  the interception and (i) the interception may provide evidence of, or may  assist in the apprehension of a person who has committed, is committing or  is about to commit, a violation of Section 8-1(b) (solicitation of murder),  8-1.2 (solicitation of murder for hire), 9-1 (first degree murder), 10-9 (involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons), paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution), subdivision (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 11-14.3 (promoting prostitution), 11-15.1 (soliciting for a minor engaged in prostitution), 11-16 (pandering), 11-17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a minor engaged in prostitution), 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping and aggravated juvenile pimping), or 29B-1  (money laundering) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,  Section 401, 401.1 (controlled substance  trafficking), 405, 405.1 (criminal drug conspiracy) or 407 of the Illinois  Controlled Substances Act or any Section of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, a violation of Section 24-2.1, 24-2.2,  24-3,  24-3.1, 24-3.3, 24-3.4, 24-4, or 24-5 or subsection 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(6),  24-1(a)(7), 24-1(a)(9), 24-1(a)(10), or 24-1(c) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012  or conspiracy to commit money laundering or  conspiracy to commit first degree murder; (ii)  in response to a clear and present danger of imminent death or great bodily  harm to persons resulting from: (1) a kidnapping or the holding of a  hostage by force or the threat of the imminent use of force; or (2) the  occupation by force or the threat of the imminent use of force of any  premises, place, vehicle, vessel or aircraft; (iii) to aid an investigation  or prosecution of a civil action brought under the Illinois Streetgang  Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act when there is probable cause to  believe the  interception of the private communication will  provide evidence that a  streetgang is committing, has committed, or will commit a second or subsequent  gang-related offense or that the interception of the private  communication  will aid in the collection of a judgment entered under that Act; or (iv)  upon  information and belief that a streetgang has committed, is committing, or is  about to commit a felony.(b) The State's Attorney or a person designated in writing or by law to  act for the State's Attorney and to perform his or her duties during his or her  absence or disability, may authorize, in writing, an ex parte application to  the chief judge of a circuit court for an order authorizing  the interception of a private communication when no  party has consented to the interception and the interception may provide  evidence of, or may assist in the apprehension of a person who has committed,  is committing or is about to commit, a violation of an offense under Article  29D of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.(b-1) Subsection (b) is inoperative on and after January 1, 2005.(b-2) No conversations recorded or monitored pursuant to subsection (b)  shall be made inadmissible in a court of law by virtue of subsection (b-1).(c) As used in this Section, "streetgang" and "gang-related" have the  meanings ascribed to them in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism  Omnibus Prevention Act.(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1464, eff. 8-20-10; 97-897, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)