HB 963

Abstract

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that an emergency situation in which a law enforcement officer may use an eavesdropping device without prior judicial approval also occurs in a situation involving an investigation of cannabis trafficking under the Cannabis Control Act, controlled substance trafficking under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or a gang-related offense as defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. Provides that in all such cases, an application for an order approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping device must be made within 96 (rather than 48) hours of the commencement of such use. Deletes language providing that notice to the parties whose conversations are overheard with the use of an eavesdropping device must be made no later than 90 days after the filing of an application for an order of authorization.