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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3281

Introduced 2/3/2026, by Sen. Chris Balkema

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/26-4

from Ch. 38, par. 26-4

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for any
person to, without the consent of another person, operate an unmanned
aerial vehicle in a manner that: (1) is intended to cause the unmanned
aerial vehicle to enter the space above or surrounding the other person's
occupied residence for the purpose of making a video record or
transmitting live video or audio recordings of the other person while the
other person is: (A) within his or her occupied residence; or (B) on the
land or premises on which his or her occupied residence is located; and (2)
invades the other person's reasonable expectation of privacy. Provides
that it is unlawful for the person to knowingly disseminate a video record
or live video made in violation of these provisions. Defines "unmanned
aerial vehicle". Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
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changing Section 26-4 as follows:

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(720 ILCS 5/26-4)

(from Ch. 38, par. 26-4)
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Sec. 26-4.
Unauthorized video recording and live video
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transmission.
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(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a video
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record or transmit live video of another person without that
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person's consent in a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon,
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locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom.
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(a-5) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a
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video record or transmit live video of another person in that
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other person's residence without that person's consent.
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(a-6) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a
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video record or transmit live video of another person in that
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other person's residence without that person's consent when
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the recording or transmission is made outside that person's
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residence by use of an audio or video device that records or
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transmits from a remote location.
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(a-10) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a
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video record or transmit live video of another person's

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intimate parts for the purpose of viewing the body of or the
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undergarments worn by that other person without that person's
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consent. For the purposes of this subsection (a-10), "intimate
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parts" means the fully unclothed, partially unclothed, or
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transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, anus, or if the
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person is female, a partially or fully exposed nipple,
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including exposure through transparent clothing.
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(a-15) It is unlawful for any person to place or cause to
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be placed a device that makes a video record or transmits a
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live video in a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker
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room, changing room, or hotel bedroom with the intent to make a
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video record or transmit live video of another person without
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that person's consent.
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(a-20) It is unlawful for any person to place or cause to
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be placed a device that makes a video record or transmits a
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live video with the intent to make a video record or transmit
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live video of another person in that other person's residence
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without that person's consent.
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(a-25) It is unlawful for any person to, by any means,
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knowingly disseminate, or permit to be disseminated, a video
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record or live video that he or she knows to have been made or
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transmitted in violation of
subsection
(a), (a-5), (a-6),
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(a-10), (a-15),
or
(a-20)
, or (a-30)
.
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(a-30)(1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly,
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without the consent of another person, operate an unmanned
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aerial vehicle in a manner that:

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(A) is intended to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle
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to enter the space above or surrounding the other person's
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occupied residence for the purpose of making a video
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record or transmitting live video, or audio recordings of
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the other person while the other person is:
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(i) within his or her occupied residence; or
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(ii) on the land or premises on which his or her
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occupied residence is located; and
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(B) invades the other person's reasonable expectation
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of privacy.

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(2) It is unlawful for the person to knowingly disseminate
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a video record or live video made in violation of
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subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection
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(a-30).

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(b) Exemptions. The following activities shall be exempt
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from the provisions of this Section:
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(1) The making of a video record or transmission of
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live video by law enforcement officers pursuant to a
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criminal investigation, which is otherwise lawful;
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(2) The making of a video record or transmission of
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live video by correctional officials for security reasons
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or for investigation of alleged misconduct involving a
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person committed to the Department of Corrections; and
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(3) The making of a video record or transmission of
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live video in a locker room by a reporter or news medium,
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as those terms are defined in Section 8-902 of the Code of

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Civil Procedure, where the reporter or news medium has
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been granted access to the locker room by an appropriate
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authority for the purpose of conducting interviews.
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(c) The provisions of this Section do not apply to any
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sound recording or transmission of an oral conversation made
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as the result of the making of a video record or transmission
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of live video, and to which Article 14 of this Code applies.
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(d) Sentence.
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(1) A violation of subsection (a-15) or (a-20) is a
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Class A misdemeanor.
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(2) A violation of subsection (a), (a-5), (a-6), or
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(a-10) is a Class 4 felony.
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(3) A violation of subsection (a-25) is a Class 3
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felony.
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(4) A violation of subsection (a), (a-5), (a-6),
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(a-10), (a-15) or (a-20) is a Class 3 felony if the victim
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is a person under 18 years of age or if the violation is
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committed by an individual who is required to register as
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a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act.
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(5) A violation of subsection (a-25) is a Class 2
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felony if the victim is a person under 18 years of age or
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if the violation is committed by an individual who is
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required to register as a sex offender under the Sex
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Offender Registration Act.
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(e) For purposes of this Section:
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(1) "Residence" includes a rental dwelling, but does

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not include stairwells, corridors, laundry facilities, or
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additional areas in which the general public has access.
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(1.5) "Unmanned aerial vehicle" means an aircraft that
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does not carry a human operator and that is capable of
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flight under remote control or autonomous programming.
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"Unmanned aerial vehicle" includes the following:

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(A) an unmanned aircraft and an unmanned aircraft
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system (both as defined in Section 331 of Public Law
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112-95); and
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(B) a small unmanned aircraft and a small unmanned
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aircraft system (both as defined in 14 CFR 107.3).

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(2) "Video record" means and includes any videotape,
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photograph, film, or other electronic or digital recording
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of a still or moving visual image; and "live video" means
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and includes any real-time or contemporaneous electronic
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or digital transmission of a still or moving visual image.
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(Source: P.A. 102-567, eff. 1-1-22
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