210 ILCS 32/40
(Text of Section before amendment by P
Illinois · Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 32 — Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act. · Status: effective
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(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-494) Sec. 40. Obstruction of electronic monitoring devices.
(a) A person or entity is prohibited from knowingly hampering, obstructing, tampering with, or destroying an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room without the permission of the resident or the individual who consented on behalf of the resident in accordance with Section 15 of this Act.
(b) A person or entity is prohibited from knowingly hampering, obstructing, tampering with, or destroying a video or audio recording obtained in accordance with this Act without the permission of the resident or the individual who consented on behalf of the resident in accordance with Section 15 of this Act.
(c) A person or entity that violates this Section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A person or entity that violates this Section in the commission of or to conceal a misdemeanor offense is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A person or entity that violates this Section in the commission of or to conceal a felony offense is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(d) It is not a violation of this Section if a person or facility turns off the electronic monitoring device or blocks the visual recording component of the electronic monitoring device at the direction of the resident or the person who consented on behalf of the resident in accordance with Section 15 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 99-430, eff. 1-1-16.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-494) Sec. 40. Obstruction of electronic monitoring devices.
(a) A person or entity is prohibited from knowingly hampering, obstructing, tampering with, or destroying an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room without the permission of the resident or the individual who consented on behalf of the resident in accordance with Section 15 of this Act.
(b) A person or entity is prohibited from knowingly hampering, obstructing, tampering with, or destroying a video or audio recording obtained in accordance with this Act without the permission of the resident or the individual who consented on behalf of the resident in accordance with Section 15 of this Act.
(c) A person or entity that violates this Section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A person or entity that violates this Section in the commission of or to conceal a misdemeanor offense is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A person or entity that violates this Section in the commission of or to conceal a felony offense is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(d) It is not a violation of this Section if a person or facility or establishment turns off the electronic monitoring device or blocks the visual recording component of the electronic monitoring device at the direction of the resident or the person who consented on behalf of the resident in accordance with Section 15 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 104-494, eff. 1-1-27.)