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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 108-4 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/108-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 108-4)
7    Sec. 108-4. Issuance of search warrant.
8    (a) All warrants upon written complaint shall state the
9time and date of issuance and be the warrants of the judge
10issuing the same and not the warrants of the court in which he
11or she is then sitting and these such warrants need not bear
12the seal of the court or clerk thereof. The complaint on which
13the warrant is issued need not be filed with the clerk of the
14court nor with the court if there is no clerk until the warrant
15has been executed or has been returned "not executed".
16    The search warrant upon written complaint may be issued
17electronically or electromagnetically by use of a facsimile
18transmission machine and this any such warrant shall have the
19same validity as a written search warrant.
20    (b) Warrant upon oral testimony.
21        (1) General rule. When the offense in connection with
22    which a search warrant is sought constitutes terrorism or
23    any related offense as defined in Article 29D of the

 

 

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1    Criminal Code of 2012, and if the circumstances make it
2    reasonable to dispense, in whole or in part, with a written
3    affidavit, a judge may issue a warrant based upon sworn
4    testimony communicated by telephone or other appropriate
5    means, including facsimile transmission.
6        (2) Application. The person who is requesting the
7    warrant shall prepare a document to be known as a duplicate
8    original warrant and shall read such duplicate original
9    warrant, verbatim, to the judge. The judge shall enter,
10    verbatim, what is so read to the judge on a document to be
11    known as the original warrant. The judge may direct that
12    the warrant be modified.
13        (3) Issuance. If the judge is satisfied that the
14    offense in connection with which the search warrant is
15    sought constitutes terrorism or any related offense as
16    defined in Article 29D of the Criminal Code of 2012, that
17    the circumstances are such as to make it reasonable to
18    dispense with a written affidavit, and that grounds for the
19    application exist or that there is probable cause to
20    believe that they exist, the judge shall order the issuance
21    of a warrant by directing the person requesting the warrant
22    to sign the judge's name on the duplicate original warrant.
23    The judge shall immediately sign the original warrant and
24    enter on the face of the original warrant the exact time
25    when the warrant was ordered to be issued. The finding of
26    probable cause for a warrant upon oral testimony may be

 

 

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1    based on the same kind of evidence as is sufficient for a
2    warrant upon affidavit.
3        (4) Recording and certification of testimony. When a
4    caller informs the judge that the purpose of the call is to
5    request a warrant, the judge shall immediately place under
6    oath each person whose testimony forms a basis of the
7    application and each person applying for that warrant. If a
8    voice recording device is available, the judge shall record
9    by means of the device all of the call after the caller
10    informs the judge that the purpose of the call is to
11    request a warrant, otherwise a stenographic or longhand
12    verbatim record shall be made. If a voice recording device
13    is used or a stenographic record made, the judge shall have
14    the record transcribed, shall certify the accuracy of the
15    transcription, and shall file a copy of the original record
16    and the transcription with the court. If a longhand
17    verbatim record is made, the judge shall file a signed copy
18    with the court.
19        (5) Contents. The contents of a warrant upon oral
20    testimony shall be the same as the contents of a warrant
21    upon affidavit.
22        (6) Additional rule for execution. The person who
23    executes the warrant shall enter the exact time of
24    execution on the face of the duplicate original warrant.
25        (7) Motion to suppress based on failure to obtain a
26    written affidavit. Evidence obtained pursuant to a warrant

 

 

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1    issued under this subsection (b) is not subject to a motion
2    to suppress on the ground that the circumstances were not
3    such as to make it reasonable to dispense with a written
4    affidavit, absent a finding of bad faith. All other grounds
5    to move to suppress are preserved.
6        (8) This subsection (b) is inoperative on and after
7    January 1, 2005.
8        (9) No evidence obtained pursuant to this subsection
9    (b) shall be inadmissible in a court of law by virtue of
10    subdivision (8).
11    (c) Warrant upon testimony by simultaneous video and audio
12transmission.
13        (1) General rule. When a search warrant is sought and
14    the request is made by electronic means that has a
15    simultaneous video and audio transmission between the
16    requestor and a judge, the judge may issue a search warrant
17    based upon sworn testimony communicated in the
18    transmission.
19        (2) Application. The requestor shall prepare a
20    document to be known as a duplicate original warrant, and
21            (A) if circumstances allow, the requestor shall
22        transmit a copy of the warrant together with a
23        complaint for search warrant to the judge by facsimile,
24        email, or other reliable electronic means; or
25            (B) if circumstances make transmission under
26        subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (2) impracticable,

 

 

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1        the requestor shall read the duplicate original
2        warrant, verbatim, to the judge after being placed
3        under oath as provided in paragraph (4) of this
4        subsection (c). The judge shall enter, verbatim, what
5        is so read to the judge on a document in the judge's
6        possession.
7    Under both subparagraphs (A) and (B), the document in
8    possession of the judge shall be known as the original
9    warrant. The judge may direct that the warrant be modified.
10        (3) Issuance. If the judge is satisfied that grounds
11    for the application exist or that there is probable cause
12    to believe that grounds exist, the judge shall order the
13    issuance of a warrant by directing the requestor to sign
14    the judge's name on the duplicate original warrant, place
15    the requestor's initials below the judge's name, and enter
16    on the face of the duplicate original warrant the exact
17    date and time when the warrant was ordered to be issued.
18    The judge shall immediately sign the original warrant and
19    enter on the face of the original warrant the exact date
20    and time when the warrant was ordered to be issued. The
21    finding of probable cause for a warrant under this
22    subsection (c) may be based on the same kind of evidence as
23    is sufficient for a warrant under subsection (a).
24        (4) Recording and certification of testimony. When a
25    requestor initiates a request for search warrant under this
26    subsection (c), and after the requestor informs the judge

 

 

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1    that the purpose of the communication is to request a
2    warrant, the judge shall place under oath each person whose
3    testimony forms a basis of the application and each person
4    applying for that warrant. A record of the facts upon which
5    the judge based his or her decision to issue a warrant must
6    be made and filed with the court, together with the
7    original warrant.
8            (A) When the requestor has provided the judge with
9        a written complaint for search warrant under
10        subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of this subsection
11        (c) and the judge has sworn the complainant to the
12        facts contained in the complaint for search warrant but
13        has taken no other oral testimony from any person that
14        is essential to establishing probable cause, the judge
15        must acknowledge the attestation in writing on the
16        complaint and file this acknowledged complaint with
17        the court.
18            (B) When the requestor has not provided the judge
19        with a written complaint for search warrant, or when
20        the judge has taken oral testimony essential to
21        establishing probable cause not contained in the
22        written complaint for search warrant, the essential
23        facts in the oral testimony that form the basis of the
24        judge's decision to issue the warrant shall be included
25        in the record together with the written complaint, if
26        any. If a recording device is used or a stenographic

 

 

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1        record is made, the judge shall have the record
2        transcribed, shall certify the accuracy of the
3        transcription, and shall file a copy of the original
4        record and the transcription with the court. If a
5        longhand record is made, the judge shall file a signed
6        copy with the court.
7    The material to be filed need not be filed until the
8    warrant has been executed or has been returned "not
9    executed".
10        (5) Contents. The contents of a warrant under this
11    subsection (c) shall be the same as the contents of a
12    warrant upon affidavit. A warrant under this subsection is
13    a warrant of the judge issuing the same and not the warrant
14    of the court in which he or she is then sitting and these
15    warrants need not bear the seal of the court or the clerk
16    of the court.
17        (6) Additional rule for execution. The person who
18    executes the warrant shall enter the exact time of
19    execution on the face of the duplicate original warrant.
20        (7) Motion to suppress based on failure to obtain a
21    written affidavit. Evidence obtained under a warrant
22    issued under this subsection (c) is not subject to a motion
23    to suppress on the ground that the circumstances were not
24    such as to make it reasonable to dispense with a written
25    affidavit, absent a finding of bad faith. All other grounds
26    to move to suppress are preserved.

 

 

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1    (d) The Chief Judge of the circuit court or presiding judge
2in the issuing jurisdiction shall, by local rule, create a
3standard practice for the filing or other retention of
4documents or recordings produced under this Section.
5(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)