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# Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA, 740 ILCS 14)

Canonical ID: `82cb5f3c-83a3-49ba-9c7a-119a398eedc1`

- **Jurisdiction:** [Illinois](/locations/united-states/illinois.md) (id: `6b9d1cff-e645-412a-b866-bb81f5d987f5`)
- **Kind:** `data_protection`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2008-10-03

Illinois's Biometric Information Privacy Act (740 ILCS 14, 2008) governs the collection and use of biometric identifiers (retina/iris scans, fingerprints, voiceprints, and scans of hand or face geometry) by private entities, requiring notice and written consent. It is the most-litigated US biometric statute because of its PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION (Sec. 20). Robot-operation nexus: humanoid robots with cameras and perception systems that capture face geometry or voiceprints in workplaces or public spaces fall within its scope. (Scoped formFactors=['humanoid'] for current registry state; biometric capture is the humanoid-perception nexus.)

## Sources (3)

1. https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3004
2. https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=074000140K15
3. https://law.justia.com/codes/illinois/chapter-740/act-740-ilcs-14/

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2008-10-03 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5b-4 biometric/workplace state laws)
    - Illinois BIPA (740 ILCS 14) in effect since 2008; private right of action; governs biometric capture (humanoid-perception nexus).

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