Regulation · Data protection
Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167)
Illinois's drone statute (725 ILCS 167, effective Jan 1, 2014; P.A. 98-569). Narrower than Florida or Texas: it governs law-enforcement drone use only (warrant requirement, a 45-day retention limit, and evidence inadmissibility), and does not regulate private-party drones or general flight operation. (Illinois's biometric law, BIPA, is separate and handled under the humanoid/workplace-AI wave.)
Jurisdiction: United States/Illinois · Effective 2014-01-01
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /regulations/illinois-drone-surveillance-act.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/regulations/a4fc8a55-4454-4cc0-8241-bb809fe67741
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Sources (2)
Status history
- In effect · 2014-01-01 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5b-3 drone + PDD state laws)
Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167) in effect since Jan 1, 2014 (law-enforcement drone use).
Common questions
- What does Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167) cover?
- Illinois's drone statute (725 ILCS 167, effective Jan 1, 2014; P.A. 98-569). Narrower than Florida or Texas: it governs law-enforcement drone use only (warrant requirement, a 45-day retention limit, and evidence inadmissibility), and does not regulate private-party drones or general flight operation. (Illinois's biometric law, BIPA, is separate and handled under the humanoid/workplace-AI wave.)
- Where does Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167) apply?
- Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167) is recorded as a data_protection applying in Illinois on the DEPLOY registry.
- When did Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167) take effect?
- Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167) is recorded as effective January 1, 2014 on the DEPLOY registry.
- Is Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167) still in effect?
- Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
- What types of robots does Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167) apply to?
- Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167) is recorded as applying to drones on the DEPLOY registry.
- Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167)?
- 8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167): A200-XT, AEVEX Strike Drone, ALIA-250, AeroVironment P550 and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-05-31
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-05-31
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167).Canonical ID a4fc8a55-4454-4cc0-8241-bb809fe67741