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# Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167)

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- **Jurisdiction:** [Illinois](/locations/united-states/illinois.md) (id: `6b9d1cff-e645-412a-b866-bb81f5d987f5`)
- **Kind:** `data_protection`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2014-01-01

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.)

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3520
2. https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Page-Attachments/DroneGuidanceforLEA.pdf

## 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).

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