(405 ILCS 5/2-116)

Sec. 2-116. Authorized electronic monitoring of a recipient's room.

(a) A recipient who resides in a developmental disability facility shall be permitted to conduct authorized electronic monitoring of the recipient's room through the use of electronic monitoring devices placed in the room pursuant to the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Community-Integrated Living Arrangements and Developmental Disability Facilities Act.

(b) No person shall:

(1) intentionally retaliate or discriminate against any recipient for consenting to authorized electronic monitoring under the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Community-Integrated Living Arrangements and Developmental Disability Facilities Act; or

(2) prevent the installation or use of an electronic monitoring device by a recipient who resides in a developmental disability facility who has provided the staff of the developmental disability facility with notice and consent as required in Section 20 of the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Act and Developmental Disability Facilities Act.

A violation of this subsection is a business offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000. The State's Attorney of the county in which the developmental disability facility is located, or the Attorney General, shall be notified by the Director of any violations of this subsection.

(Source: P.A. 101-229, eff. 1-1-20.)