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Illinois BIPA: consent and retention for biometric identifiers

Informed written consent before collecting biometric identifiers, a retention and destruction schedule, and secure storage; a private right of action with statutory damages

By Reviewed

From clause to evidenceThe chain from Illinois BIPA 740 ILCS 14 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.Clause: Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14ClauseIllinois BIPA740 ILCS 14Duty holder: Private entitiesDuty holderPrivateentitiesApplies from: 2008-10-03 (In force)Applies from2008-10-03In forceArtefact: Written-consent capture; retention schedule as code; destruction logArtefactWritten-consentcaptureLayers: Layer 01 Govern-as-Code and Layer 02 Inventory & TransparencyLayersLayer 01Layer 02Evidence record: the common evidence record (Evidence record v1)Evidence recordEvidence recordv1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topic files this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24 · illustrative, not a claim of conformity From clause to evidenceThe chain from Illinois BIPA 740 ILCS 14 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.Clause: Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14ClauseIllinois BIPA · 740 ILCS 14Duty holder: Private entitiesDuty holderPrivate entitiesApplies from: 2008-10-03 (In force)Applies from2008-10-03 · In forceArtefact: Written-consent capture; retention schedule as code; destruction logArtefactWritten-consent captureLayers: Layer 01 Govern-as-Code and Layer 02 Inventory & TransparencyLayersLayer 01Layer 02Evidence record: the common evidence record (Evidence record v1)Evidence recordEvidence record v1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topicfiles this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24illustrative, not a claim of conformity
From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-USIL-BIPA. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: Illinois BIPA, 740 ILCS 14.
  • Duty holder: Private entities.
  • Applies from: 2008-10-03, In force.
  • Artefact: Written-consent capture.
  • Layers: Layer 01, Layer 02.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • No crosswalk topic files this clause yet.
When this obligation appliesThe date of AIGE-OBL-USIL-BIPA on a time axis, against its review date 2026-09-24.Earlier2024202620282030As of 2026-09-242008-10-03 · In forceP.A. 95-9942008-10-03 · In force · P.A. 95-994Source: Obligation register(chapter 08)
When this obligation appliesThe date of AIGE-OBL-USIL-BIPA on a time axis, against its review date 2026-09-24.2008-10-03 · In forceP.A. 95-9942024202620282030EarlierAs of 2026-09-242008-10-03 · In force · P.A. 95-994Source: Obligation register (chapter 08)
When this obligation applies The first date in the row's status, then each later step: filled once its date has passed, outlined while it is still ahead of the review date.
Data table: the dates
Dates of AIGE-OBL-USIL-BIPA
DateStepDetail
2008-10-03In forceP.A. 95-994
Id
AIGE-OBL-USIL-BIPA
Instrument
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) law
Clause
740 ILCS 14
In scope
Private entities
Authority
Private right of action
Applies from
In force · P.A. 95-994

The artefact that evidences it

Written-consent capture; retention schedule as code; destruction log.

Patterns that build it

No pattern in the catalogue names this clause on its "Maps to" line yet; the artefact above is the engineering answer.

Source

Chapter 08, section State privacy and sector laws, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). Illinois BIPA: consent and retention for biometric identifiers (AIGE-OBL-USIL-BIPA). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-usil-bipa. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{Illinois BIPA: consent and retention for biometric identifiers (AIGE-OBL-USIL-BIPA)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-usil-bipa},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}