Fact · Voice privacy and security
$1,000 and $5,000US dollars per violation
Illinois BIPA carries statutory penalties of $1,000 for each negligent violation and $5,000 for each intentional or reckless violation.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“statutory penalties of over $1,000 for each negligent violation and $5,000 per intentional or reckless violation”
No Harm, Still Foul: Illinois Supreme Court Rules Collection of Biometric Information Without Consent Is Actionable, Mintz, Mintz, 2019, Commentary text.
Open the original- What it measures
- The law firm describes the damages that made BIPA class actions costly for companies collecting biometrics without consent.
- What it does not show
- The source says "over" $1,000; the statute says the greater of liquidated or actual damages. Illinois amended BIPA in 2024 to limit repeated recovery for the same person.