1. (a) A person commits the crime of criminal possession of an eavesdropping device if he possesses, manufactures, sends or transports any device designed or commonly used for eavesdropping, and:

   1. (1) Intends to use that device to eavesdrop; or
   2. (2) Knows that another person intends to use that device to eavesdrop.
2. (b) Criminal possession of an eavesdropping device is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5620.)