Full Text of SB0036 98th General Assembly
SB0036 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 SB0036 Introduced 1/10/2013, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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735 ILCS 5/2-1402 | from Ch. 110, par. 2-1402 |
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Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In a Section concerning supplementary proceedings, provides notice requirements in proceedings commenced by a unit of local government that may result in the immobilization of a vehicle. Provides that a unit of local government may serve a citation to discover assets by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the judgment debtor's address on record with the Secretary of State, with exceptions, and that service of a citation to discover assets in this manner is effective upon mailing of the citation to discover assets. Provides that a judgment creditor which is a unit of local government may immobilize a vehicle of the judgment debtor for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of and satisfying, in whole or in part, the judgment. Provides that immobilization may not occur until the judgment debtor has had the opportunity to appear and contest the immobilization at the citation hearing, or the judgment debtor has failed to appear at the citation hearing. Provides that if a unit of local government immobilizes a vehicle, it shall affix a notice of immobilization to the vehicle at the time the restraint device is attached to the vehicle. Provides that the notice shall provide information regarding the procedure to have the device removed. Provides that the judgment debtor shall, within 24 hours of the immobilization, follow the procedures listed on the notice to pay the applicable costs. Provides that if the judgment debtor fails to respond within 24 hours of the immobilization, the unit of local government may tow and impound the vehicle. Provides that the vehicle shall be eligible for auction or public sale if, within 21 days after the vehicle is towed and impounded, the judgment debtor fails to pay all applicable costs.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 2-1402 as follows:
| 6 | | (735 ILCS 5/2-1402) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-1402)
| 7 | | Sec. 2-1402. Supplementary proceedings.
| 8 | | (a) A judgment creditor, or his or her successor in | 9 | | interest when that
interest is made to appear of record, is | 10 | | entitled to prosecute supplementary
proceedings for the | 11 | | purposes of examining the judgment debtor or any other
person | 12 | | to discover assets or income of the debtor not exempt from the
| 13 | | enforcement of the judgment, a deduction order or garnishment, | 14 | | and of
compelling the application of non-exempt assets or | 15 | | income discovered toward the
payment of the amount due under | 16 | | the judgment. A supplementary proceeding shall
be commenced by | 17 | | the service of a citation issued by the clerk. The procedure
| 18 | | for conducting supplementary proceedings shall be prescribed | 19 | | by rules. It is
not a prerequisite to the commencement of a | 20 | | supplementary proceeding that a
certified copy of the judgment | 21 | | has been returned wholly or partly unsatisfied.
All citations | 22 | | issued by the clerk shall have the following language, or
| 23 | | language substantially similar thereto, stated prominently on |
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| 1 | | the front, in
capital letters: "IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR IN COURT | 2 | | AS DIRECTED IN THIS NOTICE, YOU MAY BE ARRESTED AND BROUGHT | 3 | | BEFORE THE COURT TO ANSWER TO A CHARGE OF
CONTEMPT OF COURT, | 4 | | WHICH MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT IN THE COUNTY JAIL."
| 5 | | The court shall not grant a continuance of the supplementary | 6 | | proceeding except
upon good cause shown.
| 7 | | (b) Any citation served upon a judgment debtor or any other | 8 | | person shall
include a certification by the attorney for the | 9 | | judgment creditor or the
judgment creditor setting forth the | 10 | | amount of the judgment, the date of the
judgment, or its | 11 | | revival date, the balance due thereon, the name of the court,
| 12 | | and the number of the case, and a copy of the citation notice | 13 | | required by this
subsection. Whenever a citation is served upon | 14 | | a person or party other than
the judgment debtor, the officer | 15 | | or person serving the citation shall send to
the judgment | 16 | | debtor, within three business days of the service upon the | 17 | | cited
party, a copy of the citation and the citation notice, | 18 | | which may be sent
by regular first-class mail to the judgment | 19 | | debtor's last known address. In no
event shall a citation | 20 | | hearing be held sooner than five business days after the
| 21 | | mailing of the citation and citation notice to the judgment | 22 | | debtor, except by
agreement of the parties. The citation notice | 23 | | need not be mailed to a
corporation, partnership, or | 24 | | association. The citation notice shall be in
substantially the | 25 | | following form:
| 26 | | "CITATION NOTICE
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| 1 | | (Name and address of Court)
| 2 | | Name of Case: (Name of Judgment Creditor),
| 3 | | Judgment Creditor v.
| 4 | | (Name of Judgment Debtor),
| 5 | | Judgment Debtor.
| 6 | | Address of Judgment Debtor: (Insert last known
| 7 | | address)
| 8 | | Name and address of Attorney for Judgment
| 9 | | Creditor or of Judgment Creditor (If no
| 10 | | attorney is listed): (Insert name and address)
| 11 | | Amount of Judgment: $ (Insert amount)
| 12 | | Name of Person Receiving Citation: (Insert name)
| 13 | | Court Date and Time: (Insert return date and time
| 14 | | specified in citation)
| 15 | | NOTICE: The court has issued a citation against the person | 16 | | named above. The
citation directs that person to appear in | 17 | | court to be examined for the purpose
of allowing the judgment | 18 | | creditor to discover income and assets belonging to
the | 19 | | judgment debtor or in which the judgment debtor has an | 20 | | interest. The
citation was issued on the basis of a judgment | 21 | | against the judgment debtor in
favor of the judgment creditor | 22 | | in the amount stated above. On or after the
court date stated | 23 | | above, the court may compel the application of any
discovered | 24 | | income or assets toward payment on the judgment.
| 25 | | The amount of income or assets that may be applied toward | 26 | | the judgment is
limited by federal and Illinois law. The |
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| 1 | | JUDGMENT DEBTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO
ASSERT STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS | 2 | | AGAINST CERTAIN INCOME OR ASSETS OF THE JUDGMENT
DEBTOR WHICH | 3 | | MAY NOT BE USED TO SATISFY THE JUDGMENT IN THE AMOUNT STATED
| 4 | | ABOVE:
| 5 | | (1) Under Illinois or federal law, the exemptions of | 6 | | personal property
owned by the debtor include the debtor's | 7 | | equity interest, not to exceed $4,000
in value, in any | 8 | | personal property as chosen by the debtor; Social Security | 9 | | and
SSI benefits; public assistance benefits; unemployment | 10 | | compensation benefits;
worker's compensation benefits; | 11 | | veteran's benefits; circuit breaker property
tax relief | 12 | | benefits; the debtor's equity interest, not to exceed | 13 | | $2,400 in
value, in any one motor vehicle, and the debtor's | 14 | | equity interest, not to
exceed $1,500 in value, in any | 15 | | implements, professional books, or tools of the
trade of | 16 | | the debtor.
| 17 | | (2) Under Illinois law, every person is entitled to an | 18 | | estate in
homestead, when it is owned and occupied as a | 19 | | residence, to the extent in value
of $15,000, which | 20 | | homestead is exempt from judgment.
| 21 | | (3) Under Illinois law, the amount of wages that may be | 22 | | applied toward a
judgment is limited to the lesser of (i) | 23 | | 15% of gross weekly wages or (ii) the
amount by which | 24 | | disposable earnings for a week exceed the total of 45 times | 25 | | the
federal minimum hourly wage or, under a wage deduction | 26 | | summons served on or after January 1, 2006, the Illinois |
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| 1 | | minimum hourly wage, whichever is greater.
| 2 | | (4) Under federal law, the amount of wages that may be | 3 | | applied toward a
judgment is limited to the lesser of (i) | 4 | | 25% of disposable earnings for a week
or (ii) the amount by | 5 | | which disposable earnings for a week exceed 30 times the
| 6 | | federal minimum hourly wage.
| 7 | | (5) Pension and retirement benefits and refunds may be | 8 | | claimed as exempt
under Illinois law.
| 9 | | The judgment debtor may have other possible exemptions | 10 | | under the law.
| 11 | | THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR HAS THE RIGHT AT THE CITATION HEARING | 12 | | TO DECLARE EXEMPT
CERTAIN INCOME OR ASSETS OR BOTH. The | 13 | | judgment debtor also has the right to
seek a declaration at an | 14 | | earlier date, by notifying the clerk in writing at
(insert | 15 | | address of clerk). When so notified, the Clerk of the Court | 16 | | will
obtain a prompt hearing date from the court and will
| 17 | | provide the necessary forms that must be prepared by the | 18 | | judgment debtor or the
attorney for the judgment debtor and | 19 | | sent to the judgment creditor and the
judgment creditor's | 20 | | attorney regarding the time and location of the hearing.
This | 21 | | notice may be sent by regular first class mail."
| 22 | | (b-1) Any citation served upon a judgment debtor who is a | 23 | | natural person shall be served by personal service or abode | 24 | | service as provided in Supreme Court Rule 105 and shall include | 25 | | a copy of the Income and Asset Form set forth in subsection | 26 | | (b-5). |
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| 1 | | (b-5) The Income and Asset Form required to be served by | 2 | | the judgment creditor in subsection (b-1) shall be in | 3 | | substantially the following form: | 4 | | INCOME AND ASSET FORM | 5 | | To Judgment Debtor: Please complete this form and bring | 6 | | it with you to the hearing referenced in the enclosed | 7 | | citation notice. You should also bring to the hearing any | 8 | | documents you have to support the information you provide | 9 | | in this form, such as pay stubs and account statements. The | 10 | | information you provide will help the court determine | 11 | | whether you have any property or income that can be used to | 12 | | satisfy the judgment entered against you in this matter. | 13 | | The information you provide must be accurate to the best of | 14 | | your knowledge. | 15 | | If you fail to appear at this hearing, you could be | 16 | | held in contempt of court and possibly arrested. | 17 | | In answer to the citation and supplemental proceedings | 18 | | served upon the judgment debtor, he or she answers as | 19 | | follows: | 20 | | Name:..................... | 21 | | Home Phone Number:................. | 22 | | Home Address:.................... | 23 | | Date of Birth:...................... | 24 | | Marital Status:..................... |
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| 1 | | I have.........dependents. | 2 | | Do you have a job? YES NO | 3 | | Company's name I work for:...................... | 4 | | Company's address:.............................. | 5 | | Job: | 6 | | I earn $....... per....... | 7 | | If self employed, list here your business name and | 8 | | address: | 9 | | ............................................. | 10 | | Income from self employment is $......... per | 11 | | year. | 12 | | I have the following benefits with my employer: | 13 | | ............................................. | 14 | | I do not have a job, but I support myself through: | 15 | | Government Assistance $........ per month | 16 | | Unemployment $........ per month | 17 | | Social Security $........ per month | 18 | | SSI $........ per month | 19 | | Pension $........ per month | 20 | | Other $........ per month | 21 | | Real Estate: | 22 | | Do you own any real estate? YES NO | 23 | | I own real estate at.........., with names of other | 24 | | owners | 25 | | ................................................. |
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| 1 | | Additional real estate I own: .................... | 2 | | I have a beneficial interest in a land trust. The name | 3 | | and address of the trustee is:............. The beneficial | 4 | | interest is listed in my name and ........................ | 5 | | There is a mortgage on my real estate. State the | 6 | | mortgage company's name and address for each parcel of real | 7 | | estate owned: | 8 | | ................................................. | 9 | | An assignment of beneficial interest in the land trust | 10 | | was signed to secure a loan from ......................... | 11 | | I have the following accounts: | 12 | | Checking account at ..........; | 13 | | account balance $...... | 14 | | Savings account at ..........; | 15 | | account balance $...... | 16 | | Money market or certificate of deposit at .... | 17 | | Safe deposit box at .......................... | 18 | | Other accounts (please identify): ............ | 19 | | I own: | 20 | | A vehicle (state year, make, model, and VIN): . | 21 | | Jewelry (please specify): .................... | 22 | | Other property described as:...................... | 23 | | Stocks/Bonds..................... | 24 | | Personal computer................ | 25 | | DVD player....................... | 26 | | Television....................... |
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| 1 | | Stove....................... | 2 | | Microwave....................... | 3 | | Work tools....................... | 4 | | Business equipment....................... | 5 | | Farm equipment....................... | 6 | | Other property (please specify): | 7 | | ............................................. | 8 | | Signature:.................... | 9 | | (b-10) Any action properly initiated under this Section may | 10 | | proceed notwithstanding an
absent or incomplete Income and | 11 | | Asset Form, and a judgment debtor may be examined for the | 12 | | purpose of allowing the judgment creditor to discover income | 13 | | and assets belonging to the judgment debtor or in which the | 14 | | judgment debtor has an interest. | 15 | | (b-15) In a supplementary proceeding commenced by a unit of | 16 | | local government under this Section that may result in the | 17 | | immobilization of a vehicle under subsection (k-15) of this | 18 | | Section, in addition to any other language required by this | 19 | | Section, the citation issued to the judgment debtor shall | 20 | | include the following language, or substantially similar | 21 | | language, stated prominently in capital letters: "A JUDGMENT | 22 | | HAS BEEN ENTERED AGAINST YOU IN [INSERT NAME OF CASE]. AS A | 23 | | RESULT, [INSERT NAME OF JUDGMENT CREDITOR], A UNIT OF LOCAL | 24 | | GOVERNMENT, MAY IMMOBILIZE YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL THE JUDGMENT HAS | 25 | | BEEN SATISFIED. IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THIS DETERMINATION OR | 26 | | THE IMMOBILIZATION OF YOUR VEHICLE, YOU MUST APPEAR AT THE |
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| 1 | | HEARING REFERENCED IN THE ENCLOSED CITATION NOTICE." | 2 | | A unit of local government may serve a citation to discover | 3 | | assets by registered or certified mail, return receipt | 4 | | requested, to the judgment debtor's address on record with the | 5 | | Secretary of State, unless the unit of local government has | 6 | | actual knowledge that the judgment debtor resides at a | 7 | | different address. Service of a citation to discover assets in | 8 | | this manner is effective upon mailing of the citation to | 9 | | discover assets. | 10 | | (c) When assets or income of the judgment debtor not exempt | 11 | | from
the satisfaction of a judgment, a deduction order or | 12 | | garnishment are
discovered, the court may, by appropriate order | 13 | | or judgment:
| 14 | | (1) Compel the judgment debtor to deliver up, to be | 15 | | applied in
satisfaction of the judgment, in whole or in | 16 | | part, money, choses in
action, property or effects in his | 17 | | or her possession or control, so discovered,
capable of | 18 | | delivery and to which his or her title or right of | 19 | | possession is not
substantially disputed.
| 20 | | (2) Compel the judgment debtor to pay to the judgment | 21 | | creditor or
apply on the judgment, in installments, a | 22 | | portion of his or her income, however
or whenever earned or | 23 | | acquired, as the court may deem proper, having due
regard | 24 | | for the reasonable requirements of the judgment debtor and | 25 | | his or her
family, if dependent upon him or her, as well as | 26 | | any payments required to be
made by prior order of court or |
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| 1 | | under wage assignments outstanding; provided
that the | 2 | | judgment debtor shall not be compelled to pay income which | 3 | | would be
considered exempt as wages under the Wage | 4 | | Deduction Statute. The court may
modify an order for | 5 | | installment payments, from time to time, upon application
| 6 | | of either party upon notice to the other.
| 7 | | (3) Compel any person cited, other than the judgment | 8 | | debtor, to
deliver up any assets so discovered, to be | 9 | | applied in satisfaction of
the judgment, in whole or in | 10 | | part, when those assets are held under such
circumstances | 11 | | that in an action by the judgment debtor he or she could | 12 | | recover
them in specie or obtain a judgment for the | 13 | | proceeds or value thereof as
for conversion or | 14 | | embezzlement. A judgment creditor may recover a corporate | 15 | | judgment debtor's property on behalf of the judgment debtor | 16 | | for use of the judgment creditor by filing an appropriate | 17 | | petition within the citation proceedings.
| 18 | | (4) Enter any order upon or judgment against the person | 19 | | cited that
could be entered in any garnishment proceeding.
| 20 | | (5) Compel any person cited to execute an assignment of | 21 | | any chose in
action or a conveyance of title to real or | 22 | | personal property or resign memberships in exchanges, | 23 | | clubs, or other entities in the
same manner and to the same | 24 | | extent as a court could do in any proceeding
by a judgment | 25 | | creditor to enforce payment of a judgment or in aid of
the | 26 | | enforcement of a judgment.
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| 1 | | (6) Authorize the judgment creditor to maintain an | 2 | | action against
any person or corporation that, it appears | 3 | | upon proof satisfactory to
the court, is indebted to the | 4 | | judgment debtor, for the recovery of the
debt, forbid the | 5 | | transfer or other disposition of the debt until an
action | 6 | | can be commenced and prosecuted to judgment, direct that | 7 | | the
papers or proof in the possession or control of the | 8 | | debtor and necessary
in the prosecution of the action be | 9 | | delivered to the creditor or
impounded in court, and | 10 | | provide for the disposition of any moneys in
excess of the | 11 | | sum required to pay the judgment creditor's judgment and
| 12 | | costs allowed by the court.
| 13 | | (c-5) If a citation is directed to a judgment debtor who is | 14 | | a natural person, no payment
order shall be entered under | 15 | | subsection (c) unless the Income and Asset Form was served upon | 16 | | the judgment debtor as required by subsection (b-1), the | 17 | | judgment debtor has had an opportunity to assert exemptions, | 18 | | and the payments are from non-exempt sources. | 19 | | (d) No order or judgment shall be entered under subsection | 20 | | (c) in favor of
the judgment creditor unless there appears of | 21 | | record a certification of
mailing showing that a copy of the | 22 | | citation and a copy of the citation notice was mailed to the | 23 | | judgment debtor as required by subsection (b).
| 24 | | (d-5) If upon examination the court determines that the | 25 | | judgment debtor does not possess any non-exempt income or | 26 | | assets, then the citation shall be dismissed. |
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| 1 | | (e) All property ordered to be delivered up shall, except | 2 | | as
otherwise provided in this Section, be delivered to the | 3 | | sheriff to be
collected by the sheriff or sold at public sale | 4 | | and the proceeds thereof
applied towards the payment of costs | 5 | | and the satisfaction of the judgment. If the judgment debtor's | 6 | | property is of such a nature that it is not readily delivered | 7 | | up to the sheriff for public sale or if another method of sale | 8 | | is more appropriate to liquidate the property or enhance its | 9 | | value at sale, the court may order the sale of such property by | 10 | | the debtor, third party respondent, or by a selling agent other | 11 | | than the sheriff upon such terms as are just and equitable. The | 12 | | proceeds of sale, after deducting reasonable and necessary | 13 | | expenses, are to be turned over to the creditor and applied to | 14 | | the balance due on the judgment.
| 15 | | (f) (1) The citation may prohibit the party to whom it is | 16 | | directed from
making or allowing any transfer or other | 17 | | disposition of, or interfering with,
any property not | 18 | | exempt from the enforcement of a judgment therefrom, a
| 19 | | deduction order or garnishment, belonging to the judgment | 20 | | debtor or to which he
or she may be entitled or which may | 21 | | thereafter be acquired by or become due to
him or her, and | 22 | | from paying over or otherwise disposing of any moneys not | 23 | | so
exempt which are due or to become due to the judgment | 24 | | debtor, until the further
order of the court or the | 25 | | termination of the proceeding, whichever occurs
first. The | 26 | | third party may not be obliged to withhold the payment of |
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| 1 | | any
moneys beyond double the amount of the balance due | 2 | | sought to be enforced by the
judgment creditor. The court | 3 | | may punish any party who violates the restraining
provision | 4 | | of a citation as and for a contempt, or if the party is a | 5 | | third party
may enter judgment against him or her in the | 6 | | amount of the unpaid portion of
the judgment and costs | 7 | | allowable under this Section, or in the amount of the
value | 8 | | of the property transferred, whichever is lesser.
| 9 | | (2) The court may enjoin any person, whether or not a | 10 | | party to the
supplementary proceeding, from making or | 11 | | allowing any transfer or other
disposition of, or | 12 | | interference with, the property of the judgment
debtor not | 13 | | exempt from the enforcement of a judgment, a deduction | 14 | | order or
garnishment, or the property or debt not so exempt | 15 | | concerning which any
person is required to attend and be | 16 | | examined until further direction in the
premises. The | 17 | | injunction order shall remain in effect until vacated by | 18 | | the
court or until the proceeding is terminated, whichever | 19 | | first occurs.
| 20 | | (g) If it appears that any property, chose in action, | 21 | | credit or
effect discovered, or any interest therein, is | 22 | | claimed by any person, the court
shall, as in garnishment | 23 | | proceedings, permit or require the claimant to appear
and | 24 | | maintain his or her right. The rights of the person cited
and | 25 | | the rights of any adverse claimant shall be asserted and | 26 | | determined
pursuant to the law relating to garnishment |
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| 1 | | proceedings.
| 2 | | (h) Costs in proceedings authorized by this Section shall | 3 | | be
allowed, assessed and paid in accordance with rules, | 4 | | provided that if the
court determines, in its discretion, that | 5 | | costs incurred by the judgment
creditor were improperly | 6 | | incurred, those costs shall be paid by the judgment
creditor.
| 7 | | (i) This Section is in addition to and does not affect
| 8 | | enforcement of judgments or proceedings supplementary thereto, | 9 | | by any other
methods now or hereafter provided by law.
| 10 | | (j) This Section does not grant the power to any court to | 11 | | order
installment or other payments from, or compel the sale, | 12 | | delivery,
surrender, assignment or conveyance of any property | 13 | | exempt by statute
from the enforcement of a judgment thereon, a | 14 | | deduction order, garnishment,
attachment, sequestration, | 15 | | process or other levy or seizure.
| 16 | | (k) (Blank).
| 17 | | (k-5) If the court determines that any property held by a | 18 | | third party respondent is wages pursuant to Section 12-801, the | 19 | | court shall proceed as if a wage deduction proceeding had been | 20 | | filed and proceed to enter such necessary and proper orders as | 21 | | would have been entered in a wage deduction proceeding | 22 | | including but not limited to the granting of the statutory | 23 | | exemptions allowed by Section 12-803 and all other remedies | 24 | | allowed plaintiff and defendant pursuant to Part 8 of Article | 25 | | 12 of this Act.
| 26 | | (k-10) If a creditor discovers personal property of the |
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| 1 | | judgment debtor that is subject to the lien of a citation to | 2 | | discover assets, the creditor may have the court impress a lien | 3 | | against a specific item of personal property, including a | 4 | | beneficial interest in a land trust. The lien survives the | 5 | | termination of the citation proceedings and remains as a lien | 6 | | against the personal property in the same manner that a | 7 | | judgment lien recorded against real property pursuant to | 8 | | Section 12-101 remains a lien on real property. If the judgment | 9 | | is revived before dormancy, the lien shall remain. A lien | 10 | | against personal property may, but need not, be recorded in the | 11 | | office of the recorder or filed as an informational filing | 12 | | pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. | 13 | | (k-15) If a judgment creditor is a unit of local government | 14 | | as defined in Article 7, Section 1 of the Illinois | 15 | | Constitution, the unit of local government may immobilize a | 16 | | vehicle of the judgment debtor for the purpose of facilitating | 17 | | enforcement of and satisfying, in whole or in part, the | 18 | | judgment. Immobilization may not occur until the judgment | 19 | | debtor has had the opportunity to appear and contest the | 20 | | immobilization at the citation hearing, or the judgment debtor | 21 | | has failed to appear at the citation hearing as required by | 22 | | this Section. If a unit of local government immobilizes a | 23 | | vehicle under this subsection, it shall affix a notice of | 24 | | immobilization to the vehicle at the time the restraint device | 25 | | is attached to the vehicle. This notice shall provide | 26 | | information regarding the procedure to have the device removed. |
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| 1 | | The judgment debtor shall, within 24 hours of the | 2 | | immobilization, follow the procedures listed on the notice of | 3 | | immobilization to: | 4 | | (1) pay any reasonable immobilization fee imposed by | 5 | | the unit of local government; and | 6 | | (2) pay the entire outstanding amount of the judgment, | 7 | | subject to any applicable exemptions, make other | 8 | | arrangements such as a qualified payment plan with the unit | 9 | | of local government, or both. | 10 | | If the judgment debtor fails to respond within 24 hours of | 11 | | the immobilization, the unit of local government may tow and | 12 | | impound the vehicle. The vehicle shall be eligible for auction | 13 | | or public sale if, within 21 days after the vehicle is towed | 14 | | and impounded, the judgment debtor fails: | 15 | | (1) to pay any reasonable immobilization fee and all | 16 | | towing and storage charges imposed by the unit of local | 17 | | government; and | 18 | | (2) to pay the entire outstanding amount of the | 19 | | judgment, subject to any applicable exemptions, make other | 20 | | arrangements, such as a qualified payment plan with the | 21 | | unit of local government, or both. | 22 | | (l) At any citation hearing at which the judgment debtor | 23 | | appears and seeks
a declaration that certain of his or her | 24 | | income or assets are exempt, the court
shall proceed to | 25 | | determine whether the property which the judgment debtor
| 26 | | declares to be exempt is exempt from judgment. At any time |
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| 1 | | before the return
date specified on the citation, the judgment | 2 | | debtor may request, in writing, a
hearing to declare exempt | 3 | | certain income and assets by notifying the clerk of
the court | 4 | | before that time, using forms as may be provided by the clerk | 5 | | of the
court. The clerk of the court will obtain a prompt | 6 | | hearing date from the
court and will provide the necessary | 7 | | forms that must be prepared by the
judgment debtor or the | 8 | | attorney for the judgment debtor and sent to the
judgment | 9 | | creditor, or the judgment creditor's attorney, regarding the | 10 | | time and
location of the hearing. This notice may be sent by | 11 | | regular first class mail.
At the hearing, the court shall | 12 | | immediately, unless for good cause shown that
the hearing is to | 13 | | be continued, shall proceed to determine whether the property
| 14 | | which the judgment debtor declares to be exempt is exempt from | 15 | | judgment. The
restraining provisions of subsection (f) shall | 16 | | not apply to any property
determined by the court to be exempt.
| 17 | | (m) The judgment or balance due on the judgment becomes a | 18 | | lien when a
citation is served in accordance with subsection | 19 | | (a) of this Section. The lien
binds nonexempt personal | 20 | | property, including money, choses in action, and
effects of the | 21 | | judgment debtor as follows:
| 22 | | (1) When the citation is directed against the judgment | 23 | | debtor, upon all
personal property belonging to the | 24 | | judgment debtor in the possession or control
of the | 25 | | judgment debtor or which may thereafter be acquired or come | 26 | | due to the
judgment debtor to the time of the disposition |
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| 1 | | of the citation.
| 2 | | (2) When the citation is directed against a third | 3 | | party, upon all personal
property belonging to the judgment | 4 | | debtor in the possession or control of the
third party or | 5 | | which thereafter may be acquired or come due the judgment | 6 | | debtor
and comes into the possession or control of the | 7 | | third party to the time of the
disposition of the citation.
| 8 | | The lien established under this Section does not affect the | 9 | | rights of
citation respondents in property prior to the service | 10 | | of the citation upon them
and does not affect the rights of | 11 | | bona fide purchasers or lenders without
notice of the citation. | 12 | | The lien is effective for the period specified by
Supreme Court | 13 | | Rule.
| 14 | | This subsection (m), as added by Public Act 88-48, is a | 15 | | declaration of
existing law.
| 16 | | (n) If any provision of this Act or its application to any | 17 | | person or
circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity of that | 18 | | provision or application
does not affect the provisions or | 19 | | applications of the Act that can be given
effect without the | 20 | | invalid provision or application.
| 21 | | (o) The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act | 22 | | of the 97th General Assembly apply only to supplementary | 23 | | proceedings commenced under this Section on or after the | 24 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 25 | | Assembly. The requirements or limitations set forth in | 26 | | subsections (b-1), (b-5), (b-10), (c-5), and (d-5) do not apply |
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| 1 | | to the enforcement of any order or judgment resulting from an | 2 | | adjudication of a municipal ordinance violation that is subject | 3 | | to Supreme Court Rules 570 through 579, or from an | 4 | | administrative adjudication of such an ordinance violation. | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 97-350, eff. 1-1-12; 97-848, eff. 7-25-12.)
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