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735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 1

 
    (735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 1 heading)
Part 1. In General

735 ILCS 5/12-101

    (735 ILCS 5/12-101) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-101)
    Sec. 12-101. Lien of judgment. With respect to the creation of liens on real estate by judgments, all real estate in the State of Illinois is divided into 2 classes.
    The first class consists of all real property, the title to which is registered under "An Act concerning land titles", approved May 1, 1897, as amended.
    The second class consists of all real property not registered under "An Act concerning land titles".
    As to real estate in class one, a judgment is a lien on the real estate of the person against whom it is entered for the same period as in class two, when Section 85 of "An Act concerning land titles", has been complied with.
    As to real estate included within class two, a judgment is a lien on the real estate of the person against whom it is entered in any county in this State, including the county in which it is entered, only from the time a transcript, certified copy or memorandum of the judgment is filed in the office of the recorder in the county in which the real estate is located. The lien may be foreclosed by an action brought in the name of the judgment creditor or its assignee of record under Article XV in the same manner as a mortgage of real property, except that the redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of sale and the real estate homestead exemption under Section 12-901 shall apply. A judgment resulting from the entry of an order requiring child support payments shall be a lien upon the real estate of the person obligated to make the child support payments, but shall not be enforceable in any county of this State until a transcript, certified copy, or memorandum of the lien is filed in the office of the recorder in the county in which the real estate is located. Any lien hereunder arising out of an order for support shall be a lien only as to and from the time that an installment or payment is due under the terms of the order. Further, the order for support shall not be a lien on real estate to the extent of payments made as evidenced by the records of the Clerk of the Circuit Court or State agency receiving payments pursuant to the order. In the event payments made pursuant to that order are not paid to the Clerk of the Circuit Court or a State agency, then each lien imposed by this Section may be released in the following manner:
        (a) A Notice of Filing and an affidavit stating that
    
all installments of child support required to be paid pursuant to the order under which the lien or liens were imposed have been paid shall be filed with the office of recorder in each county in which each such lien appears of record, together with proof of service of such notice and affidavit upon the recipient of such payments.
        (b) Service of such affidavit shall be by any means
    
authorized under Sections 2-203 and 2-208 of the Code of Civil Procedure or under Supreme Court Rules 11 or 105(b).
        (c) The Notice of Filing shall set forth the name and
    
address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor, the court file number of the order giving rise to the judgment and, in capital letters, the following statement:
        YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ON (insert date) THE
    
ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF .... COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHOSE ADDRESS IS ........, ILLINOIS. IF, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, YOU FAIL TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OBJECTING TO THE RELEASE OF THE STATED JUDGMENT LIEN OR LIENS, IN THE ABOVE OFFICE, SUCH JUDGMENT LIEN WILL BE DEEMED TO BE RELEASED AND NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE. THIS RELEASE OF LIEN WILL NOT ACT AS A SATISFACTION OF SUCH JUDGMENT.
        (d) If no affidavit objecting to the release of the
    
lien or liens is filed within 28 days of the Notice described in paragraph (c) of this Section such lien or liens shall be deemed to be released and no longer subject to foreclosure.
    A judgment is not a lien on real estate for longer than 7 years from the time it is entered or revived, unless the judgment is revived within 7 years after its entry or last revival and a new memorandum of judgment is recorded prior to the judgment and its recorded memorandum of judgment becoming dormant.
    When a judgment is revived it is a lien on the real estate of the person against whom it was entered in any county in this State from the time a transcript, certified copy or memorandum of the order of revival is filed in the office of the recorder in the county in which the real estate is located.
    A foreign judgment registered or filed pursuant to Sections 12-630 through 12-672 of this Act is a lien upon the real estate of the person against whom it was entered only from the time (1) a copy of the affidavit required by Section 12-653 with a copy of the foreign judgment attached showing the filing in a court of this State or (2) a transcript, certified copy or memorandum of a final judgment of the court of this State entered on an action to enforce a foreign judgment is filed in the office of the recorder in the county in which the real estate is located. However, no such judgment shall be a lien on any real estate registered under "An Act concerning land titles", as amended, until Section 85 of that Act has been complied with.
    The release of any transcript, certified copy or memorandum of judgment or order of revival which has been recorded shall be filed by the person receiving the release in the office of the recorder in which such judgment or order has been recorded.
    Such release shall contain in legible letters a statement as follows:
        FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE OWNER, THIS RELEASE SHALL
    
BE FILED WITH THE RECORDER OR THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES IN WHOSE OFFICE THE LIEN WAS FILED.
    The term "memorandum" as used in this Section means a memorandum or copy of the judgment signed by a judge or a copy attested by the clerk of the court entering it and showing the court in which entered, date, amount, number of the case in which it was entered, name of the party in whose favor and name and last known address of the party against whom entered. If the address of the party against whom the judgment was entered is not known, the memorandum or copy of judgment shall so state.
    The term "memorandum" as used in this Section also means a memorandum or copy of a child support order signed by a judge or a copy attested by the clerk of the court entering it or a copy attested by the administrative body entering it.
    This Section shall not be construed as showing an intention of the legislature to create a new classification of real estate, but shall be construed as showing an intention of the legislature to continue a classification already existing.
(Source: P.A. 97-350, eff. 1-1-12; 98-557, eff. 1-1-14.)

735 ILCS 5/12-102

    (735 ILCS 5/12-102) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-102)
    Sec. 12-102. Judgment against partnership. A judgment entered against a partnership in its firm name is enforceable only against property of the partnership and does not constitute a lien upon real estate other than that held in the firm name.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-103

    (735 ILCS 5/12-103) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-103)
    Sec. 12-103. Representative capacity. A judgment entered against a person not as a result of a contract made by him or her or a tort committed by him or her but solely because he or she is the holder of title to property as receiver, trustee of a specifically identified trust, representative as defined in Section 1-2.11 of the Probate Act of 1975, or in any other fiduciary capacity, shall be enforced only against property held in the particular representative capacity, but no judgment shall be enforced against nor shall the judgment constitute a lien upon, other property owned by such person, whether individually or in some other designated identifiable representative capacity.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-104

    (735 ILCS 5/12-104) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-104)
    Sec. 12-104. Time of restraint deducted. When the party in whose favor a judgment is entered is restrained, by injunction, or by stay on appeal, or by the order of a court, or is delayed, on account of the death of the defendant from enforcement of the judgment, the time he or she is so restrained or delayed shall not be considered as any part of the time mentioned in Section 12-101 or 12-108 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-105

    (735 ILCS 5/12-105) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-105)
    Sec. 12-105. Definition of "real estate". The term "real estate," when used in Part 1 of Article XII of this Act includes lands, tenements, hereditaments, and all legal and equitable rights and interests therein and thereto, including estates for the life of the debtor or of another person, and estates for years, and leasehold estates, when the unexpired term exceeds 5 years.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-106

    (735 ILCS 5/12-106) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-106)
    Sec. 12-106. Enforcement in other counties. The person in whose favor any judgment is entered, may have the judgment enforced by the proper officer of any county, in this State, against the lands and tenements, goods and chattels of the person against whom the judgment is entered, or against his or her body, when the same is authorized by law. Upon the filing in the office of the clerk of any circuit court in any county in this State of a transcript of a judgment entered in any other county of this State, enforcement may be had thereon in that county, in like manner as in the county where originally entered.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-107

    (735 ILCS 5/12-107) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-107)
    Sec. 12-107. Incarceration of judgment debtor. No order shall be entered for the incarceration of a judgment debtor as a means of satisfying a money judgment except when the judgment is entered for a tort committed by such judgment debtor, and it appears from a special finding of the jury, or from a special finding by the court, if the case is tried by the court without a jury, that malice is the gist of the action, and except when the judgment debtor refuses to deliver up his or her estate for the benefit of his or her creditors.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-107.5

    (735 ILCS 5/12-107.5)
    Sec. 12-107.5. Body attachment order.
    (a) No order of body attachment or other civil order for the incarceration or detention of a natural person respondent to answer for a charge of indirect civil contempt shall issue unless the respondent has first had an opportunity, after personal service or abode service of notice as provided in Supreme Court Rule 105, to appear in court to show cause why the respondent should not be held in contempt.
    (b) The notice shall be an order to show cause.
    (c) Any order issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall expire one year after the date of issue.
    (d) The first order issued pursuant to subsection (a) and directed to a respondent may be in the nature of a recognizance bond in the sum of no more than $1,000.
    (e) Upon discharge of any bond secured by the posting of funds, the funds shall be returned to the respondent or other party posting the bond, less applicable fees, unless the court after inquiry determines that: (1) the judgment debtor willfully has refused to comply with a payment order entered in accordance with Section 2-1402 or an otherwise validly entered order; (2) the bond money belongs to the debtor as opposed to a third party; and (3) that any part of the funds constitute non-exempt funds of the judgment debtor, in which case the court may cause the non-exempt portion of the funds to be paid over to the judgment creditor.
    (f) The requirements or limitations of this Section do not apply to the enforcement of any order or judgment for child support, any order or judgment resulting from an adjudication of a municipal ordinance violation that is subject to Supreme Court Rules 570 through 579, or from an administrative adjudication of such an ordinance violation.
(Source: P.A. 97-848, eff. 7-25-12; 98-417, eff. 1-1-14.)

735 ILCS 5/12-108

    (735 ILCS 5/12-108) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-108)
    Sec. 12-108. Limitation on enforcement.
    (a) Except as herein provided, no judgment shall be enforced after the expiration of 7 years from the time the same is rendered, except upon the revival of the same by a proceeding provided by Section 2-1601 of this Act; but real estate, levied upon within the 7 years, may be sold to enforce the judgment at any time within one year after the expiration of the 7 years. A judgment recovered in an action for damages for an injury described in Section 13-214.1 may be enforced at any time. Child support judgments, including those arising by operation of law, may be enforced at any time.
    (b) No judgment shall be enforced against a police officer employed by a municipality if the corporate authority of the municipality files with the clerk of the court in which the judgment was entered a statement certifying: (1) such police officer was employed by the municipality and was within the scope and course of his employment at the time of the occurrence giving rise to the action in which the judgment is entered and (2) the municipality indemnifies the police officer in the amount of the judgment and interest thereon. In such event, the judgment creditor may enforce the judgment against the municipality in the same manner and to the same extent as if the municipality were the judgment debtor.
    (c) If a judgment or a consumer debt judgment becomes dormant during the pendency of an enforcement proceeding against wages under of Part 14 of Article II or Part 8 of Article XII, the enforcement may continue to conclusion if the enforcement is done under court supervision and includes a wage deduction order or turn over order and is against an employer, garnishee, or other third party respondent.
(Source: P.A. 101-168, eff. 1-1-20.)

735 ILCS 5/12-109

    (735 ILCS 5/12-109) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-109)
    Sec. 12-109. Interest on judgments.
    (a) Every judgment except those arising by operation of law from child support orders shall bear interest thereon as provided in Section 2-1303.
    (b) Every judgment arising by operation of law from a child support order shall bear interest as provided in this subsection. The interest on judgments arising by operation of law from child support orders shall be calculated by applying one-twelfth of the current statutory interest rate as provided in Section 2-1303 to the unpaid child support balance as of the end of each calendar month. The unpaid child support balance at the end of the month is the total amount of child support ordered, excluding the child support that was due for that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month and including judgments for retroactive child support, less all payments received and applied as set forth in this subsection. The accrued interest shall not be included in the unpaid child support balance when calculating interest at the end of the month. The unpaid child support balance as of the end of each month shall be determined by calculating the current monthly child support obligation and applying all payments received for that month, except federal income tax refund intercepts, first to the current monthly child support obligation and then applying any payments in excess of the current monthly child support obligation to the unpaid child support balance owed from previous months. The current monthly child support obligation shall be determined from the document that established the support obligation. Federal income tax refund intercepts and any payments in excess of the current monthly child support obligation shall be applied to the unpaid child support balance. Any payments in excess of the current monthly child support obligation and the unpaid child support balance shall be applied to the accrued interest on the unpaid child support balance. Interest on child support obligations may be collected by any means available under federal and State law, rules, and regulations providing for the collection of child support.
(Source: P.A. 101-336, eff. 8-9-19.)

735 ILCS 5/12-110

    (735 ILCS 5/12-110) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-110)
    Sec. 12-110. Certified copy returnable. Certified copies of judgments which are delivered to an appropriate officer for enforcement shall be returnable within 90 days after the issuance of the certified copy by the clerk of court.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-111

    (735 ILCS 5/12-111) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-111)
    Sec. 12-111. When binding on personalty. No judgment shall bind the goods and chattels of the person against whom it is entered, until a certified copy thereof is delivered to the sheriff or other proper officer to be served; and for the better manifestation of the time, the sheriff or other officer shall, on receipt of such certified copy, indorse upon the back thereof the day of the month and year and hour when he or she received the same.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-112

    (735 ILCS 5/12-112) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-112)
    Sec. 12-112. What liable to enforcement. All the lands, tenements, real estate, goods and chattels (except such as is by law declared to be exempt) of every person against whom any judgment has been or shall be hereafter entered in any court, for any debt, damages, costs, or other sum of money, shall be liable to be sold upon such judgment. Any real property, any beneficial interest in a land trust, or any interest in real property held in a revocable inter vivos trust or revocable inter vivos trusts created for estate planning purposes, held in tenancy by the entirety shall not be liable to be sold upon judgment entered on or after October 1, 1990 against only one of the tenants, except if the property was transferred into tenancy by the entirety with the sole intent to avoid the payment of debts existing at the time of the transfer beyond the transferor's ability to pay those debts as they become due. However, any income from such property shall be subject to garnishment as provided in Part 7 of this Article XII, whether judgment has been entered against one or both of the tenants.
    If the court authorizes the piercing of the ownership veil pursuant to Section 505 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act or Section 805 of the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, any assets determined to be those of the non-custodial parent, although not held in name of the non-custodial parent, shall be subject to attachment or other provisional remedy in accordance with the procedure prescribed by this Code. The court may not authorize attachment of property or any other provisional remedy under this paragraph unless it has obtained jurisdiction over the entity holding title to the property by proper service on that entity. With respect to assets which are real property, no order entered as described in this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to this Code or a copy of the order is placed of record in the office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the real property is located.
    This amendatory Act of 1995 (P.A. 89-438) is declarative of existing law.
    This amendatory Act of 1997 (P.A. 90-514) is intended as a clarification of existing law and not as a new enactment.
(Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)

735 ILCS 5/12-112.5

    (735 ILCS 5/12-112.5)
    Sec. 12-112.5. Charging orders. If a statute or case requires or permits a judgment creditor to use the remedy of a charging order, said remedy may be brought and obtained by serving any of the various enforcement procedures set forth within this Article XII or by serving a citation pursuant to Section 2-1402. If the court does not otherwise have jurisdiction of the parties, the law relating to the type of enforcement served shall be used to determine issues ancillary to the entry of a charging order such as jurisdiction, liens, and priority of liens.
(Source: P.A. 97-350, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-113

    (735 ILCS 5/12-113) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-113)
    Sec. 12-113. Election of property. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in accordance with Article XV, the judgment creditor may elect on what property not exempt from enforcement of a judgment he or she will have the same levied, provided personal property shall be last taken, except that a judgment in favor of any city, village or incorporated town may, at the option of the city, village or incorporated town, be levied against either personal or real property with no restriction as to priority.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/12-114

    (735 ILCS 5/12-114) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-114)
    Sec. 12-114. Sale in separate items. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in accordance with Article XV, when real or personal property is taken in the enforcement of a judgment, if the property is susceptible of division it shall be sold in separate tracts, lots or articles, and only so much shall be sold as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and costs.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/12-115

    (735 ILCS 5/12-115) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-115)
    Sec. 12-115. Notice of sale of real estate. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in accordance with Article XV, no real estate shall be sold by virtue of any judgment, except at public sale, between the hours of 9 in the morning and the setting of the sun of the same day, nor unless the time (specifying the particular hour of day at which the sale shall commence) and the place of holding such sale shall have been previously advertised 3 successive weeks, once in each week, in a newspaper published in the county where the sale is made (if there is any newspaper published in such county), and by placing written or printed notices thereof in at least 3 of the most public places in the county where the real estate is situated, specifying the name of the judgment creditor and judgment debtor in the judgment in all of which notices the real estate to be sold shall be described with reasonable certainty, and if there is more than one newspaper published in such county, the judgment creditor or his or her attorney may designate the newspaper in which such notice shall be published.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/12-116

    (735 ILCS 5/12-116) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-116)
    Sec. 12-116. Penalty for neglect of officer. If any sheriff or other officer sells any real estate by virtue of any judgment, otherwise than in the manner provided by law, or without such previous notice, the officer so offending shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of $50, to be recovered with costs of the action by the person whose property is sold.
    However, no such offense, nor any irregularity on the part of the sheriff, or other officer having the certified copy of the judgment for enforcement, shall affect the validity of any sale made under it, unless the purchaser had notice thereof.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-119

    (735 ILCS 5/12-119) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-119)
    Sec. 12-119. Certificate. When any real estate is sold by virtue of a judgment, or enforcement of mechanic's lien, or vendor's lien, or for the payment of money, the sheriff or other officer, except as otherwise provided in Part 1 of Article XII of this Act, instead of executing a deed for the premises sold, shall give to the purchaser a certificate describing the premises purchased by him or her, showing the amount paid therefor, or if purchased by the judgment creditor, the amount of his or her bid, and the time when the purchaser will be entitled to a deed unless the premises are redeemed, as provided in Part 1 of Article XII of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 85-907.)

735 ILCS 5/12-120

    (735 ILCS 5/12-120) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-120)
    Sec. 12-120. Deposit of money - Receipt of other document. With respect to any sale made in open court, wherever provisions are made in Part 1 of Article XII of this Act for any payment of money to or deposit of any receipt or other document with the officer who made the sale or who sold the real estate, such payment shall be made to or deposit made with the sheriff of the county in which the sale is held.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-121

    (735 ILCS 5/12-121) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-121)
    Sec. 12-121. Certificate recorded. The purchaser shall, within 10 days from such sale, file in the office of the recorder of the county in which the property is situated, such certificate, which shall be recorded by such recorder; and such certificate or duplicate, or record, and certified copy of the record thereof, shall be evidence of the facts therein stated.
(Source: P.A. 84-314.)

735 ILCS 5/12-122

    (735 ILCS 5/12-122) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-122)
    Sec. 12-122. Redemption. Any defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or any person interested in the premises, through or under the defendant, may, except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in accordance with Article XV of this Act, within 6 months from the sale, redeem the real estate so sold by paying to the purchaser thereof, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns or to the sheriff or other officer who sold the same, or his or her successor in office, for the benefit of such purchaser, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, the sum of money for which the premises were sold or bid off, with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum from the time of such sale, whereupon such sale and certificate shall be null and void. If there has been a prior redemption by a judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, then redemption by a defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, or any person interested in the premises through or under the defendant, shall be in accordance with Section 12-137 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/12-131

    (735 ILCS 5/12-131) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-131)
    Sec. 12-131. Certificate of redemption. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in accordance with Article XV, in all cases of redemption of land from sale had under any judgment or order, it shall be the duty of the purchaser, sheriff, or other officer or person from whom such redemption takes place, to prepare an instrument in writing, under his or her signature and seal, evidencing the redemption, which shall be recorded in the recorder's office of the proper county, in like manner as other writings affecting the title to real estate are filed and recorded, which recording shall be paid for by the party redeeming.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/12-132

    (735 ILCS 5/12-132) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-132)
    Sec. 12-132. Redemption by creditors. If a redemption is not made, pursuant to Section 12-122 of this Act where applicable, prior to the making of redemption under this Section, any judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns may, after the expiration of 3 months and within 6 months after the sale, redeem the premises in the following manner: such creditor, so entitled to redeem, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns may obtain a certified copy of the judgment, and place the same with the sheriff or other proper officer for enforcement, and the sheriff or other proper officer shall endorse upon the back thereof a levy of the premises desired to be redeemed; and the person so entitled and desiring to make such redemption shall pay to such officer the amount for which the premises to be redeemed were sold, with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum from the date of the sale, for the use of the purchaser of such premises, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, whereupon such officer shall prepare and file in the office of the recorder of the county in which the premises are situated a certificate of such redemption, and shall advertise and offer the premises for sale under the judgment as in other cases of sale under a judgment.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/12-133

    (735 ILCS 5/12-133) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-133)
    Sec. 12-133. Redemption money bid. The creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, having so redeemed, shall be considered as having bid at such sale the amount of the redemption money so paid by him or her, with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of such redemption to the day of sale, with the cost of such redemption and sale, and if no greater amount is bid at such sale, the premises shall be struck off to the person making such redemption. If at the time of issuance thereof, any person is entitled to redeem under Section 12-137 of this Act the officer shall forthwith execute a certificate of purchase to him or her in like form and manner as upon the first sale, for a deed of the premises so sold. If no person is so entitled to redeem under Section 12-137 of this Act, such officer shall execute a deed of the premises and no other redemption shall be allowed.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-134

    (735 ILCS 5/12-134) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-134)
    Sec. 12-134. Bid at more than redemption money. If at any sale held pursuant to Section 12-132 of this Act, a greater amount is bid and the premises sold for more than the amount of such redemption money, interest and costs, the excess shall be applied on the judgment under which the redemption was made; and a certificate of the purchase shall be delivered to the new purchaser in like form and manner as upon the first sale, for a deed of the premises so sold, in 60 days from the date of such sale, unless the same are redeemed before the expiration of that time, by some other judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, or by any defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or any person interested in the premises through or under the defendant, as provided in Section 12-137 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-135

    (735 ILCS 5/12-135) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-135)
    Sec. 12-135. Further redemptions. Successive redemptions may be made of the premises at any time within 60 days of the last sale at which they were sold for more than the amount of the redemption money, interest and costs, and the premises again sold in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions, and certificate shall be made in like form and manner as upon the sale on the first redemption, and the person redeeming shall be considered to have bid the amount of his or her redemption money, interest and costs; and if at any such sale the premises are not sold for a greater sum, the sheriff or other officer shall forthwith execute a deed to the purchaser, and no other redemption shall be allowed.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-136

    (735 ILCS 5/12-136) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-136)
    Sec. 12-136. Preference in redemptions. When there are several judgment creditors, the creditor having the senior judgment shall have the preference to redeem during the first 2 days after the commencement of the period in which judgment creditors may redeem, and the other creditors shall respectively have preference to redeem during a like time, in the order of seniority of their several judgments; but where 2 or more judgments bear equal date, the creditor first paying the redemption money shall have preference.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-137

    (735 ILCS 5/12-137) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-137)
    Sec. 12-137. Subsequent redemptions. Any redemption made under Sections 12-132 through 12-136 of this Act, by any judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns after the expiration of 3 months and within 6 months after the original sale, is subject to subsequent redemption within 6 months after the date of the original sale by any defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or any person interested in the premises through or under the defendant, in the manner provided in this Section. In the event there is a redemption by any defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or any person interested in the premises through or under the defendant, in accordance with Section 12-122 or this Section 12-137, the right to further redemption by any judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, is terminated, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act. Any such defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or any person interested in the premises through or under the defendant, having a right to redeem, may redeem by paying to the sheriff or other proper officer the amount at which the premises were last redeemed by the judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum, from the date of the last redemption; however, if the premises were sold pursuant to such last redemption for an amount greater than the redemption money, interest and costs, then the amount payable shall be the amount for which the premises were sold, together with interest on that amount at the rate of 10% per annum from the time of such sale, and costs of sale.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/12-138

    (735 ILCS 5/12-138) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-138)
    Sec. 12-138. Redemptions of parts as sold. Any person entitled to redeem may redeem the whole or any part of the premises sold, in like distinct parcels or quantities in which the same were sold.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-139

    (735 ILCS 5/12-139) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-139)
    Sec. 12-139. Redemption by joint owner. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in accordance with Article XV of this Code, any joint owner, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, or a judgment creditor of such joint owner, may redeem the interest of such joint owner in the premises sold under judgment, in the manner and upon the conditions hereinbefore provided, upon the payment of his or her proportion of the amount which would be necessary to redeem the whole.
(Source: P.A. 85-907.)

735 ILCS 5/12-140

    (735 ILCS 5/12-140) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-140)
    Sec. 12-140. Redemption on claims allowed in probate. For the purpose of redemption from the sale of real estate of a deceased debtor, any person whose claim has been allowed in probate against the estate of such deceased debtor, shall be considered a judgment creditor, and for the purpose of enabling such creditor to redeem from such sale, a certified copy of the order allowing the claim issued by the clerk of the court wherein letters of office were granted, may be delivered to the sheriff of the proper county, upon redemption having been made, to levy upon and sell the premises so sought to be redeemed, and like proceedings shall be had as upon other judgments.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-141

    (735 ILCS 5/12-141) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-141)
    Sec. 12-141. Taxes and assessments during period of redemption. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in accordance with Article XV of this Act, whenever any real estate is sold under any judgment of any court, the holder of the certificate of that sale, may pay all taxes and assessments which are or may become a lien on that real estate during the time of redemption running on the sale. Whenever redemption is made from that sale the party or parties entitled to redeem shall pay to the holder of the certificate of sale, or grantee under such deed, or to the sheriff or other officer who sold the real estate, or his successor in office, in addition to the amount due on the certificate, or deed, the amount paid by the holder thereof or grantee therein for the taxes and assessments, together with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum, if before the redemption is made a receipt for those taxes or assessments is filed with the sheriff or other officer who made the sale or exhibited by the holder of the certificate if redemption is made directly to the holder of the certificate, or the grantee in such deed.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/12-142

    (735 ILCS 5/12-142) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-142)
    Sec. 12-142. Realty sold to satisfy junior lien. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in accordance with Article XV of this Act, whenever any real estate has been or is sold at judicial or judgment sale to enforce a lien thereon and the real estate is subject to a mortgage lien which is prior and superior to the lien so foreclosed through that sale, the holder of the certificate of sale, may from time to time during the period of redemption pay any interest, principal or other obligation which is due and payable in accordance with the terms of the superior mortgage. If redemption is made from the sale, the party or parties entitled to redeem shall pay to the holder of the certificate of sale, or grantee under such deed, or to the sheriff or other officer who sold the real estate or his or her successor in office, in addition to the amount due on the certificate, or deed, the amount paid by the holder thereof or grantee therein for interest, principal or other obligation, together with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum, if before the redemption is made a receipt evidencing the payments of interest, principal and other obligations is filed with the sheriff or other officer who made the sale or his or her successor in office or exhibited by the holder of the certificate or grantee in such deed to the party redeeming if the redemption payment is made directly to the holder of the certificate, or the grantee in such deed.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/12-143

    (735 ILCS 5/12-143) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-143)
    Sec. 12-143. Commissions. No commission upon the amount of the redemption money paid in any case shall be allowed to the officer receiving the same, but the usual commission shall be allowed to the officer selling the premises, on the excess made over and above the amount of the redemption money and interest.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-144

    (735 ILCS 5/12-144) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-144)
    Sec. 12-144. Certificate assignable. Every certificate which is given by any officer to any purchaser, under the provisions of Part 1 of Article XII of this Act is assignable by endorsement thereon, under the signature of such purchaser or his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and every person to whom the same is so assigned is entitled to the same benefits therefrom in every respect, that the person therein named would be if the same was not assigned.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-144.5

    (735 ILCS 5/12-144.5)
    Sec. 12-144.5. Report of sale and confirmation of sale.
    (a) When the premises mentioned in the certificate are not redeemed in pursuance of law, the legal holder of the certificate shall promptly make a report to the court that issued the underlying judgment. The report shall include a copy of the certificate of sale; an affidavit, under oath, containing a good faith appraisal of the fair market value of the property; and a listing of all liens and mortgages including the value thereof.
    (b) Upon motion and notice in accordance with court rules applicable to motions generally, including notice to the judgment debtor, the court issuing the underlying judgment shall conduct a hearing to confirm the sale. Unless the court finds that (i) notice as required by law was not given, (ii) the terms of the sale were unconscionable, (iii) the sale was conducted fraudulently, or (iv) justice was otherwise not done, the court shall then enter an order confirming the sale. In making these findings, the court shall take into account the purchase price at the sale in relation to the fair market value of the property less the value of any mortgages and liens.
(Source: P.A. 91-924, eff. 1-1-01.)

735 ILCS 5/12-145

    (735 ILCS 5/12-145) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-145)
    Sec. 12-145. Time of execution of deed. When the premises mentioned in such certificate are not redeemed in pursuance of law, and the court issuing the underlying judgment has entered an order confirming the sale in accordance with Section 12-144.5, the legal holder of the certificate is entitled to a deed therefor at any time within 5 years from the expiration of the time of redemption. The deed shall be executed by the sheriff or other officer who made the sale, or by his or her successor in office, or by some person specially appointed by the court for the purpose. If the deed is not taken within the time limited by Part 1 of Article XII of this Act, the certificate of purchase is void unless the purchaser under the certificate of sale has gone into possession of the premises under and in reliance on the certificate of sale within the 5 year period. If, however, the deed is wrongfully withheld by the officer whose duty it is to execute it, or if the execution of the deed is restrained by injunction or order of a court, the time during which the deed is so withheld or the execution thereof restrained shall not be considered as any part of the 5 years within which the holder is required to take a deed.
(Source: P.A. 91-924, eff. 1-1-01.)

735 ILCS 5/12-146

    (735 ILCS 5/12-146) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-146)
    Sec. 12-146. Foreclosures subject to prior law. Any sales of real estate made pursuant to a judgment foreclosing a mortgage or trust deed executed on or after July 1, 1917 and before July 1, 1921 shall be governed by the law in effect at the time such mortgage or trust deed was executed.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-147

    (735 ILCS 5/12-147) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-147)
    Sec. 12-147. Form of deed. The deed may be substantially, in the following form:
    Whereas, A.B. .... in the .... court of .... county recovered a judgment against C.D. for the sum of .... and costs on (insert date) and a certified copy of the judgment, issued on (insert date), by virtue of which .... levied upon the premises hereinafter described, and the time and place of the sale thereof having been duly advertised according to law, the same were struck off and sold to ...., he or she being the highest and best bidder therefor. (If the certificate has been transferred, recite the fact.)
    Now, therefore, I, ...., of the county of ...., in consideration of the premises, hereby convey to ...., his or her heirs and assigns, the following described lot or parcel of land (here describe the premises) to have and to hold the same with all the appurtenances thereto belonging forever.
............(Date)                .................(Signature)
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

735 ILCS 5/12-148

    (735 ILCS 5/12-148) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-148)
    Sec. 12-148. Effect of deed. Such deed shall convey to the grantee therein named all the title, estate and interest of the judgment debtor, of every nature and kind, in and to the premises thereby conveyed, but such deed shall not be construed to contain any covenant on the part of the officer executing the same.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-149

    (735 ILCS 5/12-149) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-149)
    Sec. 12-149. Title acquired at sale. The right, title and interest of any purchaser acquired at a sale made under or pursuant to any judgment in a proceeding in which the court had jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties, and who was not a party to such proceeding, and the right, title and interest of any bona fide assignee or pledgee for value of the certificate of sale under such certificate issued pursuant to a sale based on such judgment rendered in such proceeding who was not a party to such proceeding (whether the purchaser at such sale was a party or not), shall not be affected by any reversal, modification or order setting aside such judgment made in any proceeding to review such judgment, unless at the time of such sale, assignment or pledge, an appeal was pending which operated as a stay of enforcement of the judgment or a petition under Section 2-1401 of this Act had been filed.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-150

    (735 ILCS 5/12-150) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-150)
    Sec. 12-150. Deed as evidence. Any deed which has been heretofore, or which may hereafter be so executed, or which has been executed pursuant to Article XV of this Act, or a certified copy of the record thereof, shall be prima facie evidence that the provisions of the law in relation to the sale of the property for which it is or may be given were complied with; and in case of the loss or destruction of the record of the judgment, or levy thereon, such deed or certified copy of the record thereof shall be prima facie evidence of the entry and existence of the judgment and levy thereunder as therein recited.
(Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

735 ILCS 5/12-152

    (735 ILCS 5/12-152) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-152)
    Sec. 12-152. Certificate of levy. When a certified copy of a judgment is issued from a circuit court of any county in this State, and levied upon any real estate, the officer making such levy shall execute a certificate thereof and file the same in the office of the recorder of the county in which such real estate is located or in the office of the registrar of titles of such county if the real estate levied upon is registered under "An Act concerning land titles", approved May 1, 1897, as amended. Unless a transcript, certified copy or memorandum has been filed in the office of the recorder or in the office of the registrar of titles of such county, as the case may be, as provided by Section 12-101 of this Act, no judgment or order shall become a lien upon either nonregistered or registered real property until such certificate of levy has been filed as provided in this Section and, if the real property levied upon is registered, a memorial thereof is entered upon the register of the last certificate of title to be affected.
(Source: P.A. 83-358.)

735 ILCS 5/12-153

    (735 ILCS 5/12-153) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-153)
    Sec. 12-153. Form of certificate. The certificate may be substantially in the following form:
STATE OF ILLINOIS,)
                  ) ss.
..... County.     )
    I (here state the name of the officer and the title of his or her office) do hereby certify that by virtue of a judgment from the .... court of .... county, in favor of ...., against ...., dated (insert date), I did, on (insert date), levy upon the following premises. (Here describe the premises.)
(Signature.)
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

735 ILCS 5/12-154

    (735 ILCS 5/12-154) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-154)
    Sec. 12-154. Recordation of certificate. Such certificate shall be recorded by the recorder, in a book to be kept for that purpose. The fee for recording such certificate shall be collected as other costs.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-155

    (735 ILCS 5/12-155) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-155)
    Sec. 12-155. Death of judgment creditor. The collection of a judgment shall not be delayed or hindered, or the lien created by law abate, by reason of the death of any person in whose favor such judgment stands; but the executor or administrator may cause his or her letters of office to be filed in such court, after which the judgment may be enforced and proceeding had in the name of the executor or administrator as such, in the same manner as if the judgment had been recovered in his or her name.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-156

    (735 ILCS 5/12-156) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-156)
    Sec. 12-156. Representative may purchase realty. When it is necessary in order to secure the collection of a judgment belonging to any estate the executor or administrator shall bid for and become the purchaser of real estate at the sale thereof by the sheriff, or other officer. The premises so purchased shall be assets in his or her possession, and may be again sold by him or her, with the approval of the circuit court, and the moneys arising from such sale shall be accounted for and paid over as other moneys in his or her possession.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-157

    (735 ILCS 5/12-157) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-157)
    Sec. 12-157. Death of judgment debtor. If a person dies, after a court enters on judgment for the payment of money against him or her, the judgment may be enforced against the real estate of such deceased person, or a sale may be made under such judgment, without reviving the judgment against his or her heirs, legatees or legal representatives. No sale shall be made until after the expiration of 12 months from the death of such deceased person, nor shall any sale be had on such judgment until the person in whose favor the judgment is sought to be enforced shall give to the executor or administrator, or if there is neither, the heirs of the deceased, at least 3 months' notice of the existence of such judgment, before proceeding to sell, which notice shall be in writing if the parties required to be notified reside or may be found within the State, and their place of residence known, otherwise publication notice shall be given in the same manner as is provided for other civil cases.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-158

    (735 ILCS 5/12-158) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-158)
    Sec. 12-158. Goods and chattels. All goods and chattels, real and personal, may be taken and sold to satisfy a judgment, except as otherwise provided by law.
    When any officer levies a judgment on livestock, or other personal property, which is not immediately replevied or restored to the debtor, such officer shall provide sufficient sustenance for the support of such livestock and shall provide for the proper care and storage of such personal property until it is replevied, sold or discharged from such judgment. The officer shall receive a reasonable compensation therefor, to be determined by the court which entered the judgment, to be advanced to him or her, from time to time, by the judgment creditor, and the amount of such compensation shall be collected as a part of the costs in the case.
    If any goods or chattels levied upon are, in the opinion of the officer making the levy, of a perishable nature and in danger of immediate waste or decay, the officer shall request the judgment creditor to obtain from the court which entered the judgment an order permitting that property to be sold not later than 24 hours after the levy was made, upon due notice of sale to the judgment debtor and to the public, as the court in its order may require. The money from such a sale shall be retained by the sheriff or other officer until the balance of the property levied upon is sold, at which time it shall be paid to the judgment creditor with the proceeds of the sale of the balance of the property. If the judgment creditor fails or refuses to obtain such an order for sale of perishable property, the sheriff or other officer making the levy shall be absolved of all responsibility to any person for loss occasioned by the failure to sell or care for such perishable property. The request of the sheriff or other officer shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the judgment creditor or his or her attorney or agent and to the judgment debtor if found. If the judgment debtor is not found a copy of the request shall be posted on the premises where the perishable items are located. The judgment creditor's motion for an order of sale of perishable property shall be treated as an emergency motion.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-159

    (735 ILCS 5/12-159) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-159)
    Sec. 12-159. Gold and silver. Current gold or silver coin, or other legal tender, may be levied upon for the enforcement of a judgment and may be paid over to the creditor as money collected.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-160

    (735 ILCS 5/12-160) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-160)
    Sec. 12-160. Bills. Bank bills, and all other bills or evidence of debt, issued by a moneyed corporation and circulated as money, may be levied upon for the enforcement of a judgment and paid to the creditor, at their par value, as money collected, if he or she is willing to receive them; otherwise they shall be sold like other chattels.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-161

    (735 ILCS 5/12-161) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-161)
    Sec. 12-161. Security. If there is reasonable doubt as to the ownership of the goods, or as to their liability to be levied upon to satisfy the judgment, the officer may require sufficient security to indemnify him or her for levying upon them.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-162

    (735 ILCS 5/12-162) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-162)
    Sec. 12-162. Delivery bond. When personal property is levied upon, or about to be levied upon, if the judgment debtor gives bond with sufficient security, to be approved by the officer, payable to the creditor, in double the amount of the judgment, conditioned to deliver the property levied upon undamaged at the time and place where the same is to be sold, which shall be named in the condition, the sheriff may allow the property to remain with the judgment debtor.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-163

    (735 ILCS 5/12-163) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-163)
    Sec. 12-163. When property not delivered. If the property is not delivered according to the condition of the bond, the officer having the certified copy of the judgment may proceed to enforce the same in the same manner as if no levy had been made.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-164

    (735 ILCS 5/12-164) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-164)
    Sec. 12-164. Proceedings on delivery bond. If the officer does not obtain satisfaction of the judgment, he or she shall return the bond with the certified copy of the judgment, and the creditor shall be allowed to recover thereon the amount of the judgment, with interest and costs, or if the value of the property so levied upon is shown by the judgment debtor to be less than such judgment and costs, the value thereof, with 10% damages for the delay.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

735 ILCS 5/12-165

    (735 ILCS 5/12-165) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-165)
    Sec. 12-165. Second delivery bond. No second delivery bond shall be taken in behalf of a judgment debtor so failing to comply with the first, nor shall a delivery bond be taken of his or her surety without the consent of the judgment creditor.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-166

    (735 ILCS 5/12-166) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-166)
    Sec. 12-166. Notice of sale of personalty. Before any goods or chattels are sold to satisfy a judgment, at least 10 days' previous notice of such sale shall be given by posting notices thereof in 3 of the most public places in the county where such sale is to be held, specifying the time when and place where the same are to be sold.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-167

    (735 ILCS 5/12-167) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-167)
    Sec. 12-167. Postponing sale. The officer may postpone such sale from time to time, not exceeding 10 days at one time, whenever, for want of bidders or other good cause, he or she deems it for the interest of the parties concerned. Notice of such postponement may be given at the time and place fixed for the sale, or by posting notices as hereinbefore provided, but if the postponement exceeds one day, the officer shall post notices thereof.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-168

    (735 ILCS 5/12-168) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-168)
    Sec. 12-168. Return - Liability. The officer making such sale shall, in his or her return of the certified copy of the judgment particularly describe the goods sold, and the sum for which each article was sold; and if he or she is guilty of fraud in the sale or return, he or she shall be liable, in a civil action to the party damaged, for 5 times the amount of the actual damage sustained by reason of such fraud.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-169

    (735 ILCS 5/12-169) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-169)
    Sec. 12-169. Marshalling proceeds. If the goods or chattels sold to satisfy the judgment have been attached by another creditor or seized on another judgment either by the same or any other officer, or if before the payment of the residue, after the satisfaction of the judgment to the debtor, another attachment or judgment against the judgment debtor is delivered to the officer who made the sale, the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to the discharge of the several judgments in the order in which the respective attachments or judgments become a lien or are entitled by law to share, and the residue, if any, shall be returned to the debtor or his or her assigns.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-170

    (735 ILCS 5/12-170)
    Sec. 12-170. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

735 ILCS 5/12-171

    (735 ILCS 5/12-171)
    Sec. 12-171. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

735 ILCS 5/12-172

    (735 ILCS 5/12-172)
    Sec. 12-172. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

735 ILCS 5/12-173

    (735 ILCS 5/12-173)
    Sec. 12-173. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

735 ILCS 5/12-174

    (735 ILCS 5/12-174)
    Sec. 12-174. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

735 ILCS 5/12-175

    (735 ILCS 5/12-175)
    Sec. 12-175. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

735 ILCS 5/12-176

    (735 ILCS 5/12-176) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-176)
    Sec. 12-176. Judgments between parties. Judgments between the same parties may be set off, one against another, if required by either party, as prescribed in the following Section.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-177

    (735 ILCS 5/12-177) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-177)
    Sec. 12-177. Multiple judgments. When one of the judgments is delivered to an officer to be enforced, the debtor therein may deliver his or her judgment to the same officer, and the officer shall apply it, as far as it will extend, to the satisfaction of the first judgment, and the balance due on the larger judgment may be collected and paid in the same manner as if there had been no set-off.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-178

    (735 ILCS 5/12-178) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-178)
    Sec. 12-178. Cases excepted. Such set-off shall not be allowed in the following cases:
    1. When the creditor in one of the judgments is not in the same capacity and trust as the debtor in the other.
    2. When the sum due on the first judgment was lawfully and in good faith assigned to another person, before the creditor in the second judgment became entitled to the sum due thereon.
    3. When there are several creditors in one judgment, and the sum due on the other is due from a part of them only.
    4. When there are several debtors in one judgment, and the sum due on the other is due to a part of them only.
    5. It shall not be allowed as to so much of the first judgment as is due to the attorney in that action for his or her fees and disbursements therein.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-183

    (735 ILCS 5/12-183) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-183)
    Sec. 12-183. Release of judgment.
    (a) Every judgment creditor, his or her assignee of record or other legal representative having received full satisfaction or payment of all such sums of money as are really due to him or her from the judgment debtor on any judgment rendered in a court shall, at the request of the judgment debtor or his or her legal representative, execute and deliver to the judgment debtor or his or her legal representative an instrument in writing releasing such judgment.
    (b) If the judgment creditor, his or her assigns of record or other legal representative to whom tender has been made of all sums of money due him or her from the judgment debtor including interest, on any judgment entered by a court, wilfully fails or refuses, at the request of the judgment debtor or his or her legal representative to execute and deliver to the judgment debtor or his or her legal representative an instrument in writing releasing such judgment, the judgment debtor may petition the court in which such judgment is of record, making tender therewith to the court of all sums due in principal and interest on such judgment, for the use of the judgment creditor, his or her executors, administrators or assigns, whereupon the court shall enter an order satisfying the judgment and releasing all liens based on such judgment.
    (c) For the recording of assignment of any judgment the clerk of the court in which such judgment is of record is allowed a fee of $2.
    (d) A satisfaction of a judgment may be delivered to the judgment debtor, his or her attorney or to the clerk of the court in which such judgment is of record.
    (e) The clerk shall not be allowed any fee for recording the satisfaction of judgment. The clerk of the court shall make appropriate notation on the judgment docket of the book and page where any release or assignment of any judgment is recorded.
    (f) No judgment shall be released of record except by an instrument in writing recorded in the court in which such judgment is of record. However, nothing contained in this Section affects in any manner the validity of any release of judgment made, prior to January 1, 1952, in judgment and execution dockets by the judgment creditor, his or her attorney, assignee or other legal representative.
    (g) The writ of audita querela is abolished and all relief heretofore obtainable and grounds for such relief heretofore available, whether by the writ of audita querela or otherwise, shall be available in every case by petition hereunder, regardless of the nature of the order or judgment from which relief is sought or of the proceeding in which it was entered. There shall be no distinction between actions and other proceedings, statutory or otherwise, as to availability of relief, grounds for relief or relief obtainable. The petition shall be filed in the same proceeding in which the order or judgment was entered and shall be supported by affidavit or other appropriate showing as to matters not of record. All parties to the petition shall be notified as provided by rule.
    (h) Upon the filing of a release or satisfaction in full satisfaction of judgment, signed by the party in whose favor the judgment was entered or his or her attorney, the court may vacate the judgment, and dismiss the action.
    (i) Any judgment arising out of an order for support shall not be a judgment to the extent of payments made as evidenced by the records of the Clerk of the Circuit Court or State agency receiving payments pursuant to the order. In the event payments made pursuant to that order are not paid to the Clerk of the Circuit Court or a State agency, then any judgment arising out of each order for support may be released in the following manner:
        (1) A Notice of Filing and an affidavit stating that
    
all installments of child support required to be paid pursuant to the order under which the judgment or judgments were entered have been paid shall be filed with the office of the court or agency entering said order for support, together with proof of service of such notice and affidavit upon the recipient of such payments.
        (2) Service of such affidavit shall be by any means
    
authorized under Sections 2-203 and 2-208 of the Code of Civil Procedure or under Supreme Court Rules 11 or 105(b).
        (3) The Notice of Filing shall set forth the name and
    
address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor, the court file number of the order giving rise to the judgment and, in capital letters, the following statement:
        YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ON (insert date) THE
    
ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF .... COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHOSE ADDRESS IS ........, ILLINOIS. IF, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, YOU FAIL TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OBJECTING TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE STATED JUDGMENT OR JUDGMENTS IN THE ABOVE OFFICE, THE SAID JUDGMENTS WILL BE DEEMED TO BE SATISFIED AND NOT ENFORCEABLE. THE SATISFACTION WILL NOT PREVENT YOU FROM ENFORCING THE ORDER FOR SUPPORT THROUGH THE COURT.
        (4) If no affidavit objecting to the satisfaction of
    
the judgment or judgments is filed within 28 days of the Notice described in paragraph (3) of this subsection (i), such judgment or judgments shall be deemed to be satisfied and not enforceable.
(Source: P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)