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CIVIL PROCEDURE
(735 ILCS 5/) Code of Civil Procedure.

735 ILCS 5/12-662

    (735 ILCS 5/12-662)
    Sec. 12-662. Definitions. In this Act:
    "Foreign country" means a government other than:
        (A) the United States;
        (B) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or
    
insular possession of the United States; or
        (C) any other government with regard to which the
    
decision in this State as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.
    "Foreign-country judgment" means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-663

    (735 ILCS 5/12-663)
    Sec. 12-663. Applicability.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this Act applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:
        (1) grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and
        (2) under the law of the foreign country where
    
rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.
    (b) This Act does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is:
        (1) a judgment for taxes;
        (2) a fine or other penalty; or
        (3) a judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance,
    
or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.
    (c) A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this Act applies to the foreign-country judgment.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-664

    (735 ILCS 5/12-664)
    Sec. 12-664. Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a court of this State shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this Act applies.
    (b) A court of this State may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:
        (1) the judgment was rendered under a judicial
    
system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law;
        (2) the foreign court did not have personal
    
jurisdiction over the defendant; or
        (3) the foreign court did not have jurisdiction over
    
the subject matter.
    (c) A court of this State need not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:
        (1) the defendant in the proceeding in the foreign
    
court did not receive notice of the proceeding in sufficient time to enable the defendant to defend;
        (2) the judgment was obtained by fraud that deprived
    
the losing party of an adequate opportunity to present its case;
        (3) the judgment or the cause of action on which the
    
judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of this State or of the United States;
        (4) the judgment conflicts with another final and
    
conclusive judgment;
        (5) the proceeding in the foreign court was contrary
    
to an agreement between the parties under which the dispute in question was to be determined otherwise than by proceedings in that foreign court;
        (6) in the case of jurisdiction based only on
    
personal service, the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum for the trial of the action;
        (7) the judgment was rendered in circumstances that
    
raise substantial doubt about the integrity of the rendering court with respect to the judgment; or
        (8) the specific proceeding in the foreign court
    
leading to the judgment was not compatible with the requirements of due process of law.
    (d) A party resisting recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that a ground for nonrecognition stated in subsection (b) or (c) exists.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-665

    (735 ILCS 5/12-665)
    Sec. 12-665. Personal jurisdiction.
    (a) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:
        (1) the defendant was served with process personally
    
in the foreign country;
        (2) the defendant voluntarily appeared in the
    
proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceeding or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over the defendant;
        (3) the defendant, before the commencement of the
    
proceeding, had agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter involved;
        (4) the defendant was domiciled in the foreign
    
country when the proceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other form of business organization that had its principal place of business in, or was organized under the laws of, the foreign country;
        (5) the defendant had a business office in the
    
foreign country and the proceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising out of business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign country; or
        (6) the defendant operated a motor vehicle or
    
airplane in the foreign country and the proceeding involved a cause of action arising out of that operation.
    (b) The list of bases for personal jurisdiction in subsection (a) is not exclusive. The courts of this State may recognize bases of personal jurisdiction other than those listed in subsection (a) as sufficient to support a foreign-country judgment.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-666

    (735 ILCS 5/12-666)
    Sec. 12-666. Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment.
    (a) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment.
    (b) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-667

    (735 ILCS 5/12-667)
    Sec. 12-667. Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment. If the court in a proceeding under Section 12-666 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this Act then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is:
        (1) conclusive between the parties to the same extent
    
as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in this State would be conclusive; and
        (2) enforceable in the same manner and to the same
    
extent as a judgment rendered in this State.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-668

    (735 ILCS 5/12-668)
    Sec. 12-668. Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment. If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to do so.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-669

    (735 ILCS 5/12-669)
    Sec. 12-669. Statute of limitations. An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or 15 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-670

    (735 ILCS 5/12-670)
    Sec. 12-670. Uniformity of interpretation. In applying and construing this uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-671

    (735 ILCS 5/12-671)
    Sec. 12-671. Saving clause. This Act does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/12-672

    (735 ILCS 5/12-672)
    Sec. 12-672. Act application. This Act applies to all actions commenced on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 7

 
    (735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 7 heading)
Part 7. Garnishment

735 ILCS 5/12-701

    (735 ILCS 5/12-701) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-701)
    Sec. 12-701. Affidavit for garnishment; Contents. Upon the filing by a judgment creditor, its attorney or other designee of (1) an affidavit that the affiant believes any person is indebted to the judgment debtor, other than for wages, or has in his or her possession, custody or control any other property belonging to the judgment debtor, or in which the judgment debtor has an interest, which person shall be identified as the garnishee, and includes the last address of the judgment debtor known to the affiant as well as the name of the judgment debtor, (2) the garnishment notice required by Section 12-705, and (3) written interrogatories to be answered by the garnishee with respect to the indebtedness or other property, the clerk of the court in which the judgment was entered shall issue summons against the person named in the affidavit commanding him or her to appear in the court as garnishee and answer the interrogatories in writing under oath. The interrogatories shall require that the garnishee certify that a copy of the completed interrogatories, as specified in subsection (b) of Section 12-707, has been mailed to the judgment debtor and shall be in a form consistent with local court rules.
(Source: P.A. 87-1252.)

735 ILCS 5/12-702

    (735 ILCS 5/12-702) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-702)
    Sec. 12-702. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by 89-364, eff. 1-1-96.)

735 ILCS 5/12-703

    (735 ILCS 5/12-703) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-703)
    Sec. 12-703. Garnishment of administrators and executors. Administrators and executors may be summoned as garnishees regarding indebtedness or other property belonging to any heir or distributee of any estate, but judgment shall not be rendered against an administrator or an executor until an order of distribution is entered by the court which appointed him or her.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)

735 ILCS 5/12-704

    (735 ILCS 5/12-704) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-704)
    Sec. 12-704. Exemptions from garnishment. Benefits and refunds payable by pension or retirement funds or systems and any assets of employees held by such funds or systems, and any monies an employee is required to pay to such funds or systems are exempt and are not subject to garnishment under Part 7 of Article XII of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-705

    (735 ILCS 5/12-705) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-705)
    Sec. 12-705. Summons.
    (a) Summons shall be returnable not less than 21 nor more than 40 days after the date of issuance. Summons with one copy of the interrogatories shall be served and returned as in other civil cases. If the garnishee is served with summons less than 10 days prior to the return date, the court shall continue the case to a new return date 14 days after the return date stated on the summons. The summons shall be in a form consistent with local court rules. The summons shall be accompanied by a copy of the underlying judgment or a certification by the clerk of the court that entered the judgment, or by the attorney for the judgment creditor, setting forth the amount of the judgment, the name of the court and the number of the case and one copy of a garnishment notice in substantially the following form:
        "GARNISHMENT NOTICE
    (Name and address of Court)
    Name of Case: (Name of Judgment Creditor),
        Judgment Creditor v.
        (Name of Judgment Debtor),
        Judgment Debtor.
    Address of Judgment Debtor: (Insert last known address)
    Name and address of Attorney for Judgment
    Creditor or of Judgment Creditor (If no
    attorney is listed): (Insert name and address)
    Amount of Judgment: $(Insert amount)
    Name of Garnishee: (Insert name)
    Return Date: (Insert return date specified in summons)
    NOTICE: The court has issued a garnishment summons against the garnishee named above for money or property (other than wages) belonging to the judgment debtor or in which the judgment debtor has an interest. The garnishment summons was issued on the basis of a judgment against the judgment debtor in favor of the judgment creditor in the amount stated above.
    The amount of money or property (other than wages) that may be garnished is limited by federal and Illinois law. The judgment debtor has the right to assert statutory exemptions against certain money or property of the judgment debtor which may not be used to satisfy the judgment in the amount stated above.
    Under Illinois or federal law, the exemptions of personal property owned by the debtor include the debtor's equity interest, not to exceed $4,000 in value, in any personal property as chosen by the debtor; Social Security and SSI benefits; public assistance benefits; unemployment compensation benefits; workers' compensation benefits; veterans' benefits; circuit breaker property tax relief benefits; the debtor's equity interest, not to exceed $2,400 in value, in any one motor vehicle, and the debtor's equity interest, not to exceed $1,500 in value, in any implements, professional books or tools of the trade of the debtor.
    The judgment debtor may have other possible exemptions from garnishment under the law.
    The judgment debtor has the right to request a hearing before the court to dispute the garnishment or to declare exempt from garnishment certain money or property or both. To obtain a hearing in counties with a population of 1,000,000 or more, the judgment debtor must notify the Clerk of the Court in person and in writing at (insert address of Clerk) before the return date specified above or appear in court on the date and time on that return date. To obtain a hearing in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000, the judgment debtor must notify the Clerk of the Court in writing at (insert address of Clerk) on or before the return date specified above. The Clerk of the Court will provide a hearing date and the necessary forms that must be prepared by the judgment debtor or the attorney for the judgment debtor and sent to the judgment creditor and the garnishee regarding the time and location of the hearing. This notice may be sent by regular first class mail."
    (b) An officer or other person authorized by law to serve process shall serve the summons, interrogatories and the garnishment notice required by subsection (a) of this Section upon the garnishee and shall, (1) within 2 business days of the service upon the garnishee, mail a copy of the garnishment notice and the summons to the judgment debtor by first class mail at the judgment debtor's address indicated in the garnishment notice and (2) within 4 business days of the service upon the garnishee file with the clerk of the court a certificate of mailing in substantially the following form:
"CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
    I hereby certify that, within 2 business days of service upon the garnishee of the garnishment summons, interrogatories and garnishment notice, I served upon the judgment debtor in this cause a copy of the garnishment summons and garnishment notice by first class mail to the judgment debtor's address as indicated in the garnishment notice.
Date:............ .........................
                            Signature"
    In the case of service of the summons for garnishment upon the garnishee by certified or registered mail, as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, no sooner than 2 business days nor later than 4 business days after the date of mailing, the clerk shall mail a copy of the garnishment notice and the summons to the judgment debtor by first class mail at the judgment debtor's address indicated in the garnishment notice, shall prepare the Certificate of Mailing described by this subsection, and shall include the Certificate of Mailing in a permanent record.
    (c) In a county with a population of less than 1,000,000, unless otherwise provided by circuit court rule, at the request of the judgment creditor or his or her attorney and instead of personal service, service of a summons for garnishment may be made as follows:
        (1) For each garnishee to be served, the judgment
    
creditor or his or her attorney shall pay to the clerk of the court a fee of $2, plus the cost of mailing, and furnish to the clerk an original and 2 copies of a summons, an original and one copy of the interrogatories, an affidavit setting forth the garnishee's mailing address, an original and 2 copies of the garnishment notice required by subsection (a) of this Section, and a copy of the judgment or certification described in subsection (a) of this Section. The original judgment shall be retained by the clerk.
        (2) The clerk shall mail to the garnishee, at the
    
address appearing in the affidavit, the copy of the judgment or certification described in subsection (a) of this Section, the summons, the interrogatories, and the garnishment notice required by subsection (a) of this Section, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, showing to whom delivered and the date and address of delivery. This Mailing shall be mailed on a "restricted delivery" basis when service is directed to a natural person. The envelope and return receipt shall bear the return address of the clerk, and the return receipt shall be stamped with the docket number of the case. The receipt for certified or registered mail shall state the name and address of the addressee, the date of the mailing, shall identify the documents mailed, and shall be attached to the original summons.
        (3) The return receipt must be attached to the
    
original summons and, if it shows delivery at least 10 days before the day for the return date, shall constitute proof of service of any documents identified on the return receipt as having been mailed.
        (4) The clerk shall note the fact of service in a
    
permanent record.
    (d) The garnishment summons may be served and returned in the manner provided by Supreme Court Rule for service, otherwise than by publication, of a notice for additional relief upon a party in default.
(Source: P.A. 101-191, eff. 8-2-19.)

735 ILCS 5/12-706

    (735 ILCS 5/12-706) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-706)
    Sec. 12-706. Conditional judgment.
    (a) When any person summoned as garnishee fails to appear and answer as required by Part 7 of Article XII of this Act, the court may enter a conditional judgment against the garnishee for the amount due upon the judgment against the judgment debtor. A summons to confirm the conditional judgment may issue against the garnishee, to be served and returned in the same manner as provided by Illinois Supreme Court Rule 105, otherwise than by publication, of a notice for additional relief upon a party in default, commanding the garnishee to show cause why the judgment should not be made final. If the garnishee, after being served with summons to confirm the conditional judgment or after being notified as provided in subsection (b) hereof, fails to appear and answer, the court shall confirm such judgment to the amount of the judgment against the judgment debtor and award costs. If the garnishee appears and answers, the same proceedings may be had as in other cases.
    (b) If any garnishee becomes a non-resident, goes out of this State, or is concealed within this State so that the summons to confirm the conditional judgment cannot be served upon him or her, upon the filing by the plaintiff or his or her agent of an affidavit as in cases of non-resident defendants in attachments, the garnishee may be notified in the same manner as a non-resident defendant in attachment; and upon notice being given to him or her as above stated, he or she may be proceeded against in the same manner as if he or she had been personally served with summons to confirm the conditional judgment.
(Source: P.A. 101-191, eff. 8-2-19.)

735 ILCS 5/12-707

    (735 ILCS 5/12-707) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-707)
    Sec. 12-707. Duties of garnishee.
    (a) To the extent of the amount due upon the judgment and costs, the garnishee shall hold, subject to the order of the court any non-exempt indebtedness or other non-exempt property in his or her possession, custody or control belonging to the judgment debtor or in which the judgment debtor has any interest. The judgment or balance due thereon becomes a lien on the indebtedness and other property held by the garnishee at the time of the service of garnishment summons and remains a lien thereon pending the garnishment proceeding.
    (b) The garnishee shall file, on or before the return date, or within the further time that the court for cause may allow, a written answer under oath to the interrogatories, setting forth as of the date of service of the garnishment summons any indebtedness due or to become due to the judgment debtor and any other property in his, her or its possession, custody or control belonging to the judgment debtor or in which the judgment debtor has an interest. The garnishee shall mail, by first class mail, a copy of the answer to the judgment creditor or its attorney and to the judgment debtor at the address specified in the affidavit filed under Section 12-701 of this Act, or at any other address or location of the judgment debtor known to the garnishee, and shall certify in the answer that it was so mailed to the judgment debtor.
(Source: P.A. 87-1252.)

735 ILCS 5/12-708

    (735 ILCS 5/12-708) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-708)
    Sec. 12-708. Deductions and set-offs of garnishee. The garnishee is entitled to assert against the indebtedness due to the judgment debtor offsetting claims against either or both the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor, whether due at the time of service of the garnishment summons or thereafter to become due and whether liquidated or unliquidated, except claims for unliquidated damages for actions sounding in tort. To the extent that other property belonging to the judgment debtor or in which the judgment debtor has an interest is pledged to or held by the garnishee in good faith as security or that the garnishee has other just claim against the other property, the garnishee is entitled to retain the other property. The garnishee is liable for the balance of the indebtedness due to the judgment debtor after the offsetting claims are adjusted and for the balance of other property after deducting property to which the garnishee has just claim. The verdict or finding and judgment shall show the amount of offsetting claims or deductions allowed against each party.
(Source: P.A. 83-707.)

735 ILCS 5/12-709

    (735 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-709)
    Sec. 12-709. Negotiable paper. No person shall be liable as a garnishee by reason of having drawn, accepted, made or endorsed a negotiable instrument in the possession of the judgment debtor at the time of either (1) service of the garnishment summons or (2) entry of judgment when the negotiable instrument is not due.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)