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

735 ILCS 5/12-654

    (735 ILCS 5/12-654) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-654)
    Sec. 12-654. Stay.
    (a) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered.
    (b) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of any circuit court for any county of this State would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this State.
(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)

735 ILCS 5/12-655

    (735 ILCS 5/12-655) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-655)
    Sec. 12-655. Fees.
    (a) Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay a fee to the circuit clerk equivalent to the fee which would be required were the person filing a complaint seeking the amount awarded in the foreign judgment. Fees for docketing, transcription or other enforcement proceedings shall be as provided for judgments of the circuit court.
    (b) The clerk shall not charge a fee to any person to register a foreign order of protection.
(Source: P.A. 91-903, eff. 1-1-01.)

735 ILCS 5/12-656

    (735 ILCS 5/12-656) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-656)
    Sec. 12-656. Optional Procedure. The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment instead of proceeding under this Act remains unimpaired.
(Source: P.A. 87-358; 87-895.)

735 ILCS 5/12-657

    (735 ILCS 5/12-657) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-657)
    Sec. 12-657. Uniformity of Interpretation. This Act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
(Source: P.A. 87-358; 87-895.)

735 ILCS 5/12-661

    (735 ILCS 5/12-661)
    Sec. 12-661. Short title. Sections 12-661 through 12-672 may be cited as the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. In those Sections, "this Act" means the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

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.)