(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.)