(735 ILCS 5/12-811) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-811)
Sec. 12-811.
Trial and judgment.
(a) The judgment creditor or the judgment debtor may contest the truth or
sufficiency of the employer's answer and, in accordance with local court
rules, the court shall immediately, unless for good cause the hearing is
postponed, proceed to try the issues. The answer of the employer may be
contested without further pleading.
(b) At any time on or before the return date, the judgment debtor may
request a hearing to dispute the wage deduction because the wages are
exempt by notifying the clerk of court before that time, using forms as may
be provided by the clerk of the court. To obtain a hearing
in counties with a population of 1,000,000 or more, the judgment debtor
must notify the clerk of court in person and in writing at the clerk's office
before the return date specified in the summons or appear in court on the
date and time specified in the summons. 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 the clerk's office on or before the
return date specified in the summons. The Clerk of 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 employer, or their attorney, regarding the time and
location of the hearing. This notice may be sent by regular first class
mail. At the hearing the court shall immediately, unless for good cause the
hearing is continued, proceed to try the issues.
(c) The trial shall be conducted as in other civil cases.
(d) If the finding is against an employer, a deduction order shall
be entered against the employer and in favor of the judgment debtor to
whom the employer is indebted, in the same manner as if the facts are
admitted.
(e) No deduction order shall be entered in favor of the judgment
creditor unless the affidavit filed by the judgment creditor certifies that
a copy of the wage deduction notice has been mailed to the judgment debtor,
under Section 12-805, and the employer's answer provides a summary of the
computation used to determine the amount of non-exempt wages.
If the employer is a federal agency employer, a deduction order shall be
entered in favor of the judgment creditor if (i) the affidavit filed by the
judgment creditor certifies that a copy of the wage deduction notice has been
mailed to the judgment debtor under Section 12-805 and (ii) the federal agency
employer identifies, on or with its periodic payments made under subsection
(b-5) of Section 12-808, the computation method used to determine the amount of
non-exempt wages. A federal agency employer shall not be required to provide a
summary of the computation used to determine the amount of non-exempt wages.
(Source: P.A. 89-28, eff. 6-23-95.)
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