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735 ILCS 5/12-638
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-638)Sec. 12-638.     Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding.       The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the close of business on the day  the distribution proceeding is initiated governs all exchanges of foreign  money in a distribution proceeding.  A foreign-money claimant in a  distribution proceeding shall assert its claim in the named foreign money  and show the amount of the United States dollars resulting from a  conversion as of the date the proceeding was initiated.    (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)
735 ILCS 5/12-639
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-639)Sec. 12-639.     Pre-judgment and judgment interest.(a) With respect to a foreign-money claim, recovery of pre-judgment or  pre-award interest and the rate of interest to be applied in the action or  distribution proceeding, except as provided in subsection (b), are matters  of the substantive law governing the right to recovery under the  conflict-of-laws rules of this State.(b) The court or arbitrator shall increase or decrease the amount of  pre-judgment or pre-award interest otherwise payable in a judgment or award  in foreign-money to the extent required by the law of this State governing  a failure to make or accept an offer of settlement or offer of judgment, or  conduct by a party or its attorney causing undue delay or expense.(c) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim bears interest at the  rate applicable to judgments of this State.    (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)
735 ILCS 5/12-640
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-640)Sec. 12-640.     Enforcement of foreign judgments.(a) If an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another  jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in  this State as enforceable, the enforcing judgment must be entered as  provided in Section 12-637, whether or not the foreign judgment confers an  option to pay in an equivalent amount of United States dollars.(b) A foreign judgment may be filed in accordance with any rule or  statute of this State providing a procedure for its recognition and  enforcement.(c) A satisfaction or partial payment made upon the foreign judgment, on  proof thereof, must be credited against the amount of foreign money  specified in the judgment, notwithstanding the entry of judgment in this State.(d) A judgment entered on a foreign-money claim only in United States  dollars in another state must be enforced in this State in United States  dollars only.    (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)
735 ILCS 5/12-641
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-641)Sec. 12-641.         Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money  claims for limited purposes.(a) Computations under this Section are for the limited purposes of the  Section and do not affect computation of the United States dollar  equivalent of the money of the judgment for the purpose of payment.(b) For the limited purpose of facilitating the enforcement of  provisional remedies in an action, the value in United States dollars of  assets to be seized or restrained pursuant to a writ of attachment,  garnishment, execution, or other legal process, the amount of United States  dollars at issue for assessing costs, or the amount of United States  dollars involved for a surety bond or other court-required undertaking,  must be ascertained as provided in subsections (c) and (d).(c) A party seeking process, costs, bond, or other undertaking under  subsection (b) shall compute in United States dollars the amount of the  foreign money claimed from a bank-offered spot rate prevailing at or near  the close of business on the banking day next preceding the filing of a  request or application for the issuance of process or for the determination  of costs, or an application for a bond or other court-required undertaking.(d) A party seeking the process, costs, bond, or other undertaking under  subsection (b) shall file with each request or application an affidavit or  certificate executed in good faith by its counsel or a bank officer,  stating the market quotation used and how it was obtained, and setting  forth the calculation.  Affected court officials incur no liability, after  a filing of the affidavit or certificate, for acting as if the judgment  were in the amount of United States dollars stated in the affidavit or  certificate.    (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)
735 ILCS 5/12-642
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-642)Sec. 12-642.     Effect of currency revalorization.(a) If, after an obligation is expressed or a loss is incurred in a  foreign money, the country issuing or adopting that money substitutes a new  money in place of that money, the obligation or the loss is treated as if  expressed or incurred in the new money at the rate of conversion the  issuing country establishes for the payment of like obligations or losses  denominated in the former money.(b) If substitution under subsection (a) occurs after a judgment or  award is entered on a foreign-money claim, the court or arbitrator shall  amend the judgment or award by a like conversion of the former money.    (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)
735 ILCS 5/12-643
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-643)Sec. 12-643.     Supplementary general principles of law.     Unless  displaced by particular provisions of this Act, the principles of law and  equity, including the law merchant, and the law relative to capacity to  contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress,  coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating causes  supplement its provisions.    (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)
735 ILCS 5/12-644
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-644)Sec. 12-644.     Uniformity of application and construction.     This Act  shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make  uniform the law with respect to the subject of this Act among states  enacting it.    (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)
735 ILCS 5/12-645
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-645)Sec. 12-645.     Transitional provision.     This Act applies to actions and  distribution proceedings commenced after its effective date.    (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)
735 ILCS 5/12-650
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-650)Sec. 12-650.     Short Title.     Sections 12-650 through  12-657 of this Act may be cited as the Uniform  Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.    (Source: P.A. 87-358; 87-895.)
735 ILCS 5/12-651
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-651)Sec. 12-651.     Definition.     As used in Sections 12-650  through 12-657, "foreign judgment" means any  judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other  court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this State.    (Source: P.A. 87-358; 87-895.)
735 ILCS 5/12-652
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-652)Sec. 12-652. Filing and Status of Foreign Judgments.(a) A  copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the acts of  Congress or the statutes of this State may be filed in the office of the  circuit clerk for any county of this State.  The clerk shall treat the  foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the circuit court for  any county of this State.  A judgment so filed has the same effect and is  subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening,  vacating, or staying as a judgment of a circuit court for any county of  this State and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner. A judgment filed or registered under this Act shall be  construed to be an original Illinois judgment from the date it is filed with the clerk of the circuit court and for purposes of enforcement and revival, shall be treated in exactly the same manner as an Illinois judgment entered on that same date.(b) A foreign judgment or lien arising by operation of law, and resulting  from an order requiring child support payments shall be entitled to full faith  and credit in this State, shall be enforceable in the same manner as any  judgment or lien of this State resulting from an order requiring child support  payments, and shall not be required to be filed with the office of the circuit  clerk in any county of this State, except as provided for in Sections 10-25 and  10-25.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.(c) A foreign order of protection issued by the court of another state,  tribe, or  United States territory is entitled to full faith and credit in this State, is  enforceable in the same manner as any order of protection issued by a circuit  court for any county of this State, and may be filed with the circuit clerk in  any county of this State as provided in Section 222.5 of the Illinois Domestic  Violence Act of 1986 or Section 22.5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.   A  foreign order of protection shall not be required to be filed with the circuit  clerk to be entitled to full faith and credit in this State.  (Source: P.A. 97-350, eff. 1-1-12.)
735 ILCS 5/12-653
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 110, par. 12-653)Sec. 12-653.     Notice of Filing.(a) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment  creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the circuit clerk an  affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the  judgment debtor, and the judgment creditor.(b) Promptly upon the filing of a foreign judgment (other than  a  foreign  order of protection) and the affidavit,  the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the  judgment debtor at the address given and shall make a note of the mailing  in the docket.  The notice shall include the name and post office address  of the judgment creditor and the judgment creditor's lawyer, if any, in  this State.  In addition, the judgment creditor may mail a notice of the  filing of the judgment to the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing  with the clerk.  Lack of mailing notice of filing by the clerk shall not  affect the enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment  creditor has been filed.(c) The clerk shall not mail notice of the filing of a foreign order of  protection to the respondent named in the order.    (Source: P.A. 91-903, eff. 1-1-01.)
735 ILCS 5/12-654
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 (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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

 Part 7.      Garnishment