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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding | ||||||
5 | Section 8-206.5 as follows:
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6 | (220 ILCS 5/8-206.5 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 8-206.5. Residential hardship programs. All public | ||||||
8 | utilities shall give notice and shall supply information about | ||||||
9 | any program the public utility has concerning a customer's | ||||||
10 | difficulty in paying their utility bill. If a customer contacts | ||||||
11 | a public utility concerning the customer's difficulty in paying | ||||||
12 | their utility bill, then the public utility shall offer to | ||||||
13 | connect a qualifying low-income customer to the Low Income | ||||||
14 | Energy Assistance Program managed by the Community and Economic | ||||||
15 | Development Association. The public utility shall inform the | ||||||
16 | qualifying low-income customer that the Low Income Energy | ||||||
17 | Assistance Program is designed to assist income-eligible | ||||||
18 | households with winter energy services in the form of a | ||||||
19 | one-time benefit payment to the public utilities. Each public | ||||||
20 | utility shall post information concerning the Low Income Energy | ||||||
21 | Assistance Program on its websites and the information shall be | ||||||
22 | made available upon a customer's request.
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1 | Section 10. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by adding | ||||||
2 | Section 26.5 as follows:
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3 | (225 ILCS 85/26.5 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 26.5. Unemployed persons. A pharmacy or pharmacist | ||||||
5 | that receives federal or State funds may not refuse to dispense | ||||||
6 | prescription medication to a person who is receiving | ||||||
7 | unemployment benefits. If a person can furnish evidence of the | ||||||
8 | receipt of unemployment benefits, then the pharmacy or | ||||||
9 | pharmacist is required to give that person his or her | ||||||
10 | prescription and provide the person with information about | ||||||
11 | prescription assistance programs, such as Rx for Illinois. Upon | ||||||
12 | learning that a customer is receiving unemployment benefits and | ||||||
13 | providing the customer with information on prescription | ||||||
14 | assistance programs, the pharmacy or pharmacist shall not | ||||||
15 | refuse to dispense prescription medication for 30 days, giving | ||||||
16 | the customer time to sign up for such a program.
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17 | Section 15. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by | ||||||
18 | changing Section 15-1508 as follows:
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19 | (735 ILCS 5/15-1508) (from Ch. 110, par. 15-1508) | ||||||
20 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 97-1164 ) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 15-1508. Report of Sale and Confirmation of Sale. | ||||||
22 | (a) Report. The person conducting the sale shall promptly | ||||||
23 | make a report to
the court, which report shall include a copy |
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1 | of all receipts and, if any,
certificate of sale. | ||||||
2 | (b) Hearing. Upon motion and notice in accordance with | ||||||
3 | court rules
applicable to motions generally, which motion shall | ||||||
4 | not be made prior to
sale, the court shall conduct a hearing to
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5 | confirm the sale. Unless the court finds that (i) a notice | ||||||
6 | required in
accordance with subsection (c) of Section 15-1507 | ||||||
7 | was not given, (ii) the
terms of sale were unconscionable, | ||||||
8 | (iii) the sale was conducted
fraudulently, or (iv) justice was | ||||||
9 | otherwise not done, the court shall
then enter an order | ||||||
10 | confirming the sale. The confirmation order shall include a | ||||||
11 | name, address, and telephone number of the holder of the | ||||||
12 | certificate of sale or deed issued pursuant to that certificate | ||||||
13 | or, if no certificate or deed was issued, the purchaser, whom a | ||||||
14 | municipality or county may contact with concerns about the real | ||||||
15 | estate. The confirmation order may
also: | ||||||
16 | (1) approve the mortgagee's fees and costs arising | ||||||
17 | between the entry of
the judgment of foreclosure and the | ||||||
18 | confirmation hearing, those costs and
fees to be allowable | ||||||
19 | to the same extent as provided in the note and mortgage
and | ||||||
20 | in Section 15-1504; | ||||||
21 | (2) provide for a personal judgment against any party | ||||||
22 | for a deficiency;
and | ||||||
23 | (3) determine the priority of the judgments of parties | ||||||
24 | who deferred proving
the priority pursuant to subsection | ||||||
25 | (h) of Section 15-1506, but
the court shall not
defer | ||||||
26 | confirming the sale pending the determination of such |
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1 | priority. | ||||||
2 | (b-5) Notice with respect to residential real estate. With | ||||||
3 | respect to residential real estate, the notice required under | ||||||
4 | subsection (b) of this Section shall be sent to the mortgagor | ||||||
5 | even if the mortgagor has previously been held in default. In | ||||||
6 | the event the mortgagor has filed an appearance, the notice | ||||||
7 | shall be sent to the address indicated on the appearance. In | ||||||
8 | all other cases, the notice shall be sent to the mortgagor at | ||||||
9 | the common address of the foreclosed property. The notice shall | ||||||
10 | be sent by first class mail. Unless the right to possession has | ||||||
11 | been previously terminated by the court, the notice shall | ||||||
12 | include the following language in 12-point boldface | ||||||
13 | capitalized type: | ||||||
14 | IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO | ||||||
15 | REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF | ||||||
16 | POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE | ||||||
17 | ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. | ||||||
18 | (b-10) Notice of confirmation order sent to municipality or | ||||||
19 | county. A copy of the confirmation order required under | ||||||
20 | subsection (b) shall be sent to the municipality in which the | ||||||
21 | foreclosed property is located, or to the county within the | ||||||
22 | boundary of which the foreclosed property is located if the | ||||||
23 | foreclosed property is located in an unincorporated territory. | ||||||
24 | A municipality or county must clearly publish on its website a | ||||||
25 | single address to which such notice shall be sent. If a | ||||||
26 | municipality or county does not maintain a website, then the |
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1 | municipality or county must publicly post in its main office a | ||||||
2 | single address to which such notice shall be sent. In the event | ||||||
3 | that a municipality or county has not complied with the | ||||||
4 | publication requirement in this subsection (b-10), then such | ||||||
5 | notice to the municipality or county shall be provided pursuant | ||||||
6 | to Section 2-211 of the Code of Civil Procedure. | ||||||
7 | (c) Failure to Give Notice. If any sale is held without | ||||||
8 | compliance with
subsection (c) of Section 15-1507 of this | ||||||
9 | Article, any party entitled to
the notice provided for in | ||||||
10 | paragraph (3) of that subsection
(c) who was not so notified | ||||||
11 | may, by motion supported by affidavit
made prior to | ||||||
12 | confirmation of such sale, ask the court which entered the
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13 | judgment to set aside the sale. Any such party shall guarantee | ||||||
14 | or secure by bond a bid equal to the successful bid at the | ||||||
15 | prior sale, unless the party seeking to set aside the sale is | ||||||
16 | the mortgagor, the real estate sold at the sale is residential | ||||||
17 | real estate, and the mortgagor occupies the residential real | ||||||
18 | estate at the time the motion is filed. In that event, no | ||||||
19 | guarantee or bond shall be required of the mortgagor. Any
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20 | subsequent sale is subject to the same notice requirement as | ||||||
21 | the original sale. | ||||||
22 | (d) Validity of Sale. Except as provided in subsection (c) | ||||||
23 | of Section
15-1508, no sale under this Article shall be held | ||||||
24 | invalid or be set aside
because of any defect in the notice | ||||||
25 | thereof or in the publication of the
same, or in the | ||||||
26 | proceedings of the officer conducting the sale, except upon
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1 | good cause shown in a hearing pursuant to subsection (b) of | ||||||
2 | Section
15-1508. At any time after a sale has occurred, any | ||||||
3 | party entitled to
notice under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) | ||||||
4 | of Section 15-1507 may recover
from the mortgagee any damages | ||||||
5 | caused by the mortgagee's failure to comply
with such paragraph | ||||||
6 | (3). Any party who recovers damages in a judicial
proceeding | ||||||
7 | brought under this subsection may also recover from the
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8 | mortgagee the reasonable expenses of litigation, including | ||||||
9 | reasonable attorney's fees. | ||||||
10 | (d-5) Making Home Affordable Program. The court that | ||||||
11 | entered the judgment shall set aside a sale held pursuant to | ||||||
12 | Section 15-1507, upon motion of the mortgagor at any time prior | ||||||
13 | to the confirmation of the sale, if the mortgagor proves by a | ||||||
14 | preponderance of the evidence that (i) the mortgagor has | ||||||
15 | applied for assistance under the Making Home Affordable Program | ||||||
16 | established by the United States Department of the Treasury | ||||||
17 | pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, | ||||||
18 | as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of | ||||||
19 | 2009, and (ii) the mortgaged real estate was sold in material | ||||||
20 | violation of the program's requirements for proceeding to a | ||||||
21 | judicial sale. The provisions of this subsection (d-5), except | ||||||
22 | for this sentence, shall become inoperative on January 1, 2014 | ||||||
23 | for all actions filed under this Article after December 31, | ||||||
24 | 2013, in which the mortgagor did not apply for assistance under | ||||||
25 | the Making Home Affordable Program on or before December 31, | ||||||
26 | 2013. |
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1 | (d-10) Illinois Hardest Hit Program. The court that entered | ||||||
2 | the judgment shall set aside a sale held pursuant to Section | ||||||
3 | 15-1507 of this Act, upon motion of the mortgagor at any time | ||||||
4 | prior to the confirmation of the sale, if the mortgagor proves | ||||||
5 | by a preponderance of the evidence that (i) the mortgagor is | ||||||
6 | receiving assistance under the Illinois Hardest Hit Program as | ||||||
7 | created by 12 U.S.C. 5211 and 12 U.S.C. 5219, and administered | ||||||
8 | by the Illinois Housing Development Authority pursuant to the | ||||||
9 | Illinois Housing Development Act and (ii) the assistance | ||||||
10 | received under part (i) of this subsection has enabled the | ||||||
11 | mortgagor to reinstate the mortgage pursuant to Section 15-1602 | ||||||
12 | of this Act and make continuing mortgage payments as available | ||||||
13 | under the Illinois Hardest Hit Program to avoid default. | ||||||
14 | Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the mortgagee from | ||||||
15 | proceeding in the foreclosure action upon a subsequent default | ||||||
16 | of the mortgagor. Except for this sentence, this subsection is | ||||||
17 | inoperative on and after January 1, 2017 for all actions filed | ||||||
18 | under this Article after December 31, 2016 in which the | ||||||
19 | mortgagor did not begin receiving the assistance described in | ||||||
20 | this subsection under the Illinois Hardest Hit Program on or | ||||||
21 | before December 31, 2016. | ||||||
22 | Upon receiving notice of foreclosure, a person receiving | ||||||
23 | unemployment benefits may apply to the court requesting that it | ||||||
24 | enjoin the foreclosure. The court shall grant the injunction if | ||||||
25 | the person can provide evidence that they are receiving such | ||||||
26 | benefits. The court may, in its discretion, issue an order |
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1 | requiring that the mortgagor apply for assistance from the | ||||||
2 | Illinois Hardest Hit Program. | ||||||
3 | (e) Deficiency Judgment. In any order confirming a sale | ||||||
4 | pursuant to the
judgment of foreclosure, the court shall also | ||||||
5 | enter a personal judgment
for deficiency against any party (i) | ||||||
6 | if otherwise authorized and (ii) to
the extent requested in the | ||||||
7 | complaint and proven upon presentation of the
report of sale in | ||||||
8 | accordance with Section 15-1508. Except as otherwise provided
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9 | in this Article, a judgment may be entered for any balance of | ||||||
10 | money that
may be found due to the plaintiff, over and above | ||||||
11 | the proceeds of the sale
or sales, and enforcement may be had | ||||||
12 | for the collection of such balance,
the same as when the | ||||||
13 | judgment is solely for the payment of money. Such
judgment may | ||||||
14 | be entered, or enforcement had,
only in cases where personal | ||||||
15 | service has been had upon the
persons personally liable for the | ||||||
16 | mortgage indebtedness, unless they have
entered their | ||||||
17 | appearance in the foreclosure action. | ||||||
18 | (f) Satisfaction. Upon confirmation of the sale, the
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19 | judgment stands satisfied to the extent of the sale price less | ||||||
20 | expenses and
costs. If the order confirming the sale includes a | ||||||
21 | deficiency judgment, the
judgment shall become a lien in the | ||||||
22 | manner of any other
judgment for the payment of money. | ||||||
23 | (g) The order confirming the sale shall include, | ||||||
24 | notwithstanding any
previous orders awarding possession during | ||||||
25 | the pendency of the foreclosure, an
award to the purchaser of | ||||||
26 | possession of the mortgaged real estate, as of the
date 30 days |
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1 | after the entry of the order, against the
parties to the | ||||||
2 | foreclosure whose interests have been terminated. | ||||||
3 | An order of possession authorizing the removal of a person | ||||||
4 | from possession
of the mortgaged real estate shall be entered | ||||||
5 | and enforced only against those
persons personally
named as | ||||||
6 | individuals in the complaint or the petition under subsection | ||||||
7 | (h)
of Section 15-1701 and in the order of possession and shall
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8 | not be entered and enforced against any person who is only | ||||||
9 | generically
described as an
unknown owner or nonrecord claimant | ||||||
10 | or by another generic designation in the
complaint. | ||||||
11 | Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the failure to | ||||||
12 | personally
name,
include, or seek an award of
possession of the | ||||||
13 | mortgaged real estate against a person in the
confirmation | ||||||
14 | order shall not abrogate any right that the purchaser may have | ||||||
15 | to
possession of the mortgaged real estate and to maintain a | ||||||
16 | proceeding against
that person for
possession under Article 9 | ||||||
17 | of this Code or subsection (h) of Section 15-1701;
and | ||||||
18 | possession against a person
who (1) has not been personally | ||||||
19 | named as a party to the
foreclosure and (2) has not been | ||||||
20 | provided an opportunity to be heard in the
foreclosure | ||||||
21 | proceeding may be sought only by maintaining a
proceeding under | ||||||
22 | Article 9 of this
Code or subsection (h) of Section 15-1701. | ||||||
23 | (h) With respect to mortgaged real estate containing 5 or | ||||||
24 | more dwelling units, the order confirming the sale shall also | ||||||
25 | provide that (i) the mortgagor shall transfer to the purchaser | ||||||
26 | the security deposits, if any, that the mortgagor received to |
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1 | secure payment of rent or to compensate for damage to the | ||||||
2 | mortgaged real estate from any current occupant of a dwelling | ||||||
3 | unit of the mortgaged real estate, as well as any statutory | ||||||
4 | interest that has not been paid to the occupant, and (ii) the | ||||||
5 | mortgagor shall provide an accounting of the security deposits | ||||||
6 | that are transferred, including the name and address of each | ||||||
7 | occupant for whom the mortgagor holds the deposit and the | ||||||
8 | amount of the deposit and any statutory interest. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 96-265, eff. 8-11-09; 96-856, eff. 3-1-10; | ||||||
10 | 96-1245, eff. 7-23-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-575, eff. | ||||||
11 | 8-26-11; 97-1159, eff. 1-29-13.)
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12 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 97-1164 ) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 15-1508. Report of Sale and Confirmation of Sale. | ||||||
14 | (a) Report. The person conducting the sale shall promptly | ||||||
15 | make a report to
the court, which report shall include a copy | ||||||
16 | of all receipts and, if any,
certificate of sale. | ||||||
17 | (b) Hearing. Upon motion and notice in accordance with | ||||||
18 | court rules
applicable to motions generally, which motion shall | ||||||
19 | not be made prior to
sale, the court shall conduct a hearing to
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20 | confirm the sale. Unless the court finds that (i) a notice | ||||||
21 | required in
accordance with subsection (c) of Section 15-1507 | ||||||
22 | was not given, (ii) the
terms of sale were unconscionable, | ||||||
23 | (iii) the sale was conducted
fraudulently, or (iv) justice was | ||||||
24 | otherwise not done, the court shall
then enter an order | ||||||
25 | confirming the sale. The confirmation order shall include a |
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1 | name, address, and telephone number of the holder of the | ||||||
2 | certificate of sale or deed issued pursuant to that certificate | ||||||
3 | or, if no certificate or deed was issued, the purchaser, whom a | ||||||
4 | municipality or county may contact with concerns about the real | ||||||
5 | estate. The confirmation order may
also: | ||||||
6 | (1) approve the mortgagee's fees and costs arising | ||||||
7 | between the entry of
the judgment of foreclosure and the | ||||||
8 | confirmation hearing, those costs and
fees to be allowable | ||||||
9 | to the same extent as provided in the note and mortgage
and | ||||||
10 | in Section 15-1504; | ||||||
11 | (2) provide for a personal judgment against any party | ||||||
12 | for a deficiency;
and | ||||||
13 | (3) determine the priority of the judgments of parties | ||||||
14 | who deferred proving
the priority pursuant to subsection | ||||||
15 | (h) of Section 15-1506, but
the court shall not
defer | ||||||
16 | confirming the sale pending the determination of such | ||||||
17 | priority. | ||||||
18 | (b-3) Hearing to confirm sale of abandoned residential | ||||||
19 | property. Upon motion and notice by first-class mail to the | ||||||
20 | last known address of the mortgagor, which motion shall be made | ||||||
21 | prior to the sale and heard by the court at the earliest | ||||||
22 | practicable time after conclusion of the sale, and upon the | ||||||
23 | posting at the property address of the notice required by | ||||||
24 | paragraph (2) of subsection (l) of Section 15-1505.8, the court | ||||||
25 | shall enter an order confirming the sale of the abandoned | ||||||
26 | residential property, unless the court finds that a reason set |
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1 | forth in items (i) through (iv) of subsection (b) of this | ||||||
2 | Section exists for not approving the sale, or an order is | ||||||
3 | entered pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 15-1505.8. The | ||||||
4 | confirmation order also may address the matters identified in | ||||||
5 | items (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of this Section. The | ||||||
6 | notice required under subsection (b-5) of this Section shall | ||||||
7 | not be required. | ||||||
8 | (b-5) Notice with respect to residential real estate. With | ||||||
9 | respect to residential real estate, the notice required under | ||||||
10 | subsection (b) of this Section shall be sent to the mortgagor | ||||||
11 | even if the mortgagor has previously been held in default. In | ||||||
12 | the event the mortgagor has filed an appearance, the notice | ||||||
13 | shall be sent to the address indicated on the appearance. In | ||||||
14 | all other cases, the notice shall be sent to the mortgagor at | ||||||
15 | the common address of the foreclosed property. The notice shall | ||||||
16 | be sent by first class mail. Unless the right to possession has | ||||||
17 | been previously terminated by the court, the notice shall | ||||||
18 | include the following language in 12-point boldface | ||||||
19 | capitalized type: | ||||||
20 | IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO | ||||||
21 | REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF | ||||||
22 | POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE | ||||||
23 | ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. | ||||||
24 | (b-10) Notice of confirmation order sent to municipality or | ||||||
25 | county. A copy of the confirmation order required under | ||||||
26 | subsection (b) shall be sent to the municipality in which the |
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1 | foreclosed property is located, or to the county within the | ||||||
2 | boundary of which the foreclosed property is located if the | ||||||
3 | foreclosed property is located in an unincorporated territory. | ||||||
4 | A municipality or county must clearly publish on its website a | ||||||
5 | single address to which a copy of the order shall be sent. If a | ||||||
6 | municipality or county does not maintain a website, then the | ||||||
7 | municipality or county must publicly post in its main office a | ||||||
8 | single address to which a copy of the order shall be sent. In | ||||||
9 | the event that a municipality or county has not complied with | ||||||
10 | the publication requirement in this subsection (b-10), then a | ||||||
11 | copy of the order shall be sent by first class mail, postage | ||||||
12 | prepaid, to the chairperson of the county board or county clerk | ||||||
13 | in the case of a county, to the mayor or city clerk in the case | ||||||
14 | of a city, to the president of the board of trustees or village | ||||||
15 | clerk in the case of a village, or to the president or town | ||||||
16 | clerk in the case of a town. | ||||||
17 | (b-15) Notice of confirmation order sent to known insurers. | ||||||
18 | With respect to residential real estate, the party filing the | ||||||
19 | complaint shall send a copy of the confirmation order required | ||||||
20 | under subsection (b) by first class mail, postage prepaid, to | ||||||
21 | the last known property insurer of the foreclosed property. | ||||||
22 | Failure to send or receive a copy of the order shall not impair | ||||||
23 | or abrogate in any way the rights of the mortgagee or purchaser | ||||||
24 | or affect the status of the foreclosure proceedings. | ||||||
25 | (c) Failure to Give Notice. If any sale is held without | ||||||
26 | compliance with
subsection (c) of Section 15-1507 of this |
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1 | Article, any party entitled to
the notice provided for in | ||||||
2 | paragraph (3) of that subsection
(c) who was not so notified | ||||||
3 | may, by motion supported by affidavit
made prior to | ||||||
4 | confirmation of such sale, ask the court which entered the
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5 | judgment to set aside the sale. Any such party shall guarantee | ||||||
6 | or secure by bond a bid equal to the successful bid at the | ||||||
7 | prior sale, unless the party seeking to set aside the sale is | ||||||
8 | the mortgagor, the real estate sold at the sale is residential | ||||||
9 | real estate, and the mortgagor occupies the residential real | ||||||
10 | estate at the time the motion is filed. In that event, no | ||||||
11 | guarantee or bond shall be required of the mortgagor. Any
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12 | subsequent sale is subject to the same notice requirement as | ||||||
13 | the original sale. | ||||||
14 | (d) Validity of Sale. Except as provided in subsection (c) | ||||||
15 | of Section
15-1508, no sale under this Article shall be held | ||||||
16 | invalid or be set aside
because of any defect in the notice | ||||||
17 | thereof or in the publication of the
same, or in the | ||||||
18 | proceedings of the officer conducting the sale, except upon
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19 | good cause shown in a hearing pursuant to subsection (b) of | ||||||
20 | Section
15-1508. At any time after a sale has occurred, any | ||||||
21 | party entitled to
notice under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) | ||||||
22 | of Section 15-1507 may recover
from the mortgagee any damages | ||||||
23 | caused by the mortgagee's failure to comply
with such paragraph | ||||||
24 | (3). Any party who recovers damages in a judicial
proceeding | ||||||
25 | brought under this subsection may also recover from the
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26 | mortgagee the reasonable expenses of litigation, including |
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1 | reasonable attorney's fees. | ||||||
2 | (d-5) Making Home Affordable Program. The court that | ||||||
3 | entered the judgment shall set aside a sale held pursuant to | ||||||
4 | Section 15-1507, upon motion of the mortgagor at any time prior | ||||||
5 | to the confirmation of the sale, if the mortgagor proves by a | ||||||
6 | preponderance of the evidence that (i) the mortgagor has | ||||||
7 | applied for assistance under the Making Home Affordable Program | ||||||
8 | established by the United States Department of the Treasury | ||||||
9 | pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, | ||||||
10 | as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of | ||||||
11 | 2009, and (ii) the mortgaged real estate was sold in material | ||||||
12 | violation of the program's requirements for proceeding to a | ||||||
13 | judicial sale. The provisions of this subsection (d-5), except | ||||||
14 | for this sentence, shall become inoperative on January 1, 2014 | ||||||
15 | for all actions filed under this Article after December 31, | ||||||
16 | 2013, in which the mortgagor did not apply for assistance under | ||||||
17 | the Making Home Affordable Program on or before December 31, | ||||||
18 | 2013. | ||||||
19 | (d-10) Illinois Hardest Hit Program. The court that entered | ||||||
20 | the judgment shall set aside a sale held pursuant to Section | ||||||
21 | 15-1507 of this Act, upon motion of the mortgagor at any time | ||||||
22 | prior to the confirmation of the sale, if the mortgagor proves | ||||||
23 | by a preponderance of the evidence that (i) the mortgagor is | ||||||
24 | receiving assistance under the Illinois Hardest Hit Program as | ||||||
25 | created by 12 U.S.C. 5211 and 12 U.S.C. 5219, and administered | ||||||
26 | by the Illinois Housing Development Authority pursuant to the |
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1 | Illinois Housing Development Act and (ii) the assistance | ||||||
2 | received under part (i) of this subsection has enabled the | ||||||
3 | mortgagor to reinstate the mortgage pursuant to Section 15-1602 | ||||||
4 | of this Act and make continuing mortgage payments as available | ||||||
5 | under the Illinois Hardest Hit Program to avoid default. | ||||||
6 | Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the mortgagee from | ||||||
7 | proceeding in the foreclosure action upon a subsequent default | ||||||
8 | of the mortgagor. Except for this sentence, this subsection is | ||||||
9 | inoperative on and after January 1, 2017 for all actions filed | ||||||
10 | under this Article after December 31, 2016 in which the | ||||||
11 | mortgagor did not begin receiving the assistance described in | ||||||
12 | this subsection under the Illinois Hardest Hit Program on or | ||||||
13 | before December 31, 2016. | ||||||
14 | Upon receiving notice of foreclosure, a person receiving | ||||||
15 | unemployment benefits may apply to the court requesting that it | ||||||
16 | enjoin the foreclosure. The court shall grant the injunction if | ||||||
17 | the person can provide evidence that they are receiving such | ||||||
18 | benefits. The court may, in its discretion, issue an order | ||||||
19 | requiring that the mortgagor apply for assistance from the | ||||||
20 | Illinois Hardest Hit Program. | ||||||
21 | (e) Deficiency Judgment. In any order confirming a sale | ||||||
22 | pursuant to the
judgment of foreclosure, the court shall also | ||||||
23 | enter a personal judgment
for deficiency against any party (i) | ||||||
24 | if otherwise authorized and (ii) to
the extent requested in the | ||||||
25 | complaint and proven upon presentation of the
report of sale in | ||||||
26 | accordance with Section 15-1508. Except as otherwise provided
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1 | in this Article, a judgment may be entered for any balance of | ||||||
2 | money that
may be found due to the plaintiff, over and above | ||||||
3 | the proceeds of the sale
or sales, and enforcement may be had | ||||||
4 | for the collection of such balance,
the same as when the | ||||||
5 | judgment is solely for the payment of money. Such
judgment may | ||||||
6 | be entered, or enforcement had,
only in cases where personal | ||||||
7 | service has been had upon the
persons personally liable for the | ||||||
8 | mortgage indebtedness, unless they have
entered their | ||||||
9 | appearance in the foreclosure action. | ||||||
10 | (f) Satisfaction. Upon confirmation of the sale, the
| ||||||
11 | judgment stands satisfied to the extent of the sale price less | ||||||
12 | expenses and
costs. If the order confirming the sale includes a | ||||||
13 | deficiency judgment, the
judgment shall become a lien in the | ||||||
14 | manner of any other
judgment for the payment of money. | ||||||
15 | (g) The order confirming the sale shall include, | ||||||
16 | notwithstanding any
previous orders awarding possession during | ||||||
17 | the pendency of the foreclosure, an
award to the purchaser of | ||||||
18 | possession of the mortgaged real estate, as of the
date 30 days | ||||||
19 | after the entry of the order, against the
parties to the | ||||||
20 | foreclosure whose interests have been terminated. | ||||||
21 | An order of possession authorizing the removal of a person | ||||||
22 | from possession
of the mortgaged real estate shall be entered | ||||||
23 | and enforced only against those
persons personally
named as | ||||||
24 | individuals in the complaint or the petition under subsection | ||||||
25 | (h)
of Section 15-1701 and in the order of possession and shall
| ||||||
26 | not be entered and enforced against any person who is only |
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1 | generically
described as an
unknown owner or nonrecord claimant | ||||||
2 | or by another generic designation in the
complaint. | ||||||
3 | Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the failure to | ||||||
4 | personally
name,
include, or seek an award of
possession of the | ||||||
5 | mortgaged real estate against a person in the
confirmation | ||||||
6 | order shall not abrogate any right that the purchaser may have | ||||||
7 | to
possession of the mortgaged real estate and to maintain a | ||||||
8 | proceeding against
that person for
possession under Article 9 | ||||||
9 | of this Code or subsection (h) of Section 15-1701;
and | ||||||
10 | possession against a person
who (1) has not been personally | ||||||
11 | named as a party to the
foreclosure and (2) has not been | ||||||
12 | provided an opportunity to be heard in the
foreclosure | ||||||
13 | proceeding may be sought only by maintaining a
proceeding under | ||||||
14 | Article 9 of this
Code or subsection (h) of Section 15-1701. | ||||||
15 | (h) With respect to mortgaged real estate containing 5 or | ||||||
16 | more dwelling units, the order confirming the sale shall also | ||||||
17 | provide that (i) the mortgagor shall transfer to the purchaser | ||||||
18 | the security deposits, if any, that the mortgagor received to | ||||||
19 | secure payment of rent or to compensate for damage to the | ||||||
20 | mortgaged real estate from any current occupant of a dwelling | ||||||
21 | unit of the mortgaged real estate, as well as any statutory | ||||||
22 | interest that has not been paid to the occupant, and (ii) the | ||||||
23 | mortgagor shall provide an accounting of the security deposits | ||||||
24 | that are transferred, including the name and address of each | ||||||
25 | occupant for whom the mortgagor holds the deposit and the | ||||||
26 | amount of the deposit and any statutory interest. |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 96-265, eff. 8-11-09; 96-856, eff. 3-1-10; | ||||||
2 | 96-1245, eff. 7-23-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-575, eff. | ||||||
3 | 8-26-11; 97-1159, eff. 1-29-13; 97-1164, eff. 6-1-13; revised | ||||||
4 | 2-22-13.)
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5 | Section 20. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of | ||||||
6 | Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 505 as follows:
| ||||||
7 | (750 ILCS 5/505) (from Ch. 40, par. 505)
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8 | Sec. 505. Child support; contempt; penalties.
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9 | (a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal | ||||||
10 | separation,
declaration of invalidity of marriage, a | ||||||
11 | proceeding for child support
following dissolution of the | ||||||
12 | marriage by a court that lacked personal
jurisdiction over the | ||||||
13 | absent spouse, a proceeding for modification of a
previous | ||||||
14 | order for child support under Section 510 of this Act, or any
| ||||||
15 | proceeding authorized under Section 501 or 601 of this Act, the | ||||||
16 | court may
order either or both parents owing a duty of support | ||||||
17 | to a child of the
marriage to pay an amount reasonable and | ||||||
18 | necessary for the support of the child, without
regard to | ||||||
19 | marital misconduct. The duty of support owed to a child
| ||||||
20 | includes the obligation to provide for the reasonable and | ||||||
21 | necessary
educational, physical, mental and emotional health | ||||||
22 | needs of the child.
For purposes of this Section, the term | ||||||
23 | "child" shall include any child under
age 18 and
any child | ||||||
24 | under age 19 who is still attending high school.
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1 | (1) The Court shall determine the minimum amount of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | support by using the
following guidelines:
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11 | (2) The above guidelines shall be applied in each case | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | unless the court
finds that a deviation from the guidelines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | is appropriate after considering the best interest of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | child in light of the evidence, including, but not limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | to, one or more of the following relevant
factors:
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16 | (a) the financial resources and needs of the child;
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17 | (b) the financial resources and needs of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | custodial parent;
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19 | (c) the standard of living the child would have | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | enjoyed had the
marriage not been dissolved;
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21 | (d) the physical, mental, and emotional needs of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | the child;
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23 | (d-5) the educational needs of the child; and
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24 | (e) the financial resources and needs of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | non-custodial parent.
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26 | If the court deviates from the guidelines, the court's |
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1 | finding
shall state the amount of support that would have | ||||||
2 | been required under the
guidelines, if determinable. The | ||||||
3 | court shall include the reason or reasons for
the variance | ||||||
4 | from the
guidelines.
| ||||||
5 | (2.5) The court, in its discretion, in addition to | ||||||
6 | setting child support pursuant to the guidelines and | ||||||
7 | factors, may order either or both parents owing a duty of | ||||||
8 | support to a child of the marriage to contribute to the | ||||||
9 | following expenses, if determined by the court to be | ||||||
10 | reasonable: | ||||||
11 | (a) health needs not covered by insurance; | ||||||
12 | (b) child care; | ||||||
13 | (c) education; and | ||||||
14 | (d) extracurricular activities.
| ||||||
15 | (3) "Net income" is defined as the total of all income | ||||||
16 | from all
sources, minus the following deductions:
| ||||||
17 | (a) Federal income tax (properly calculated | ||||||
18 | withholding or estimated
payments);
| ||||||
19 | (b) State income tax (properly calculated | ||||||
20 | withholding or estimated
payments);
| ||||||
21 | (c) Social Security (FICA payments);
| ||||||
22 | (d) Mandatory retirement contributions required by | ||||||
23 | law or as a
condition of employment;
| ||||||
24 | (e) Union dues;
| ||||||
25 | (f) Dependent and individual | ||||||
26 | health/hospitalization insurance premiums and premiums |
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| |||||||
1 | for life insurance ordered by the court to reasonably | ||||||
2 | secure payment of ordered child support;
| ||||||
3 | (g) Prior obligations of support or maintenance | ||||||
4 | actually paid pursuant
to a court order;
| ||||||
5 | (h) Expenditures for repayment of debts that | ||||||
6 | represent reasonable and
necessary expenses for the | ||||||
7 | production of income, medical expenditures
necessary | ||||||
8 | to preserve life or health, reasonable expenditures | ||||||
9 | for the
benefit of the child and the other parent, | ||||||
10 | exclusive of gifts. The court
shall reduce net income | ||||||
11 | in determining the minimum amount of support to be
| ||||||
12 | ordered only for the period that such payments are due | ||||||
13 | and shall enter an
order containing provisions for its | ||||||
14 | self-executing modification upon
termination of such | ||||||
15 | payment period;
| ||||||
16 | (i) Foster care payments paid by the Department of | ||||||
17 | Children and Family Services for providing licensed | ||||||
18 | foster care to a foster child.
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19 | (4) In cases where the court order provides for
| ||||||
20 | health/hospitalization insurance coverage pursuant to | ||||||
21 | Section 505.2 of
this Act, the premiums for that insurance, | ||||||
22 | or that portion of the premiums
for which the supporting | ||||||
23 | party is responsible in the case of insurance
provided | ||||||
24 | through an employer's health insurance plan where
the | ||||||
25 | employer pays a portion of the premiums, shall be | ||||||
26 | subtracted
from net income in determining the minimum |
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1 | amount of support to be ordered.
| ||||||
2 | (4.5) In a proceeding for child support following | ||||||
3 | dissolution of the
marriage by a court that lacked personal | ||||||
4 | jurisdiction over the absent spouse,
and in which the court | ||||||
5 | is requiring payment of support for the period before
the | ||||||
6 | date an order for current support is entered, there is a | ||||||
7 | rebuttable
presumption
that the supporting party's net | ||||||
8 | income for the prior period was the same as his
or her net | ||||||
9 | income at the time the order for current support is | ||||||
10 | entered.
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11 | (5) If the net income cannot be determined because of | ||||||
12 | default or any
other reason, the court shall order support | ||||||
13 | in an amount considered
reasonable in the particular case. | ||||||
14 | The final order in all cases shall
state the support level | ||||||
15 | in dollar amounts.
However, if the
court finds that the | ||||||
16 | child support amount cannot be expressed exclusively as a
| ||||||
17 | dollar amount because all or a portion of the payor's net | ||||||
18 | income is uncertain
as to source, time of payment, or | ||||||
19 | amount, the court may order a percentage
amount of support | ||||||
20 | in addition to a specific dollar amount and enter
such | ||||||
21 | other orders as may be necessary to determine and enforce, | ||||||
22 | on a timely
basis, the applicable support ordered.
| ||||||
23 | (6) If (i) the non-custodial parent was properly served | ||||||
24 | with a request
for
discovery of financial information | ||||||
25 | relating to the non-custodial parent's
ability to
provide | ||||||
26 | child support, (ii) the non-custodial parent failed to |
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| |||||||
1 | comply with the
request,
despite having been ordered to do | ||||||
2 | so by the court, and (iii) the non-custodial
parent is not | ||||||
3 | present at the hearing to determine support despite having
| ||||||
4 | received
proper notice, then any relevant financial | ||||||
5 | information concerning the
non-custodial parent's ability | ||||||
6 | to provide child support that was obtained
pursuant to
| ||||||
7 | subpoena and proper notice shall be admitted into evidence | ||||||
8 | without the need to
establish any further foundation for | ||||||
9 | its admission.
| ||||||
10 | (a-5) In an action to enforce an order for support based on | ||||||
11 | the
respondent's failure
to make support payments as required | ||||||
12 | by the order, notice of proceedings to
hold the respondent in | ||||||
13 | contempt for that failure may be served on the
respondent by | ||||||
14 | personal service or by regular mail addressed to the | ||||||
15 | respondent's
last known address. The respondent's last known | ||||||
16 | address may be determined from
records of the clerk of the | ||||||
17 | court, from the Federal Case Registry of Child
Support Orders, | ||||||
18 | or by any other reasonable means.
| ||||||
19 | (b) Failure of either parent to comply with an order to pay | ||||||
20 | support shall
be punishable as in other cases of contempt. In | ||||||
21 | addition to other
penalties provided by law the Court may, | ||||||
22 | after finding the parent guilty
of contempt, order that the | ||||||
23 | parent be:
| ||||||
24 | (1) placed on probation with such conditions of | ||||||
25 | probation as the Court
deems advisable;
| ||||||
26 | (2) sentenced to periodic imprisonment for a period not |
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1 | to exceed 6
months; provided, however, that the Court may | ||||||
2 | permit the parent to be
released for periods of time during | ||||||
3 | the day or night to:
| ||||||
4 | (A) work; or
| ||||||
5 | (B) conduct a business or other self-employed | ||||||
6 | occupation.
| ||||||
7 | The Court may further order any part or all of the earnings | ||||||
8 | of a parent
during a sentence of periodic imprisonment paid to | ||||||
9 | the Clerk of the Circuit
Court or to the parent having custody | ||||||
10 | or to the guardian having custody
of the children of the | ||||||
11 | sentenced parent for the support of said
children until further | ||||||
12 | order of the Court.
| ||||||
13 | If either parent fails to pay support due to unemployment, | ||||||
14 | then the court may not fine or sentence the parent to periodic | ||||||
15 | imprisonment. | ||||||
16 | If a parent who is found guilty of contempt for failure to | ||||||
17 | comply with an order to pay support is a person who conducts a | ||||||
18 | business or who is self-employed, the court in addition to | ||||||
19 | other penalties provided by law may order that the parent do | ||||||
20 | one or more of the following: (i) provide to the court monthly | ||||||
21 | financial statements showing income and expenses from the | ||||||
22 | business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and | ||||||
23 | report periodically to the court with a diary, listing, or | ||||||
24 | other memorandum of his or her employment search efforts; or | ||||||
25 | (iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job | ||||||
26 | search services to find employment that will be subject to |
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| |||||||
1 | withholding for child support. | ||||||
2 | If there is a unity of interest and ownership sufficient to | ||||||
3 | render no
financial separation between a non-custodial parent | ||||||
4 | and another person or
persons or business entity, the court may | ||||||
5 | pierce the ownership veil of the
person, persons, or business | ||||||
6 | entity to discover assets of the non-custodial
parent held in | ||||||
7 | the name of that person, those persons, or that business | ||||||
8 | entity.
The following circumstances are sufficient to | ||||||
9 | authorize a court to order
discovery of the assets of a person, | ||||||
10 | persons, or business entity and to compel
the application of | ||||||
11 | any discovered assets toward payment on the judgment for
| ||||||
12 | support:
| ||||||
13 | (1) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons, | ||||||
14 | or business entity
maintain records together.
| ||||||
15 | (2) the non-custodial parent and the person, persons, | ||||||
16 | or business entity
fail to maintain an arm's length | ||||||
17 | relationship between themselves with regard to
any assets.
| ||||||
18 | (3) the non-custodial parent transfers assets to the | ||||||
19 | person, persons,
or business entity with the intent to | ||||||
20 | perpetrate a fraud on the custodial
parent.
| ||||||
21 | With respect to assets which
are real property, no order | ||||||
22 | entered under this paragraph shall affect the
rights of bona | ||||||
23 | fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien
| ||||||
24 | holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to | ||||||
25 | the time a notice
of lis pendens pursuant to the Code of Civil | ||||||
26 | Procedure or a copy of the order
is placed of record in the |
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| |||||||
1 | office of the recorder of deeds for the county in
which the | ||||||
2 | real property is located.
| ||||||
3 | The court may also order in cases where the parent is 90 | ||||||
4 | days or more
delinquent in payment of support or has been | ||||||
5 | adjudicated in arrears in an
amount equal to 90 days obligation | ||||||
6 | or more, that the parent's Illinois driving
privileges be | ||||||
7 | suspended until the court
determines that the parent is in | ||||||
8 | compliance with the order of support.
The court may also order | ||||||
9 | that the parent be issued a family financial
responsibility | ||||||
10 | driving permit that would allow limited driving privileges for
| ||||||
11 | employment and medical purposes in accordance with Section | ||||||
12 | 7-702.1 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code. The clerk of the circuit | ||||||
13 | court shall certify the order
suspending the driving privileges | ||||||
14 | of the parent or granting the issuance of a
family financial | ||||||
15 | responsibility driving permit to the Secretary of State on
| ||||||
16 | forms prescribed by the Secretary. Upon receipt of the | ||||||
17 | authenticated
documents, the Secretary of State shall suspend | ||||||
18 | the parent's driving privileges
until further order of the | ||||||
19 | court and shall, if ordered by the court, subject to
the | ||||||
20 | provisions of Section 7-702.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, | ||||||
21 | issue a family
financial responsibility driving permit to the | ||||||
22 | parent.
| ||||||
23 | In addition to the penalties or punishment that may be | ||||||
24 | imposed under this
Section, any person whose conduct | ||||||
25 | constitutes a violation of Section 15 of the
Non-Support | ||||||
26 | Punishment Act may be prosecuted under that Act, and a person
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| |||||||
1 | convicted under that Act may be sentenced in accordance with | ||||||
2 | that Act. The
sentence may include but need not be limited to a | ||||||
3 | requirement that the person
perform community service under | ||||||
4 | Section 50 of that Act or participate in a work
alternative | ||||||
5 | program under Section 50 of that Act. A person may not be | ||||||
6 | required
to participate in a work alternative program under | ||||||
7 | Section 50 of that Act if
the person is currently participating | ||||||
8 | in a work program pursuant to Section
505.1 of this Act.
| ||||||
9 | A support obligation, or any portion of a support | ||||||
10 | obligation, which becomes
due and remains unpaid as of the end | ||||||
11 | of each month, excluding the child support that was due for | ||||||
12 | that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month, | ||||||
13 | shall accrue simple interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of | ||||||
14 | the Code of Civil Procedure.
An order for support entered or | ||||||
15 | modified on or after January 1, 2006 shall
contain a statement | ||||||
16 | that a support obligation required under the order, or any
| ||||||
17 | portion of a support obligation required under the order, that | ||||||
18 | becomes due and
remains unpaid as of the end of each month, | ||||||
19 | excluding the child support that was due for that month to the | ||||||
20 | extent that it was not paid in that month, shall accrue simple | ||||||
21 | interest as set forth in Section 12-109 of the Code of Civil | ||||||
22 | Procedure. Failure to include the statement in the order for | ||||||
23 | support does
not affect the validity of the order or the | ||||||
24 | accrual of interest as provided in
this Section.
| ||||||
25 | (c) A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount | ||||||
26 | of
past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has |
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| |||||||
1 | accrued under a
support order entered by the court. The charge | ||||||
2 | shall be imposed in
accordance with the provisions of Section | ||||||
3 | 10-21 of the Illinois Public Aid
Code and shall be enforced by | ||||||
4 | the court upon petition.
| ||||||
5 | (d) Any new or existing support order entered by the court
| ||||||
6 | under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments | ||||||
7 | against the
person obligated to pay support thereunder, each | ||||||
8 | such judgment to be in the
amount of each payment or | ||||||
9 | installment of support and each such judgment to
be deemed | ||||||
10 | entered as of the date the corresponding payment or installment
| ||||||
11 | becomes due under the terms of the support order. Each such | ||||||
12 | judgment shall
have the full force, effect and attributes of | ||||||
13 | any other judgment of this
State, including the ability to be | ||||||
14 | enforced.
Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the | ||||||
15 | contrary, a lien arises by operation of law against the real | ||||||
16 | and personal property of
the noncustodial parent for each | ||||||
17 | installment of overdue support owed by the
noncustodial parent.
| ||||||
18 | (e) When child support is to be paid through the clerk of | ||||||
19 | the court in a
county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or less, the | ||||||
20 | order shall direct the obligor
to pay to the clerk, in addition | ||||||
21 | to the child support payments, all fees
imposed by the county | ||||||
22 | board under paragraph (3) of subsection (u) of
Section 27.1 of | ||||||
23 | the Clerks of Courts Act. Unless paid in cash or pursuant to
an | ||||||
24 | order for withholding, the payment of the fee shall be by a | ||||||
25 | separate
instrument from the support payment and shall be made | ||||||
26 | to the order of the
Clerk.
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1 | (f) All orders for support, when entered or
modified, shall | ||||||
2 | include a provision requiring the obligor to notify
the court | ||||||
3 | and, in cases in which a party is receiving child and spouse
| ||||||
4 | services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the
| ||||||
5 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services, within 7 days, | ||||||
6 | (i) of the name and address
of any new employer of the obligor, | ||||||
7 | (ii) whether the obligor has access to
health insurance | ||||||
8 | coverage through the employer or other group coverage and,
if | ||||||
9 | so, the policy name and number and the names of persons covered | ||||||
10 | under
the policy, and (iii) of any new residential or mailing | ||||||
11 | address or telephone
number of the non-custodial parent. In any | ||||||
12 | subsequent action to enforce a
support order, upon a sufficient | ||||||
13 | showing that a diligent effort has been made
to ascertain the | ||||||
14 | location of the non-custodial parent, service of process or
| ||||||
15 | provision of notice necessary in the case may be made at the | ||||||
16 | last known
address of the non-custodial parent in any manner | ||||||
17 | expressly provided by the
Code of Civil Procedure or this Act, | ||||||
18 | which service shall be sufficient for
purposes of due process.
| ||||||
19 | (g) An order for support shall include a date on which the | ||||||
20 | current
support obligation terminates. The termination date | ||||||
21 | shall be no earlier than
the date on which the child covered by | ||||||
22 | the order will attain the age of
18. However, if the child will | ||||||
23 | not graduate from high school until after
attaining the age of | ||||||
24 | 18, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
| ||||||
25 | earlier of the date on which the child's high school graduation | ||||||
26 | will occur or
the date on which the child will attain the age |
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1 | of 19. The order for support
shall state that the termination | ||||||
2 | date does not apply to any arrearage that may
remain unpaid on | ||||||
3 | that date. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
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4 | prevent the court from modifying the order or terminating the | ||||||
5 | order in the
event the child is otherwise emancipated.
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6 | (g-5) If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as | ||||||
7 | those terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support | ||||||
8 | Act) equal to at least one month's support obligation on the | ||||||
9 | termination date stated in the order for support or, if there | ||||||
10 | is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the | ||||||
11 | child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated, | ||||||
12 | the periodic amount required to be paid for current support of | ||||||
13 | that child immediately prior to that date shall automatically | ||||||
14 | continue to be an obligation, not as current support but as | ||||||
15 | periodic payment toward satisfaction of the unpaid arrearage or | ||||||
16 | delinquency. That periodic payment shall be in addition to any | ||||||
17 | periodic payment previously required for satisfaction of the | ||||||
18 | arrearage or delinquency. The total periodic amount to be paid | ||||||
19 | toward satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency may be | ||||||
20 | enforced and collected by any method provided by law for | ||||||
21 | enforcement and collection of child support, including but not | ||||||
22 | limited to income withholding under the Income Withholding for | ||||||
23 | Support Act. Each order for support entered or modified on or | ||||||
24 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd | ||||||
25 | General Assembly must contain a statement notifying the parties | ||||||
26 | of the requirements of this subsection. Failure to include the |
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1 | statement in the order for support does not affect the validity | ||||||
2 | of the order or the operation of the provisions of this | ||||||
3 | subsection with regard to the order. This subsection shall not | ||||||
4 | be construed to prevent or affect the establishment or | ||||||
5 | modification of an order for support of a minor child or the | ||||||
6 | establishment or modification of an order for support of a | ||||||
7 | non-minor child or educational expenses under Section 513 of | ||||||
8 | this Act.
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9 | (h) An order entered under this Section shall include a | ||||||
10 | provision requiring
the obligor to report to the obligee and to | ||||||
11 | the clerk of court within 10 days
each time the obligor obtains | ||||||
12 | new employment, and each time the obligor's
employment is | ||||||
13 | terminated for any reason. The report shall be in writing and
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14 | shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and | ||||||
15 | address of the new
employer. Failure to report new employment | ||||||
16 | or the termination of current
employment, if coupled with | ||||||
17 | nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60
days, is | ||||||
18 | indirect criminal contempt. For any obligor arrested for | ||||||
19 | failure to
report new employment bond shall be set in the | ||||||
20 | amount of the child support that
should have been paid during | ||||||
21 | the period of unreported employment. An order
entered under | ||||||
22 | this Section shall also include a provision requiring the | ||||||
23 | obligor
and obligee parents to advise each other of a change in | ||||||
24 | residence within 5 days
of the change except when the court | ||||||
25 | finds that the physical, mental, or
emotional health of a party | ||||||
26 | or that of a child, or both, would be
seriously endangered by |
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1 | disclosure of the party's address.
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2 | (i) The court does not lose the powers of contempt, | ||||||
3 | driver's license
suspension, or other child support | ||||||
4 | enforcement mechanisms, including, but
not limited to, | ||||||
5 | criminal prosecution as set forth in this Act, upon the
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6 | emancipation of the minor child or children.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 96-1134, eff. 7-21-10; 97-186, eff. 7-22-11; | ||||||
8 | 97-608, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-878, eff. 8-2-12; | ||||||
9 | 97-941, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1029, eff. 1-1-13; revised 8-23-12.)
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10 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
11 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
12 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
13 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||||||
14 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||||||
15 | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||||||
16 | Public Act.
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law.
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