(photo credit: www.sportsunlimitedinc.com) The civil provisions of the Illinois Deceptive Practices Act, 720 ILCS 5/17-1 (a criminal statute), govern situations where a defendant issues bad checks with intent to defraud. Section 5/17-1(B) provides: (B) Bad checks. A person commits a deceptive practice when: (1) With intent to obtain control over property or to pay for …
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Collecting Your Cook County (IL) Judgment: A Primer
Blood From A Turnip (www.flickr.com)(visited 3.9.16) 735 ILCS 5/2-1402 and Supreme Court Rule 277 govern post-judgment or supplementary proceedings in Illinois. 735 ILCS 5/12-101 through 12-183 provide additional post-judgment specifics like the mechanics of levying on a debtor’s property, the seven-year period to enforce a judgment (12-108), the lien on debtor’s real estate and personal …
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