Illinois § 12-636 Asserting and defending foreign-money claim

Illinois Statutes

§ 12-636 — Asserting and defending foreign-money claim

Illinois § 12-636

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Ch. 735CIVIL PROCEDURE

Act 735 ILCS 5/Code of Civil Procedure.

Art.Article XII - Judgments - Enforcement

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Bluebook

735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 12-636 (2026).

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(a)A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars.

(b)An opposing party may allege and prove that a claim, in whole or in part, is in a different money than that asserted by the claimant.

(c)A person may assert a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims.

(d)The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law.

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(a) A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars. (b) An opposing party may allege and prove that a claim, in whole or in part, is in a different money than that asserted by the claimant. (c) A person may assert a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims. (d) The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law.