{"data":{"id":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-12-801","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"735 ILCS 5/12-801","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in Part 8 of Article XII of this Act:\n\"Deduction order\" means an order entered pursuant to Section 12-811 of this Act.\n\"Employer\" means the person named as employer in the affidavit filed under Section 12-805.\n\"Federal agency employer\" means an agency of the federal government as defined in 5 USC 5520a(a)(1), as amended from time to time.\n\"Judgment creditor\" means the recipient of any judgment, except a judgment by confession which has not been confirmed as provided in Part 8 of Article XII of this Act.\n\"Judgment debtor\" means a person against whom a judgment has been obtained.\n\"Wages\" means any hourly pay, salaries, commissions, bonuses, or other compensation owed by an employer to a judgment debtor.","path":["CHAPTER 735 CIVIL PROCEDURE","Code of Civil Procedure."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2017\u0026ChapterID=56\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:43Z","sha256":"8d69174a2cd726300f94a7239e9ead0ddbd1547dc28bd032455eabc832274d05","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-12-719","next":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-12-802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}