{"data":{"id":"us-il/740-ilcs-170-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"740 ILCS 170/5","heading":"","body":"A discharge in bankruptcy shall be a valid defense to any suit brought upon a wage assignment executed by the bankrupt prior to the adjudication in bankruptcy; no assignment of wages shall be valid after three years from the date of its execution and shall be void after such period of three years.","path":["CHAPTER 740 CIVIL LIABILITIES","Illinois Wage Assignment Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2057\u0026ChapterID=57\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:43Z","sha256":"86a57eb99a771ed69f22e99fada2c79b514f77e05cbe1aa1f408aa2f5d50ffb4","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/740-ilcs-170-4.3","next":"us-il/740-ilcs-170-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}