Illinois Compiled Statutes
735 ILCS 5/2-1601 (2026)
Scire facias abolished
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(735 ILCS 5/2-1601)
(from Ch. 110, par. 2-1601)
Sec. 2-1601.
Scire facias abolished.
Any relief which heretofore might
have been obtained by scire facias may be had by employing a petition
filed in the case in which the original judgment was entered in accordance
with Section 2-1602.
(Source: P.A. 92-817, eff. 8-21-02.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: Sarkissian v. Chicago Bd. of Educ., 776 N.E.2d 195 (Ill. 2002).
Sarkissian v. Chicago Bd. of Educ., 776 N.E.2d 195 (Ill. 2002). “To that end, section 13-218 of the Code provides that judgments "in a circuit court may be revived as provided by Section 2-1601 of this Act, within 20 years next after the date of such judgment and not after; and the provisions of Section 13-217 of this Act shall apply also to…”
Panos Trading LLC v. Forrer, 2023 IL App (1st) 220451 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “” 735 ILCS 5/2-1601 (West 2018). 10 1-22-0451 ¶ 35 Louis contends that “[t]he only statutory exceptions to unenforceability by dormancy—a real estate levy or enforcement of a child support judgment (see 735 ILCS 5/12-108(a)), or an ongoing wage deduction (see 735 ILCS…”
Schindler v. Watson, 2017 IL App (2d) 160126 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “” 735 ILCS 5/2-1601 (West 2004).2 In turn, section 2-1602 of the Code provides that a judgment may be revived “by filing a petition to revive the judgment in the seventh year after its entry, or in the seventh year after its last revival, or in the twentieth year after its…”
Golden v. Puccinelli, 2016 IL App (1st) 150921 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “735 ILCS 5/2-1601 (West 2014). ¶ 18 Section 2-1602 sets out the revival procedure and provides, in pertinent part: “(a) A judgment may be revived by filing a petition to revive the judgment in the seventh year after its entry, or in the seventh year after its last revival, or in…”
In re Marriage of Ross, 2015 IL App (2d) 130961 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “) ¶ 21 Section 12-108 (735 ILCS 5/12-108 (West 2012)), cited in section 2-1602, concerns the enforceability of judgments, stating in relevant part: “(a) Except as herein provided, no judgment shall be enforced after the expiration of 7 years from the time the same is rendered,…”
Lockwood v. Prof'l Neurological Servs., Ltd., 2025 IL App (1st) 231705 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “735 ILCS 5/2-1602; see also 735 ILCS 5/2-1601 (West 2020); Ill. S. Ct.”
Discover Bank v. White, 2025 IL App (3d) 240457 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “735 ILCS 5/2-1601 (West 2022). ¶ 11 Section 2-1602(a) provides: “Except as provided in subsection (a-5), a judgment may be revived by filing a petition to revive the judgment in the seventh year after its entry, or in the seventh year after its last revival, or in the twentieth…”
In re Marriage of Ross, 2015 IL App (2d) 130961 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “) ¶ 21 Section 12-108 (735 ILCS 5/12-108 (West 2012)), cited in section 2-1602, concerns the enforceability of judgments, stating in relevant part: “(a) Except as herein provided, no judgment shall be enforced after the expiration of 7 years from the time the same is rendered,…”
Urban v. Blewitt, 2025 IL App (3d) 240505 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “735 ILCS 5/2-1601 (West 2022). “Scire facias was ‘[a] judicial writ directing a debtor to appear and show cause why a dormant judgment against him should not be revived.”
In re Marriage of Ross, 2015 IL App (2d) 130961 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “) ¶ 21 Section 12-108 (735 ILCS 5/12-108 (West 2012)), cited in section 2-1602, concerns the enforceability of judgments, stating in relevant part: “(a) Except as herein provided, no judgment shall be enforced after the expiration of 7 years from the time the same is rendered,…”
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