Title 9, Title 9 and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally

The word “person”, wherever used in this chapter, shall be construed to mean any person, partnership, joint stock company, unincorporated association, or society, or municipal or other corporation of any character whatsoever.

The several sections and provisions of this chapter, except §§ 9-30-1 and 9-30-2, are hereby declared independent and severable, and the invalidity, if any, of any part or feature thereof shall not affect or render the remainder of the chapter invalid or inoperative.

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it, and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of declaratory judgments and decrees.

This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act”.

Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or val…

A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof.

Any person interested as or through an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin, or cestui que trust, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, an infant, person who is mentally incompete…

The enumerations in §§ 9-30-2, 9-30-3, and 9-30-4 do not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in § 9-30-1, in any proceeding where declaratory relief is sought, in which a judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty.

The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where the judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.

All orders, judgments, and decrees under this chapter may be reviewed as other orders, judgments, and decrees.

Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper. The application therefor shall be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief. If the application is deemed sufficient, the court shall, on reasonable notice, …

When a proceeding under this chapter involves the determination of an issue of fact, that issue shall be tried and determined in the same manner as issues of fact are tried and determined in other civil actions, and the right of trial by jury shall not be abridged.