Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 7 Special Proceedings And Actions - Chapter 7.24 Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act

7.24.010 Authority of courts to render
Courts of record within their respective jurisdictions shall have power to declare rights, status and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or ...

7.24.020 Rights and status under written instruments, statutes, ordinances
A person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected ...

7.24.030 Construction of contracts
A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof.[1935 c 113 § 3; RRS § 784-3.] ...

7.24.050 General powers not restricted by express enumeration
The enumeration in RCW 7.24.020 and 7.24.030 does not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in RCW 7.24.010, in any proceeding ...

7.24.060 Refusal of declaration where judgment would not terminate controversy
The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, would not terminate ...

7.24.070 Review
All orders, judgments and decrees under this chapter may be reviewed as other orders, judgments and decrees.[1935 c 113 § 7; RRS § 784-7.] ...

7.24.080 Further relief
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 ...

7.24.090 Determination of issues of fact
When a proceeding under this chapter involves the determination of an issue of fact, such issue may be tried and determined in the same manner ...

7.24.100 Costs
In any proceeding under this chapter, the court may make such award of costs as may seem equitable and just.[1935 c 113 § 10; RRS ...

7.24.110 Parties -- City as party -- Attorney general to be served, when
When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration, and ...

7.24.120 Construction of chapter
This chapter is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status ...

7.24.130 "Person" defined
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 ...

7.24.135 Severability -- 1935 c 113
The several sections and provisions of this chapter, except RCW 7.24.010 and 7.24.020, are hereby declared independent and severable, and the invalidity, if any, of ...

7.24.140 General purpose stated
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, ...

7.24.144 Short title
This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act.[1935 c 113 § 16; RRS § 784-16.] ...

7.24.146 Application of chapter -- Validation of proceedings
This chapter shall apply to all actions and proceedings now pending in the courts of record of the state of Washington seeking relief under the ...

7.24.190 Court may stay proceedings and restrain parties
The court, in its discretion and upon such conditions and with or without such bond or other security as it deems necessary and proper, may ...