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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1842 (2026)

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This article is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations; and is to be liberally construed and administered.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case: City of Surprise v. acc/lake Pleasant, 437 P.3d 865 (Ariz. 2019).
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City of Surprise v. acc/lake Pleasant, 437 P.3d 865 (Ariz. 2019). · cites it 2× “Further, standing is suggested by Arizona’s declaratory judgment statute, which provides that a party whose “rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute” may seek declaratory relief regarding the statute’s construction.”
Yes on Prop 200 v. Napolitano, 160 P.3d 1216 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute ... may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the .”
Polaris Int'l Metals Corp. v. Arizona Corp. Comm'n, 652 P.2d 1023 (Ariz. 1982). · cites it 2× “These issues are considered separately below. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT Parties may bring actions under A.”
Sende Vista Water Co., Inc. v. City of Phoenix, 617 P.2d 1158 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “The Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act as adopted in Arizona, A.R.S. § 12-1842, provides that: Any person interested under a .”
Ricca v. Bojorquez, 473 P.2d 812 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 2× “§ 12-1842, the statutorily provided declaratory relief remedy has for its purpose “ * * * to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity * * *; and is to be liberally construed and administered.” As indicated earlier herein, plaintiff holds a substantial acreage…”
Planned Parenthood Ctr. of Tucson, Inc. v. Marks, 497 P.2d 534 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1972). “****** § 12-1842. Construction This article is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations; and is to be liberally construed and administered.”
Café Valley, Inc. v. Navidi, 330 P.3d 1009 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “S. §§ 12-1831 to -1846 (the “Act”), to obtain a declaration of its rights under a statute.”
W. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Robinson, 483 P.2d 806 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “Under A.R.S. § 12-1842 the statutorily provided declaratory relief remed}'is: “ * * * declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations; and is to be liberally construed…”
Bd. of Supervisors v. Woodall, 586 P.2d 640 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “” Such a simplistic view of the problem is not warranted by the facts, and rejection of jurisdiction under the circumstances of this case would be contrary to the remedial purposes expressly stated in A.R.S. § 12-1842: “This article is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to…”
Bd. of Sup'rs of Maricopa Cty. v. Woodall, 586 P.2d 640 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “" Such a simplistic view of the problem is not warranted by the facts, and rejection of jurisdiction under the circumstances of this case would be contrary to the remedial purposes expressly stated in A.R.S. § 12-1842: "This article is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to…”
Osorio v. Ross (Ariz. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 12-1832 (person whose rights are affected by a contract may seek a declaration of such rights); see also A.R.S. § 12-1842 (explaining that the AUDJA “is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to…”
Repub. Nat'l Comm.; Repub. Party of Arizona v. Adrian Fontes; Voto Latino (Ariz. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 12-1842. Standing under the Act requires “that there be an actual controversy ripe for adjudication and that there be parties with a real interest in the questions to be solved.”
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