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Idaho Code § 10-1201 (2026)

Declaratory judgments authorized — Form and effect. 

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Declaratory judgments authorized — Form and effect. 

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 could be claimed. No action or proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for. The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect, and such declarations shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 69 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1951–2025 · leading case: Sommer v. Misty Valley, LLC, 511 P.3d 833 (Idaho 2021).
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Sommer v. Misty Valley, LLC, 511 P.3d 833 (Idaho 2021). · cites it 6× “I.C. § 10-1201. The stated purpose of the Act is “.”
Daniel Paslay v. A&B Irrigation Dist., 406 P.3d 878 (Idaho 2017). · cites it 4× “This, they claim, necessarily reduces Appellants’ claims to speculation since they allege no current deprivation, nor can they point to a future deprivation. Appellants seek both injunctive relief and a declaratory judgment regarding their water rights.”
Miles v. Idaho Power Co. Ex Rel. Evans, 778 P.2d 757 (Idaho 1989). · cites it 4× “He brought a complaint in district court pursuant to the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act, I.C. §§ 10-1201 to 10-1217 (1979) challenging the constitutionality of the implementing legislation.”
City of Ririe v. Gilgen, 515 P.3d 255 (Idaho 2022). · cites it 10× “It first requested “declaratory action, in addition to other relief, pursuant to I.C. § 10-1201 et. seq.[,]” 1 even though it titled its pleading as a “petition for judicial review.”
Farmers Ins. Exch. v. Tucker, 125 P.3d 1067 (Idaho 2005). · cites it 8× “In this case, FIE sought an amendment to determine whether it was liable under its umbrella policy and, if so, the extent of its liability for damages. Idaho Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) instructs that leave to amend shall be freely given when justice so requires.”
Guzman v. Piercy / Canyon Cnty. / Sutton, 318 P.3d 918 (Idaho 2014). · cites it 4× “” Sutton filed an action for declaratory judgment pursuant to I.C. § 10-1201 and I.C. § 10-1202 and joined Canyon County in the action.”
State v. Rhoades, 820 P.2d 665 (Idaho 1991). · cites it 4× “The Declaratory Judgment Act, contained in Idaho Code tit. 10, ch. 12, confers jurisdiction upon the courts the option to "declare rights, status, and other legal relations, whether or not further relief is or could be claimed.”
State v. Rhoades, 809 P.2d 455 (Idaho 1991). · cites it 4× “The Declaratory Judgment Act, contained in Idaho Code tit. 10, ch. 12, confers jurisdiction upon the courts the option to "declare rights, status, and other legal relations, whether or not further relief is or could be claimed.”
Mead v. Arnell, 791 P.2d 410 (Idaho 1990). · cites it 4× “Even though legislative authorization is not necessary, I.C. § 10-1201 authorizes this Court to issue declaratory judgments in appropriate situations.”
Davidson v. Wright, 151 P.3d 812 (Idaho 2006). · cites it 4× “Idaho courts are authorized under I.C. § 10-1201 to render declaratory judgments under certain circumstances, but even actions filed pursuant to that statute must present an actual or justiciable controversy in order to satisfy federal constitutional justiciability requirements.”
Nemeth v. Shoshone Cnty., 453 P.3d 844 (Idaho 2019). · cites it 4× “” I.C. § 10-1201. Regarding the declaratory judgment relief, we have recently noted: This Court has long held that “the question[ed] ‘right’ or ‘status’ may invoke either remedial or preventive relief; it may relate to a right that has either been breached or is only yet in…”
KEPLER-FLEENOR v. Fremont Cnty., 268 P.3d 1159 (Idaho 2012). · cites it 4× “Whether the Sawtelle Subdivision plat unambiguously dedicates the disputed road to the public? 3.”
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