Idaho Code

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).
Creech v. State, 543 P.3d 494 (Idaho 2024). · cites it 3×
Creech v. State (Idaho 2024). · cites it 3×
Boren v. Gadwa (Idaho 2024). · cites it 2×
Dorsey v. Dorsey, 535 P.3d 1040 (Idaho 2023). · cites it 2×
Strike Tax Advisory LLC v. West (D. Idaho 2023). · cites it 2×
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.”
Vouk v. Chapman, 521 P.3d 712 (Idaho 2022). · cites it 5× “Their Eleventh Cause of Action was captioned as “Declaratory Judgment – Idaho Code §§ 10-1201 et seq., 15-8-201 et seq.”
Vouk v. Chapman (Idaho 2022). · cites it 5×
Byrd v. Idaho State Brd. of Land Commissioners (Idaho 2022). · cites it 2×
Buenrostro v. City of Wilder (D. Idaho 2022). · cites it 2×
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