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Idaho Code § 10-1212 (2026)

Construction of act. 

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Construction of act. 

This act 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 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1993–2021 · leading case: Boundary Backpackers v. Boundary Cnty., 913 P.2d 1141 (Idaho 1996).
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Boundary Backpackers v. Boundary Cnty., 913 P.2d 1141 (Idaho 1996). · cites it 4× “I dissent from the Court's determination that one of the plaintiffs has standing and the determination that this case is ripe for determination. I.”
Sommer v. Misty Valley, LLC, 511 P.3d 833 (Idaho 2021). · cites it 2× “” I.C. § 10-1212. The Act expressly provides that it is remedial and is to be liberally construed and administered.”
Idaho Branch, Inc. of Associated Gen. Contractors of Am., Inc. v. Nampa High. Dist. No. 1, 846 P.2d 239 (Idaho Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “The Act 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.”
Lingnaw v. Lumpkin, 474 P.3d 274 (Idaho 2020). · cites it 2× “” I.C. § 10-1212. A court “may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.”
Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Brady, 907 P.2d 807 (Idaho 1995). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 10-1212. Because the gravamen of this action is a “commercial transaction,” CNA was entitled to an award of attorney fees below pursuant to I.”
Sommer v. Misty Valley, LLC (Idaho 2021). · cites it 2× “” I.C. § 10-1212. The Act expressly provides that it is remedial and is to be liberally construed and administered.”
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