21-24-3. Construction and determination of validity of written instruments, legislative acts, and franchises.
Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writing constituting a contract, or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations thereunder.
Source: SL 1925, ch 214, §2; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.0102.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 24 - Declaratory Judgment
Section 21-24-1 - Power of courts to provide declaratory relief--Form and effect of declarations.
Section 21-24-2 - Person including business associations and public agencies.
Section 21-24-4 - Contract construed before or after breach.
Section 21-24-5 - Determination of rights under trust or decedent's estate.
Section 21-24-6 - Declaratory relief powers not limited by specific enumeration.
Section 21-24-7 - Parties to be joined in action for declaratory relief.
Section 21-24-9 - Trial of issues of fact.
Section 21-24-10 - Judgment refused where controversy would not be terminated.
Section 21-24-11 - Award of costs.
Section 21-24-12 - Further relief after declaratory judgment--Application and order to show cause.
Section 21-24-13 - Review of declaratory orders and judgments.
Section 21-24-14 - Chapter declared remedial--Liberal construction.