Chapter 555 — Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act

555.01 Courts to Construe Rights Courts in Minnesota can issue declaratory judgments — rulings that state what the law means or what rights people have — … 555.02 May Have Instruments Construed Anyone affected by a deed, will, contract, statute, ordinance, or franchise can ask a court to interpret it and declare … 555.03 Contract May Be Construed A court can interpret a contract at any time — you do not have to wait until someone breaks the contract before asking a … 555.04 Construction, by Whom Requested Executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, creditors, heirs, and other interested parties can ask a court for a … 555.05 Enumeration Not Exclusive The specific situations listed in sections 555.02 through 555.04 are examples, not limits. Courts can grant declaratory … 555.06 Discretionary A court has discretion to refuse a declaratory judgment if the ruling would not actually resolve the uncertainty or … 555.07 Review Declaratory judgments and orders can be appealed through the same process used for any other court judgment or order. 555.08 Supplemental Relief After a declaratory judgment is issued, a party can go back to court to get additional relief (such as an injunction or … 555.09 Issues of Fact May Be Tried Factual disputes in a declaratory judgment case are decided the same way as in other civil cases, including the right to … 555.10 Costs The court can award costs in a declaratory judgment proceeding in whatever way it considers fair and just. 555.11 Parties Everyone whose interests would be affected by a declaratory judgment must be made a party to the case. If a statute or … 555.12 Remedial This chapter is a remedial law meant to reduce legal uncertainty. Courts should interpret it broadly to achieve its … 555.13 Person The word 'person' in this chapter includes individuals, partnerships, joint stock companies, unincorporated … 555.14 Provisions Separable If any part of this chapter is found invalid, the rest of the chapter remains in effect. Sections 555.01 and 555.02 are … 555.15 Uniformity of Interpretation Courts should interpret this chapter to keep Minnesota's declaratory judgment law consistent with other states that have … 555.16 Citation, Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act This chapter is officially named the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act.