Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2024
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28.010Power of courts; form of declaration 28.020Declarations as to writings and laws 28.030Construction of contract before or after breach 28.040[Amended by 1961 c.344 §101; repealed by 2021 c.282 §23] 28.050Enumeration not exclusive 28.060Discretion of court to refuse judgment 28.070Appeal or review 28.080Supplemental relief 28.090Trial of issues of fact 28.100Costs 28.110Parties; service on Attorney General when constitutional question involved 28.120Construction and administration 28.130“Person” defined 28.140Provisions severable 28.150Uniformity of interpretation 28.200Supreme Court authorized to answer questions of law certified by other courts 28.205Procedure to invoke ORS 28.200 to 28.255 28.210Certification order 28.215Form of certification order; submission of record 28.220Fees; apportionment between parties 28.225Procedure in certification matters 28.230Opinion on certified question 28.235Certification to another state 28.240Procedure for certification to another state 28.245Severability 28.250Construction 28.255Short title

Chapter 28 — Declaratory Judgments; Certification of Questions of Law DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS 28.160 Short title

ORS 28.120 Construction and administration

This chapter is declared to be remedial. The purpose of this chapter 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.

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