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RI Gen L § 9-29-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-8 - Certification as to witness fees.

§ 9-29-8. Certification as to witness fees.Every witness before obtaining any fees, except the amount which in certain cases must be tendered to him or her before he or she can be compelled to attend, shall give a certificate to the clerk of the court wherein or before whom his or her attendance shall be given, certifying the number of days he or she shall have attended and the number of miles he or she shall have traveled, in pursuance of a summons issued for that purpose, which certificate shall be subject to the examination of the court, and the allowance shall be made thereon as may be lawfully due; provided, that a certificate may be made for travel and attendance without a summons, in case a witness for the state comes from without the state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-8.
RI Gen L § 9-29-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-9 - Fees of sheriffs, sergeants, and constables.

§ 9-29-9. Fees of sheriffs, sergeants, and constables.(a) The fees, including mileage, of deputy sheriffs, town sergeants, and constables, for which a deposit to insure payment may be required, shall not exceed the following:   (1) For serving any writ of replevin, or out of state papers . . . . .  $100.00    (2) For serving all other writs, citations, or subpoenas . . . . .  $45.00    (3) For a writ copy of every one hundred words . . . . .  $2.00    (4) For every writ returned when the defendant cannot be found . . . . .  $15.00    (5) For serving any writ of arrest or body attachment . . . . .  $100.00  (b) The above fees shall be deposited as general revenue.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 20, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 466, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 40; P.L. 2006, ch. 587, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 21.
RI Gen L § 9-29-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-10 - Compensation for keeping of attached personal property.

§ 9-29-10. Compensation for keeping of attached personal property.The superior court or district courts, upon petition made by any sheriff or other officer setting forth the facts on oath, may allow such fair compensation for the keeping of personal property attached and held on mesne process as shall on examination be found to be reasonable.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, § 13; C.P.A. 1905, § 1216; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-10.
RI Gen L § 9-29-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-11 - Allowances for service of search warrant and aid in other process.

§ 9-29-11. Allowances for service of search warrant and aid in other process.A reasonable allowance may be made by any court or magistrate to an officer serving a search warrant and to any person employed by an officer as aid in the service of any process, whenever the allowance shall be adjudged necessary by the court or justice, not exceeding in any case one dollar ($1.00) per day to each person so employed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-11.
RI Gen L § 9-29-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-12 - Certification and search fees.

§ 9-29-12. Certification and search fees.To all recording and certifying officers, unless otherwise specifically provided, there shall be allowed:   (1) For every page of 100 words recorded or copies . . . . .  $.20    (2) For searching the records by the hour . . . . .  1.00  History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 6; P.L. 1920, ch. 1886, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-12.
RI Gen L § 9-29-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-13 - Naturalization fees.

§ 9-29-13. Naturalization fees.No fee shall be required in any court upon any declaration or petition under the naturalization laws of the United States, or for any process or procedure thereunder, except as hereinafter provided. The clerk's fee in such cases, including certificate, shall be five dollars ($5.00), which shall be deposited into the general fund and credited to the supreme court account.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, §§ 26, 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, §§ 22, 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, §§ 22, 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, §§ 22, 23; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-13; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 55, § 1.
RI Gen L § 9-29-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-14 - Legal Aid Society and Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. exempt from fees.

§ 9-29-14. Legal Aid Society and Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. exempt from fees.Neither the Legal Aid Society of Rhode Island nor Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. shall be required to pay any fees to the superior court, family court, or district courts or the clerks thereof or any fees or charges for the service or travel of deputy sheriffs for serving any writ, citation, subpoena or other process or for taking bail, bond, or inventory or for making copies of writs for or in behalf of the organizations or their clients; provided, however, that fees and charges authorized by law shall nevertheless be taxable as costs.History of Section.G.L., ch. 417, § 22, as enacted by P.L. 1936, ch. 2393, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-14; P.L. 1992, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 21.
RI Gen L § 9-29-14.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-14.1 - The state exempt from fees.

§ 9-29-14.1. The state exempt from fees.The state of Rhode Island, its departments, agencies, boards, and commissions shall not be required to pay any fees, including appeal fees, to the superior court or district courts or the clerks thereof, or any fees or charges for the service or travel of deputy sheriffs for serving any writ, citation, subpoena, or other process or for taking bail, bond, or inventory or for making copies of writs for or in behalf of the state; provided, however, that fees and charges authorized by law shall nevertheless be taxable as costs.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 21.
RI Gen L § 9-29-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-15 - Indorsement of fees on process.

§ 9-29-15. Indorsement of fees on process.Every officer who shall serve any process, civil or criminal, shall indorse thereon the several items which constitute the amount of his or her fees, and on failure thereof the fees shall not be taxed or allowed in any bill of costs, nor be recoverable by law.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-15; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 25.
RI Gen L § 9-29-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-16 - Compensation of officers selected by attorney general.

§ 9-29-16. Compensation of officers selected by attorney general.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary to compensate the officers who shall be selected by the attorney general, who shall keep the names and make the disbursements and returns as provided by law.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, § 15; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-16.
RI Gen L § 9-29-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-17 - Fixed salary provisions preserved.

§ 9-29-17. Fixed salary provisions preserved.None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to contravene in any manner the provisions of §§ 36-6-6 — 36-6-8.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 9-29-17.
RI Gen L § 9-29-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-18 - Superior court fees.

§ 9-29-18. Superior court fees.(a) The superior court shall be allowed the following fees in full to be taxed in the bill of costs in every civil action:   (1) For entry of every civil action or petition . . . . .  $160.00.    (2) For every writ of execution . . . . .  $50.00.    (3) For the issuance of every citation . . . . .  $25.00.  (b) In addition to the fees set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the superior court shall apply a technology surcharge on all filing fees assessed in accordance with § 8-15-11.(c) Provided, that ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee for the entry of every civil action or petition shall be forwarded to Rhode Island Legal Services.History of Section.G.L., § 9-29-18, as enacted by P.L. 1961, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 1971, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 24, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 37, § 3; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 35, § 3; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 41, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 43, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 8, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 34, § 5; P.L. 2014, ch. 42, § 5.
RI Gen L § 9-29-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-19 - Family court fees.

§ 9-29-19. Family court fees.(a) The family court shall be allowed the following fees in full to be taxed in the bill of costs in every domestic relations or other civil proceeding:   (1) For the entry of every petition, complaint, or action . . . . .  $120.00.    (2) For every writ of execution . . . . .  $40.00.  (b) In addition to the fees as set forth herein, the family court shall apply a technology surcharge fee assessed in accordance with § 8-15-11.(c) Provided, that ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee for the entry of every petition, complaint or action shall be forwarded to Rhode Island Legal Services.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 373, § 9; P.L. 1982, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 24, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 35, § 3; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 41, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 43, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 381, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 34, § 5; P.L. 2014, ch. 42, § 5.
RI Gen L § 9-29-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-20 - Supreme court fees.

§ 9-29-20. Supreme court fees.(a) The supreme court, by a majority of its members, shall have the power to prescribe by rule a fee of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for docketing a civil appeal or docketing any other proceeding brought to review a civil matter and to prescribe a waiver of the fee as to a person who is unable to pay the fee.(b) The court may apply a technology or other surcharge for docketing a civil appeal or docketing any other proceeding brought before the court in an amount not to exceed eighty-five dollars ($85.00).History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 24, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 35, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 34, § 5; P.L. 2014, ch. 42, § 5.
RI Gen L § 9-29-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29 - Fees|Section 9-29-21 - Attorney or unrepresented party must sign papers - Sanctions for frivolous suits.

§ 9-29-21. Attorney or unrepresented party must sign papers — Sanctions for frivolous suits.In any legal action based upon a cause of action arising on or after July 1, 1987, every pleading, motion, and other paper of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in his or her individual name, whose address and telephone number shall be stated. A party who is not represented by an attorney shall sign his or her pleading, motion, or other paper and state his or her address and telephone number. Except when otherwise specifically provided by rule or statute, pleadings need not be verified or accompanied by affidavit. The signature of an attorney or party constitutes a certificate by him or her that he or she has read the pleading, motion, or other paper; that to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law, and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation. If a pleading, motion, or other paper is not signed, it shall be stricken unless it is signed promptly after the omission is called to the attention of the pleader or movant. If a pleading, motion, or other paper is signed in violation of this rule, the court, upon motion or upon its own initiative, may impose upon the person who signed it, a represented party, or both, an appropriate sanction, which may include an order to pay to the other party or parties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of the pleading, motion, or other paper, including a reasonable attorney's fee.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 350, § 6; P.L. 1987, ch. 522, § 8.
RI Gen L § 9-29.1-1 - 9-29.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-29.1 - The Court Improvement Project Fund|Section 9-29.1-1 - 9-29.1-4 - Repealed.

§ 9-29.1-1 — 9-29.1-4. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 24, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 365, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 5, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 35, § 4, effective July 1, 1994.
RI Gen L § 9-30-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-1 - Scope.

§ 9-30-1. Scope.The superior or family court upon petition, following such procedure as the court by general or special rules may prescribe, 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.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 373, § 10.
RI Gen L § 9-30-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-2 - Power to construe.

§ 9-30-2. Power to construe.Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writings 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.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 2.
RI Gen L § 9-30-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-3 - Construction of contracts.

§ 9-30-3. Construction of contracts.A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 3.
RI Gen L § 9-30-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-4 - Fiduciaries and other persons entitled to declaration of rights.

§ 9-30-4. Fiduciaries and other persons entitled to declaration of rights.Any person interested as or through an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin, or cestui que trust, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, an infant, person who is mentally incompetent or insolvent, may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect thereto:(1) To ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, legatees, heirs, next of kin, or others;(2) To direct the executors, administrators, or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their fiduciary capacity; or(3) To determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 4; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 9; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 9.
RI Gen L § 9-30-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-5 - General powers not limited by enumerations of special powers.

§ 9-30-5. General powers not limited by enumerations of special powers.The enumerations in §§ 9-30-2, 9-30-3, and 9-30-4 do not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in § 9-30-1, in any proceeding where declaratory relief is sought, in which a judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 5.
RI Gen L § 9-30-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-6 - Discretionary with court to render judgment.

§ 9-30-6. Discretionary with court to render judgment.The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where the judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 6.
RI Gen L § 9-30-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-7 - Review.

§ 9-30-7. Review.All orders, judgments, and decrees under this chapter may be reviewed as other orders, judgments, and decrees.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 7; P.L. 1962, ch. 28, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 48.
RI Gen L § 9-30-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-8 - Supplemental relief.

§ 9-30-8. Supplemental relief.Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper. The application therefor shall be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief. If the application is deemed sufficient, the court shall, on reasonable notice, require any adverse party whose rights have been adjudicated by the declaratory judgment or decree to show cause why further relief should not be granted forthwith.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 8.
RI Gen L § 9-30-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-9 - Jury trial.

§ 9-30-9. Jury trial.When a proceeding under this chapter involves the determination of an issue of fact, that issue shall be tried and determined in the same manner as issues of fact are tried and determined in other civil actions, and the right of trial by jury shall not be abridged.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 9; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 48.
RI Gen L § 9-30-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-10 - Costs.

§ 9-30-10. Costs.In any proceeding under this chapter, the court may make such award of costs as may seem equitable and just.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 10.
RI Gen L § 9-30-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-11 - Parties.

§ 9-30-11. Parties.When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration, and no declaration shall prejudice the rights of persons not parties to the proceeding. In any proceeding which involves the validity of a municipal ordinance or franchise, the municipality shall be made a party, and shall be entitled to be heard, and if the statute, ordinance, or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, the attorney general of the state shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding and be entitled to be heard.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 11.
RI Gen L § 9-30-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-12 - Construction.

§ 9-30-12. Construction.This chapter 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. The remedy provided by this chapter shall be cumulative and shall not exclude or prevent the exercise of any other right, remedy, or process heretofore allowed by law or by previous enactment of the legislature.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 12.
RI Gen L § 9-30-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-13 - "Person" defined.

§ 9-30-13. "Person" defined.The word "person", wherever used in this chapter, shall be construed to mean any person, partnership, joint stock company, unincorporated association, or society, or municipal or other corporation of any character whatsoever.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 13.
RI Gen L § 9-30-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-14 - Provisions severable.

§ 9-30-14. Provisions severable.The several sections and provisions of this chapter, except §§ 9-30-1 and 9-30-2, are hereby declared independent and severable, and the invalidity, if any, of any part or feature thereof shall not affect or render the remainder of the chapter invalid or inoperative.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 14.
RI Gen L § 9-30-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-15 - Uniformity of interpretation.

§ 9-30-15. Uniformity of interpretation.This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it, and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of declaratory judgments and decrees.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 15.
RI Gen L § 9-30-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally|Chapter 9-30 - Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 9-30-16 - Short title.

§ 9-30-16. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act".History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 90, § 16.