{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7533","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 7533","heading":"Construction of documents.","body":"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.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VII CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 75 COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS","SUBCHAPTER C DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=75\u0026sctn=33\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"341f80ad63e84fbc71be1ef10cdbb36cd9771eecfcbd89db5d12d1f68a81e6fb","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7532","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7534"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}