When a proceeding under this act involves the determination of an issue of fact, such issue must be tried and determined in the same manner as issues of fact are tried and determined in other civil actions in the court in which the proceeding is pending.
§ 1656.Issues of Fact
Chapter 34: Declaratory Judgments · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceRequires any factual dispute arising in a declaratory judgment proceeding to be tried the same way factual disputes are tried in other civil actions in that court.
Full Text of § 1656
Amendment History
Laws 1961, SB 141, p. 59, § 6.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1656 keeps declaratory judgment procedure from creating its own separate fact-finding rules. When a declaratory proceeding turns on an issue of fact, that issue gets tried and determined the same way factual issues are tried in any other civil action pending in the same court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you get a jury trial in an Oklahoma declaratory judgment case?
The statute doesn't create special rules -- a factual dispute is tried and determined the same way factual issues are tried in other civil actions in that court.
Does declaratory judgment procedure have its own way of resolving disputed facts?
No, it follows the same procedure used for factual disputes in other civil actions pending in the court.
What kind of factual disputes does this section cover?
Any issue of fact that arises in a proceeding brought under the declaratory judgment act.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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