A declaratory judgment may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect; and shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree. A declaratory judgment for vehicles, determines the rights of the plaintiff without awarding any sort of damages.Contact us if you need help. 1.1 As the statute's name indicates, the principal remedy under the Declaratory Judgment Act is a declaration. 1.1. For a declaratory judgment action, the petitioner must "have a legally protectable interest at stake in the outcome of the litigation. The Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act was enacted into law in Missouri on June 22, 1935,1 thus becoming the sixth Uniform. Rule 87.01 - Courts May Grant Declaratory Judgments. Rule 87.02 - Who May Obtain Declaration of Rights or Other Legal Relations. May bring an action for declaratory judgment under s.