Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings Section 3-403

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

§ 3-403.

      (a)      Except for the District Court, a court of records within its jurisdiction may declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. An action or proceeding is not open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for.

      (b)      The enumeration in §§ 3-406, 3-407, 3-408, and 3-408.1 does not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in subsection (a) in any proceeding where declaratory relief is sought and in which a judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty.



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