(a) Except for the District Court, a court of record 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 of this subtitle does not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in subsection (a) of this section in any proceeding where declaratory relief is sought and in which a judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action
Subtitle 4 - Declaratory Judgment
Section 3-401 - "Person" Defined
Section 3-402 - Purpose and Construction of Subtitle
Section 3-405 - Parties; Role of Attorney General
Section 3-406 - Power to Construe
Section 3-407 - Construction of Contracts Before or After Breach
Section 3-408.1 - Land Patent Proceedings
Section 3-409 - Discretionary Relief
Section 3-411 - Form and Effect of Declaration
Section 3-412 - Supplementary Relief