{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-418.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 418.040","heading":"Plaintiff may obtain declaration of rights if actual controversy exists.","body":"In any action in a court of record of this Commonwealth having general jurisdiction\nwherein it is made to appear that an actual controversy exists, the plaintiff may ask for a\ndeclaration of rights, either alone or with other relief; and the court may make  a binding\ndeclaration of rights, whether or not consequential relief is or could be asked.","path":["KRS Chapter 418"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18016","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:38Z","sha256":"7f8802f7af798194fbdbe849aa0eb3dddab74b7707a0d1af86a44e3e7965509b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-418.030","next":"us-ky/krs-418.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}