{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-405","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3–405","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) If declaratory relief is sought, a person who has or claims any interest which would be affected by the declaration, shall be made a party.\n(2) Except in a class action, the declaration may not prejudice the rights of any person not a party to the proceeding.\n(b) In any proceeding which involves the validity of a municipal or county ordinance or franchise, the municipality or county shall be made a party and is entitled to be heard.\n(c) If the statute, municipal or county ordinance, or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, the Attorney General need not be made a party but, immediately after suit has been filed, shall be served with a copy of the proceedings by certified mail. He is entitled to be heard, submit his views in writing within a time deemed reasonable by the court, or seek intervention pursuant to the Maryland Rules.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=3-405","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"7543edf19abb75e15836ae017c07b92f944891e337ae68a92ce2a527a7dfb539","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-404","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}