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North Carolina

Chapter 51 — Marriage
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Article 2.
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Chapter 51.
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§ 51-1.1. Certain marriages performed by ministers of Universal Life Church validated.
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§ 51-1.2. (See Editor's note) Marriages between persons of the same gender not valid.
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§ 51-2. Lawful age to marry.
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§ 51-2.1. Marriage of certain underage parties.
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§ 51-2.2. Parent includes adoptive parent.
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§ 51-3. Want of capacity; void and voidable marriages.
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§ 51-3.1. Interracial marriages validated.
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§ 51-3.2. Marriage licensed and solemnized by a federally recognized Indian Nation or Tribe.
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§ 51-4. Prohibited degrees of kinship.
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§ 51-5. Marriages between slaves validated.
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§ 51-5.5. Recusal of certain public officials.
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§ 51-7. Penalty for solemnizing without license.
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§ 51-8. License issued by register of deeds.
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§ 51-8.1. Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c.
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§ 51-8.2. Issuance of marriage license when applicant is unable to appear.
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§§ 51-9 through 51-11: Repealed by Session Laws 1994, c.
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§ 51-12: Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c.
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§ 51-13: Repealed by Session Laws 1994, c.
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§ 51-14. Repealed by Session Laws 1967, c.
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§ 51-15. Obtaining license by false representation misdemeanor.
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§ 51-16. Form of license.
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§ 51-16.1. Form of license for Address Confidentiality Program participant.
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§ 51-17. Penalty for issuing license unlawfully.
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§ 51-18. Record of licenses and returns; originals filed.
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§ 51-18.1. Correction of errors in application or license; amendment of names in application or license.
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§ 51-19. Penalty for failure to record.
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§ 51-20. Repealed by Session Laws 1969, c.
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§ 51-21. Issuance of delayed marriage certificates.
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