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Home » US Law » 2022 North Carolina General Statutes » Chapter 51 - Marriage » Article 2 - Marriage Licenses.

§ 51-15 – Obtaining license by false representation misdemeanor.

51-15. Obtaining license by false representation misdemeanor. If any person shall obtain, or aid and abet in obtaining, a marriage license by misrepresentation or false pretenses, that person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1885, c. 346; Rev., s. 3371; C.S., s. 2501; 1967, c. 957, s. 4; 1993, c. 539, s. 417; […]

§ 51-16 – Form of license.

51-16. Form of license. License shall be in the following or some equivalent form: To any ordained minister of any religious denomination, minister authorized by a church, any magistrate, or any other person authorized to solemnize a marriage under the laws of this State: A.B. having applied to me for a license for the marriage […]

§ 51-16.1 – Form of license for Address Confidentiality Program participant.

51-16.1. Form of license for Address Confidentiality Program participant. If a person submits to the local register of deeds a current and valid Address Confidentiality Program authorization card issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15C of the General Statutes, the local register of deeds shall use the substitute address designated by the Address Confidentiality […]

§ 51-17 – Penalty for issuing license unlawfully.

51-17. Penalty for issuing license unlawfully. Every register of deeds who knowingly or without reasonable inquiry, personally or by deputy, issues a license for the marriage of any two persons to which there is any lawful impediment, or where either of the persons is under the age of 18 years, without the consent required by […]

§ 51-18 – Record of licenses and returns; originals filed.

51-18. Record of licenses and returns; originals filed. The register of deeds shall maintain a separate index for marriage licenses and returns thereto. Each marriage license shall be indexed alphabetically according to the name of the proposed husband and proposed wife. Each index entry shall include, but not be limited to, the full name of […]

§ 51-19 – Penalty for failure to record.

51-19. Penalty for failure to record. Any register of deeds who fails to record, in the manner above prescribed, the substance of any marriage license issued by him, or who fails to record, in the manner above prescribed, the substance of any return made thereon, within 10 days after such return made, shall forfeit and […]

§ 51-21 – Issuance of delayed marriage certificates.

51-21. Issuance of delayed marriage certificates. In all those cases where a minister or other person authorized by law to perform marriage ceremonies has failed to file his return thereof in the office of the register of deeds who issued the license for such marriage, the register of deeds of such county is authorized to […]

§ 51-6 – Solemnization without license unlawful.

51-6. Solemnization without license unlawful. No minister, officer, or any other person authorized to solemnize a marriage under the laws of this State shall perform a ceremony of marriage between a man and woman, or shall declare them to be husband and wife, until there is delivered to that person a license for the marriage […]

§ 51-7 – Penalty for solemnizing without license.

51-7. Penalty for solemnizing without license. Every minister, officer, or any other person authorized to solemnize a marriage under the laws of this State, who marries any couple without a license being first delivered to that person, as required by law, or after the expiration of such license, or who fails to return such license […]

§ 51-8 – License issued by register of deeds.

51-8. License issued by register of deeds. (a) Every register of deeds shall, upon proper application, issue a license for the marriage of any two persons who are able to answer the questions regarding age, marital status, and intention to marry, and, based on the answers, the register of deeds determines the persons are authorized […]

§ 51-8.2 – Issuance of marriage license when applicant is unable to appear.

51-8.2. Issuance of marriage license when applicant is unable to appear. If an applicant for a marriage license is over 18 years of age and is unable to appear in person at the register of deeds’ office, the other party to the planned marriage must appear in person on behalf of the applicant and submit […]