51-3.1. Interracial marriages validated.
All interracial marriages that were declared void by statute or a court of competent jurisdiction prior to March 24, 1977, are hereby validated. The parties to such interracial marriages are deemed to be lawfully married, provided that the provisions of this Chapter have been complied with. (1977, c. 107, s. 2.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 51-1 - Requisites of marriage; solemnization.
§ 51-1.1 - Certain marriages performed by ministers of Universal Life Church validated.
§ 51-1.2 - (See Editor's note) Marriages between persons of the same gender not valid.
§ 51-2.1 - Marriage of certain underage parties.
§ 51-2.2 - Parent includes adoptive parent.
§ 51-3 - Want of capacity; void and voidable marriages.
§ 51-3.1 - Interracial marriages validated.
§ 51-3.2 - Marriage licensed and solemnized by a federally recognized Indian Nation or Tribe.
§ 51-4 - Prohibited degrees of kinship.