{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-51-1.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-1.2","heading":"(See Editor's note) Marriages between persons of the same gender not valid.","body":"Marriages, whether created by common law, contracted, or performed outside of North Carolina, between individuals of the same gender are not valid in North Carolina. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 588, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 51. Marriage.","Article 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_51/GS_51-1.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:04:47Z","sha256":"6dae1f65e5aa2a516662c546818672f4a292b20cf4c97c96ea4507667a67e05c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-51-1.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-51-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}