North Carolina § 51-16 - (Effective until August 1, 2020 - see notes) Form of license.

§ 51-16. (Effective until August 1, 2020 - see notes) 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 of C.D. (the name of the man to be written in full) of (here state his residence), aged ________ years (race, as the case may be), the son of (here state the father and mother, if known; state whether they are living or dead, and their residence, if known; if any of these facts are not known, so state), and E.F. (write the name of the woman in full) of (here state her residence), aged ________ years (race, as the case may be), the daughter of (here state names and residences of the parents, if known, as is required above with respect to the man). (If either of the parties is under 18 years of age, the license shall here contain the following:) And the written consent of G.H., father (or mother, etc., as the case may be) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me, and there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within 120 days from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the State. You are required within 10 days after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this license to me at my office with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this license, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars ($200.00) to the use of any person who shall sue for the same. Issued this ________ day of ________, ________ ________________________ L.M. Register of Deeds of ________ County Every register of deeds shall, at the request of an applicant, designate in a marriage license issued the race of the persons proposing to marry by inserting in the blank after the word "race" the words "white," "black," "African-American," "American Indian," "Alaska Native," "Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Japanese," "Korean," "Vietnamese," "Other Asian," "Native Hawaiian," "Guamarian," "Chamorro," "Samoan," "Other Pacific Islander," "Mexican," "Mexican-American," "Chicano," "Puerto Rican," "Cuban," "Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino," or "other," as the case may be. The certificate shall be filled out and signed by the minister, officer, or other authorized individual celebrating the marriage, and also be signed by two witnesses present at the marriage, who shall add to their names their place of residence, as follows: I, N.O., an ordained or authorized minister or other authorized individual of (here state to what religious denomination, or magistrate, as the case may be), united in matrimony (here name the parties), the parties licensed above, on the ______ day of ____________, ______, at the house of P.R., in (here name the town, if any, the township and county), according to law. ______________ N.O. Witness present at the marriage: S.T., of (here give residence). History (1871-2, c. 193, s. 6; Code, s. 1815; 1899, c. 541, ss. 1, 2; Rev., s. 2089; 1909, c. 704, s. 3; 1917, c. 38; C.S., s. 2502; 1953, c. 638, s. 2; 1967, c. 957, s. 7; 1971, c. 1072; c. 1185, s. 27; 1999-456, s. 59; 2001-62, s. 11; 2020-3, s. 4.13(b).) Local Modification. - Bladen: 1941, c. 95. Section set out twice. - This section is effective until August 1, 2020. For the version of this section effective August 1, 2020, see the following section, also numbered G.S. 51-16. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2001-62, s. 16, provides: "The Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop any and all forms necessary for carrying out the purpose of this act and distribute them to the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court in each county." Session Laws 2020-3, s. 4.13(c), made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2020-3, s. 4.13(b), effective May 4, 2020, and applicable to any marriage license issued on or after February 1, 2020, and provided further that the amendment expires August 1, 2020, and any marriage license issued on or before that date shall be valid for 120 days. Session Laws 2020-3, s. 5, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2020-3, s. 4.13(b), substituted "120 days" for "60 days" in the next-to-last sentence of the first paragraph. For effective date, applicability, and expiration date, see editor's note.