§ 51-3.2. Marriage licensed and solemnized by a federally recognized Indian Nation or Tribe. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 51‑3.2.  Marriagelicensed and solemnized by a federally recognized Indian Nation or Tribe.

(a)        Subject to therestriction provided in subsection (b), a marriage between a man and a womanlicensed and solemnized according to the law of a federally recognized IndianNation or Tribe shall be valid and the parties to the marriage shall belawfully married.

(b)        When the law of afederally recognized Indian Nation or Tribe allows persons to obtain a marriagelicense from the register of deeds and the parties to a marriage do so, Chapter51 of the General Statutes shall apply and the marriage shall be valid only ifthe issuance of the license and the solemnization of the marriage is conductedin compliance with this Chapter. (2001‑62, s. 5.)