NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 101-1 (2026)

Legislature may regulate change by general but not private law

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The General Assembly shall not have power to pass any private law to alter the name of any person, but shall have power to pass general laws regulating the same. (Const., Art. II, s. 11; Rev., s. 2146; C.S., s. 2970.)

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Cited in 2 cases, 1975–2019 · leading case: In Re the Change of Name of Mohlman, 216 S.E.2d 147 (N.C. Ct. App. 1975).

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In Re the Change of Name of Mohlman, 216 S.E.2d 147 (N.C. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 3× “This provision has been codified as G.S. § 101-1 which provides that "The General Assembly shall not have the power to pass any private law to alter the name of any person, but shall have power to pass general laws regulating the same.”

Hunt v. Collinsworth, 822 S.E.2d 790 (N.C. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “2d 147 , 150 (1975) ; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 101-1 (2017).”

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