\nThe 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.)
North Carolina Legal Code
§ 101.1
Source: https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByChapter/Chapter_101.html· Version 2026