California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1747.81

Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1252.
(a)If a card issuer has determined in the normal course of business that it will issue a card to a married woman, the card shall be issued bearing either the maiden name or married name of the woman, as the woman may direct.
(b)Card issuers may require that a married woman requesting a card in her maiden name open a new account in that name.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1747.81 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-1-3-credit-cards/section-1747.81

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