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DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS 18400-22948.25›CHAPTER 30. Billing Practices 22940-22941

§ 22940

California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

It shall be unlawful for any business to use words expressly referencing an individual’s marital status as part of the individual’s mailing address on a billing statement, related correspondence, enclosing envelope, or any solicitation for new business. This shall not prohibit the use of the prefix “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” “Ms.,” or “Miss.”

(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 343, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)

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