DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 1.3. CREDIT CARDS 1747-1748.95

§ 1747.81

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(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.

(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1252.)

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