Business and Professions Code section 22940

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.”

Source: Section 22940, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=22940. (updated Jan. 1, 2000; accessed Sep. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_22940

Original Source: Section 22940, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=22940. (last accessed May 12, 2025).