Civil Code section 1747.81

(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.

Source: Section 1747.81, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1747.­81.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1974; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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