Insurance Code section 10142

Nothing in this article shall prohibit use in an application for life or disability insurance of a question asking for the birthplace of an applicant if such question is used only to identify the applicant and not to discriminate against him.

Source: Section 10142, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=10142. (updated Jan. 1, 1971; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/insurance_code_section_10142

Original Source: Section 10142, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=10142. (last accessed May 12, 2025).