Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 1747.81 — CREDIT CARDS
Cal. Civ. Code § 1747.81
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(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.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 1747.81 — CREDIT CARDS is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.