California · Civil Code
CIV §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,
What this law says, in plain English
Card issuers must allow married women to choose whether their card displays their maiden name or married name.
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(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.
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