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Business and Professions Code § 22940

CHAPTER 30. Billing Practices

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 22940Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 343, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.

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.”