California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 10142

Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 50.

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.

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Cal. Ins. Code § 10142 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ins/division-2-classes-of-insurance/part-2-life-and-disability-insurance/chapter-1-the-contract/article-2-5-discriminatory-practices/section-10142

Other sections in Article 2.5 - Discriminatory Practices

§ 10140§ 10140.1§ 10140.2§ 10140.5§ 10141§ 10142§ 10143§ 10144§ 10144.1§ 10144.2…§ 10144.55§ 10144.56§ 10144.565§ 10144.57§ 10144.58§ 10144.6§ 10145§ 10145.2§ 10145.3§ 10145.4

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