DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 9. AGENCY 2295-2400›CHAPTER 1. Agency in General 2295-2357›ARTICLE 2. Authority of Agents 2304-2326

§ 2317

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Ostensible authority is such as a principal, intentionally or by want of ordinary care, causes or allows a third person to believe the agent to possess.

(Enacted 1872.)

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