California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2317

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.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 2317 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-3-obligations/part-4-obligations-arising-from-particular-transactions/title-9-agency/chapter-1-agency-in-general/article-2-authority-of-agents/section-2317

Other sections in Article 2 - Authority of Agents

§ 2304§ 2305§ 2306§ 2307§ 2308§ 2309§ 2310§ 2311§ 2312§ 2313…§ 2317§ 2318§ 2319§ 2320§ 2321§ 2322§ 2323§ 2324§ 2325§ 2326

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