{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2309","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2309","heading":"","body":"An oral authorization is sufficient for any purpose, except that an authority to enter into a contract required by law to be in writing can only be given by an instrument in writing.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 9. AGENCY [2295. - 2400.]","CHAPTER 1. Agency in General [2295. - 2357.]","ARTICLE 2. Authority of Agents [2304. - 2326.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"cb3f59d59fb1d6c9b797748fe8dd42a62cbe7ac36d7b42606c9c41b85616496c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2308","next":"us-ca/civ-2310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}