{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2312","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2312","heading":"","body":"A ratification is not valid unless, at the time of ratifying the act done, the principal has power to confer authority for such an act.","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":"58821cc4ca55820961b84627e8c90cf7b57d9437bcd7484fea317f4080541358","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2311","next":"us-ca/civ-2313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}