{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2316","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2316","heading":"","body":"Actual authority is such as a principal intentionally confers upon the agent, or intentionally, or by want of ordinary care, allows the agent to believe himself to possess.","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":"a6e46df620c7f929d703352cb67b459b4af78878727923b3a2f54ffe50a7317c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2315","next":"us-ca/civ-2317"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}