{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-59-3-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 59-3-2","heading":"Actual authority defined.","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":["TITLE 59. AGENCY","CHAPTER 59-3. POWERS OF AGENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/59-3-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"b96ac0caf3e7c030a5f19c765c791655f5ddf284c77b1d02eeb59ae6eeff8d56","source_id":"us-sd","stale":false,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-59-3-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-59-3-2.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}