California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 9 — Agency, Chapter 1 — Agency in General, Article 6 — Termination of Agency, Section 2356
(a) Unless the power of an agent is coupled with an interest in the subject of the agency, it is terminated by any of the following:
(1) Its revocation by the principal.
(2) The death of the principal.
(3) The incapacity of the principal to contract.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision
(a), any bona fide transaction entered into with an agent by any person acting without actual knowledge of the revocation, death, or incapacity shall be binding upon the principal, his or her heirs, devisees, legatees, and other successors in interest.
(c) Nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of Section 1216.
(d) With respect to a proxy given by a person to another person relating to the exercise of voting rights, to the extent the provisions of this section conflict with or contravene any other provisions of the statutes of California pertaining to the proxy, the latter provisions shall prevail.
Notes
Sets an agent's power, unless coupled with an interest, to terminate upon principal revocation, death, or incapacity. Allows a bona fide transaction by a person without actual knowledge to bind the principal and successors, preserves the referenced statute, and gives other California proxy statutes priority over conflicting rules for voting proxies.
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