California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 9 — Agency, Chapter 1 — Agency in General, Article 2 — Authority of Agents, Section 2307

An agency may be created, and an authority may be conferred, by a precedent authorization or a subsequent ratification.

Notes

Allows an agency to be created, and authority to be conferred, through either authorization given before the relevant act or ratification given afterward. The provision recognizes both prior authorization and subsequent ratification as methods for creating the agency relationship or conferring authority on an agent.

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