California Civil Code

§ 2349

CIV § 2349Div. 3 · Title 9 · Part 4 · Ch. 1 · Art. 5

Statute text

An agent, unless specially forbidden by his principal to do so, can delegate his powers to another person in any of the following cases, and in no others: 1. When the act to be done is purely mechanical; 2. When it is such as the agent cannot himself, and the sub-agent can lawfully perform; 3. When it is the usage of the place to delegate such powers; or, 4. When such delegation is specially authorized by the principal.

Legislative history

Enacted 1872.