California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Civil Code - CIV |
Division 3. OBLIGATIONS |
Part 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS |
Title 9. AGENCY |
Chapter 1. Agency in General |
ARTICLE 5. Delegation of Agency |
Section 2349.
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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.
(Enacted 1872.)