Civil Code section 2322

An authority expressed in general terms, however broad, does not authorize an agent to do any of the following:

(a)

Act in the agent’s own name, unless it is the usual course of business to do so.

(b)

Define the scope of the agency.

(c)

Violate a duty to which a trustee is subject under Section 16002, 16004, 16005, or 16009 of the Probate Code.

Source: Section 2322, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=2322.­ (updated May 25, 1988; accessed Oct. 27, 2025).

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