US lawCaliforniaStatutesCode civDivision 3Part 4Title 9Chapter 1Article 12300Cal. CIV § 2300Cal. CIV § 2300Last amended: 1872Year: 2025Length: 32 wordsOfficial source An agency is ostensible when the principal intentionally, or by want of ordinary care, causes a third person to believe another to be his agent who is not really employed by him.PreviousCal. CIV § 2299