California § 16301 - Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under Section 16303
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 16301 — Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under Section 16303, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16301. Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under Section 16303
Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under Section 16303 both of the following apply: (1) Each partner is an agent of the partnership for the purpose of its business. An act of a partner, including the execution of an instrument in the partnership name, for apparently carrying on in the ordinary course the partnership business or business of the kind carried on by the partnership binds the partnership, unless the partner had no authority to act for the partnership in the particular matter and the person with whom the partner was dealing knew or had received a notification that the partner lacked authority. (2) An act of a partner that is not apparently for carrying on in the ordinary course the partnership business or business of the kind carried on by the partnership binds the partnership only if the act was authorized by the other partners.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 16301 cover?
Section 16301 ("Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under Section 16303") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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