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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2986"
article_number: "2986"
status: active
heading: "The authority of the representative"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XV › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110022"
acts_citations_raw: "Amended by Acts 1871, No. 87; Acts 1997, No. 261, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1871
    act_number: 87
    role: enactment
  - act_year: 1997
    act_number: 261
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1998-01-01
    role: amendment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 2986. The authority of the representative

The authority of the representative may be conferred by law, by contract, such as mandate or partnership, or by the unilateral juridical act of procuration.