Civil Code › DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS › PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS › TITLE 9. AGENCY › CHAPTER 1. Agency in General › ARTICLE 1. Definition of AgencyCivil Code § 2299‹ § 2298§ 2300 ›Copy linkOpen in browserleginfo ↗2299.An agency is actual when the agent is really employed by the principal.(Enacted 1872.)