An agent, unless specially forbidden by the agent’s principal to do so, can delegate the agent’s powers to another person in any of the following cases, and in no others:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 3-02-13

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    When the act to be done is purely mechanical.

2.    When it is such as the agent personally cannot, and the subagent lawfully can, perform.

3.    When it is the usage of the place to delegate such power.

4.    When such delegation is specially authorized by the principal.