Understanding Contractual Authority: Who Can Enter into Contracts
Hello, I’m OKC business attorney Dillan Savage of Wirth Law Office. Today we are defining what individuals or who may contract. Most individuals, in fact almost everyone, is going to be able to contract. So we are going to define more specifically who is not able to contract.
Minors are not able to actually do a legally binding contract because you cannot enforce that against them. They are minors. Individuals that are not of sound mind cannot contract as well, and individuals that have their civil rights being deprived from them cannot contract.
Exceptions to the Rule: Who Can Still Contract
In a limited capacity, if you can jump through enough hoops, individuals that are sentenced to imprisonment with the Department of Corrections are able to make employment contracts. However, there are specific processes that must be followed in order to do this. You have to request permission from the director of the Department of Corrections, but you can if you have an individual that you need to contract with for employment and they are being held and imprisoned.
They can, in fact, enter into contracts under certain circumstances. It is crucial to understand these limitations to ensure that any contractual agreements made are enforceable and valid.
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