§ 761. Legislative findings; intent
The Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands hereby finds that school violence is a problem in the territory’s schools. The Legislature also finds that there needs to be a reshaping of the approach to combating school violence. The Legislature further finds that the imposition of penalties alone is an insufficient and ultimately unworkable device […]
§ 762. Definitions
(1) “Conflict resolution” means the process of transforming individuals involved in interpersonal or inter-group confrontations from being adversaries to being partners in a side-by-side search for a fair agreement that is advantageous to both. (2) “Consensus decision making” means a group problem-solving process in which all of the parties in the dispute or representatives of […]
§ 662. Student-athlete’s right to cancel
(a) A student-athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice of the cancellation to the athlete agent in a record within 14 days after the contract is signed. (b) A student-athlete may not waive the right to cancel an agency contract. (c) If a student-athlete cancels an agency contract, the student-athlete is not required […]
§ 663. Required records
(a) An athlete agent shall retain the following records for a period of five years: (1) the name and address of each individual represented by the athlete agent; (2) any agency contract entered into by the athlete agent; and (3) any direct costs incurred by the athlete agent in the recruitment or solicitation of a […]
§ 664. Prohibited conduct
(a) An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not: (1) give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation; (2) furnish anything of value to a student-athlete before the student-athlete enters into the agency contract; or (3) furnish anything […]
§ 665. Criminal penalties
An athlete agent who violates section 664 is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $15,000 and imprisonment for not more than five years, or both fine and imprisonment.
§ 666. Civil remedies
(a) An educational institution has a right of action against an athlete agent or a former student-athlete for damages caused by a violation of this chapter. In an action under this section, the court may award to the prevailing party costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. (b) Damages of an educational institution under subsection (a) include […]
§ 667. Administrative penalty
The Lieutenant Governor may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed $25,000 for a violation of this chapter after the violating athlete agent has been given the opportunity for a hearing on the record before the Lieutenant Governor or his designee and in making the penalty assessment, the Lieutenant Governor has […]
§ 668. Uniformity of application and construction
In applying and construing this Uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among States that enact it.
§ 669. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
The provisions of this chapter governing the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of electronic records or signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with the use of such records or signatures conform to the requirements of Section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Pub. L. No. 106–229, 114 Stat. 464 […]