§ 78C-99 – Criminal penalties.
78C-99. Criminal penalties. An athlete agent who violates any provision under G.S. 78C-98(a) is guilty of a Class I felony. (2003-375, s. 2.)
§ 78C-100 – Civil remedies.
78C-100. 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 Article. In an action under this section, the court may award costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party. (b) Damages suffered by an educational institution […]
§ 78C-101 – Administrative penalty.
78C-101. Administrative penalty. The Secretary of State may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for a violation of this Article. (2003-375, s. 2.)
§ 78C-102 – Uniformity of application and construction.
78C-102. 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. (2003-375, s. 2.)
§ 78C-103 – Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
78C-103. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. The provisions of this Article governing the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of electronic records or signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with the use of those records or signatures, conform to the requirements of section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National […]
§ 78C-104 – Severability.
78C-104. Severability. If any provision of this Article or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Article are severable. (2003-375, s. […]
§ 78C-105 – Rules.
78C-105. Rules. The Secretary of State may, in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. (2003-375, s. 2.)
§ 78C-97 – Required records; waiver of attorney-client privilege.
78C-97. Required records; waiver of attorney-client privilege. (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. (3) Any direct costs incurred by the athlete agent in […]
§ 78C-98 – Prohibited conduct.
78C-98. Prohibited conduct. (a) An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, shall 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. (3) […]
§ 78C-87 – Service of process; subpoenas.
78C-87. Service of process; subpoenas. (a) By acting as an athlete agent in this State, a nonresident individual appoints the Secretary of State as the individual’s agent for service of process in any civil action in this State related to the individual’s acting as an athlete agent in this State. (b) The Secretary of State […]