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Section 18897.

18897. Every agent contract shall be in writing and shall include a description of the types of services to be performed and a schedule of the fees to be charged under the contract. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 857, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Section 18897.1.

18897.1. The following shall be printed on the first page of every agent contract in boldface type at least two points larger than any other type on the page: “This athlete agent has current public disclosure information on file with the California Secretary of State as required by the Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act, Chapter 2.5 […]

Section 18897.2.

18897.2. A trust fund shall be established when an athlete agent is the recipient of the athlete’s salary. An athlete agent who receives any payment on behalf of the athlete shall immediately deposit the payment in a trust fund account maintained by the athlete agent in a state or federally chartered financial institution. (Added by […]

Section 18897.23.

18897.23. (a) Every athlete agent shall maintain records which include the following information: (1) The name and address of each person employing the athlete agent. (2) The amount of fee received from that person. (b) No athlete agent or athlete agent’s representative or employee shall make any false entry in the records. All records required by this section shall […]

Section 18897.27.

18897.27. No athlete agent shall have an ownership or financial interest in any entity that directly employs athletes in the same sport as a person with whom the athlete agent has entered into an agent contract, or for whom the athlete agent is attempting to negotiate an endorsement contract, financial services contract, or professional sports […]

Section 18897.3.

18897.3. If an athlete agent or athlete agent’s representative or employee provides financial services to a professional athlete or student athlete or advises the athlete concerning investment of funds, the athlete agent shall disclose to the athlete any ownership interest the athlete agent, representative or employee has in any entity regarding which the athlete agent, […]

Section 18897.33.

18897.33. No athlete agent shall knowingly enter into a contract containing any term or condition that, if complied with, would be in violation of law, or attempt to fill an order for help to be employed in violation of the law. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 857, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Section 18897.37.

18897.37. No athlete agent or athlete agent’s representative or employee shall publish or cause to be published any false, fraudulent, or misleading information, representation, notice, or advertisement. No athlete agent or athlete agent’s representative or employee shall give any false information or make any false promises or representations concerning any employment to any person. (Added […]

Section 18897.4.

18897.4. All forms of advertising used by an athlete agent shall include the name and business address of the athlete agent. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 857, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Section 18897.43.

18897.43. No athlete agent shall knowingly secure employment for persons in any place where a strike, lockout, or other labor trouble exists, without notifying the person of those conditions. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 857, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Section 18897.47.

18897.47. No athlete agent shall divide fees with or receive compensation from a professional sports league, team, or other organization or its representatives or employees, if the fees or compensation are directly related to on-field activities of athletes or other representation of the league, team, or organization as it directly relates to the employment of […]

Section 18897.5.

18897.5. No athlete agent shall negotiate or enter into any postdated agent contract, endorsement contract or professional sports services contract or any agent contract, endorsement contract or professional sports services contract that purports to or takes effect at a future time. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 857, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)