899 – Short Title.

§ 899. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “uniform athlete agents act”.

899-A – Definitions.

§ 899-a. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. “Agency contract” means an agreement in which a student-athlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the student-athlete a professional sports-services contract or an endorsement contract. 2. “Athlete agent” means an individual who enters into […]

899-B – Service of Process; Subpoenas.

§ 899-b. Service of process; subpoenas. 1. 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. 2. The secretary of […]

899-C – Athlete Agents; Registration Required; Void Contracts.

§ 899-c. Athlete agents; registration required; void contracts. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision two of this section, an individual shall not act as an athlete agent in this state without holding a certificate of registration issued pursuant to section eight hundred ninety-nine-e of this article. 2. Before being issued a certificate of registration, […]

899-D – Registration as Athlete Agent; Form; Requirements.

§ 899-d. Registration as athlete agent; form; requirements. 1. An applicant for registration shall submit an application therefor to the secretary of state in such form as shall be prescribed by the secretary of state. An application filed pursuant to this section shall be a public record. The application shall be in the name of […]

899-E – Certificate of Registration; Issuance or Denial; Renewal.

§ 899-e. Certificate of registration; issuance or denial; renewal. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision two of this section, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who complies with subdivision one of section eight hundred ninety-nine-d of this article or whose application has been accepted under subdivision two […]

899-F – Suspension, Revocation or Refusal to Renew Registration.

§ 899-f. Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew registration. 1. The secretary of state may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a registration for conduct that would have justified denial of registration under subdivision two of section eight hundred ninety-nine-e of this article. 2. The secretary of state may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to […]

899-G – Registration and Renewal Fees.

§ 899-g. Registration and renewal fees. An application for registration or renewal of registration shall be accompanied by a fee in the following amount: 1. three hundred dollars for an initial application for registration; or 2. one hundred fifty dollars for an application for renewal of registration.

899-H – Required Form of Contract.

§ 899-h. Required form of contract. 1. An agency contract shall be in a record, signed or otherwise authenticated by the parties. 2. An agency contract shall state or contain: (a) the amount and method of calculating the consideration to be paid by the student-athlete for services to be provided by the athlete agent under […]

899-I – Notice to Educational Institution.

§ 899-i. Notice to educational institution. 1. Within seventy-two hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the athlete agent shall give notice in a record of the existence of the contract to the athletic director of the educational institution […]

899-J – Student-Athlete’s Right to Cancel.

§ 899-j. Student-athlete’s right to cancel. 1. A student-athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice of the cancellation to the athlete agent in a record within five days after the contract is signed. 2. A student-athlete may not waive the right to cancel an agency contract. 3. If a student-athlete cancels an agency […]

899-K – Required Records.

§ 899-k. Required records. 1. An athlete agent shall retain the following records for a period of five years: (a) the name and address of each individual represented by the athlete agent; (b) any agency contract entered into by the athlete agent; and (c) any direct costs incurred by the athlete agent in the recruitment […]

899-L – Prohibited Conduct.

§ 899-l. Prohibited conduct. 1. An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, shall not: (a) give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation; (b) furnish anything of value to a student-athlete before the student-athlete enters into the agency contract; […]

899-M – Criminal Sanctions.

§ 899-m. Criminal sanctions. 1. Except as provided in subdivision two of this section, an athlete agent who violates the provisions of section eight hundred ninety-nine-l of this article shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 2. An athlete agent who violates: (a) the provisions of section eight hundred ninety-nine-l of this article, while […]

899-N – Civil Remedies.

§ 899-n. Civil remedies. 1. An educational institution shall have a right of action against an athlete agent for damages caused by any violation of this article. In an action brought pursuant to this section, the court may award reasonable attorney’s fees to a prevailing plaintiff. 2. The damages of an educational institution pursuant to […]

899-O – Administrative Penalty.

§ 899-o. Administrative penalty. The secretary of state may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for a violation of section eight hundred ninety-nine-l of this article.

899-P – Uniformity of Application and Construction.

§ 899-p. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this article in this state, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.