D.C. Code § 47-2887.13

Current through codified emergency legislation effective July 18, 2024

Section 47-2887.13 - Prohibited conduct

An athlete agent may not intentionally:

(1) Give a student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation with the intent to influence the student-athlete, parent, or guardian to enter into an agency contract;

(2) Furnish anything of value to a student-athlete or another individual, if to do so may result in loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the student-athlete's sport, unless:

(A) The agent notifies the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled or at which the agent has reasonable grounds to believe the student-athlete intends to enroll, not later than 72 hours after giving the thing of value; and

(B) The student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete acknowledges to the agent in a record that receipt of the thing of value may result in loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport;

(3) Initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete to recruit or solicit the student-athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an agency contract unless the athlete agent is registered under this part;

(4) Fail to create, retain, or permit inspection of the records required by § 47-2887.12;

(5) Fail to register when required by § 47-2887.03;

(6) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration;

(7) Predate or postdate an agency contract;

(8) Fail to notify a student-athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete before the student-athlete, parent, or guardian signs an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing may result in loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the student-athlete's sport;

(9) Encourage another individual to do any of the acts described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of this subsection on behalf of the athlete agent; or

(10) Encourage another individual to assist any other individual in doing any of the acts described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of this subsection on behalf of the athlete agent.

D.C. Code § 47-2887.13

Amended by D.C. Law 24-245,§ 102, 70 DCR 000174, eff. 2/23/2023.

Apr. 13, 2002, D.C. Law 14-107, § 3, 49 DCR 1193.

Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 2 of the Uniform Athlete Agents Act.