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§ 3514. Prohibited conduct

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 5 Pa.C.S.A. Athletics and SportsEffective: November 3, 2022

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 5 Pa.C.S.A. Athletics and Sports
Part II. Athletes (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 35. Athlete Agents (Refs & Annos)
Effective: November 3, 2022
5 Pa.C.S.A. § 3514
Formerly cited as PA ST 5 Pa.C.S.A. § 3313
§ 3514. Prohibited conduct
Currentness
An athlete agent may not intentionally do any of the following:
(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 the thing of value may result in loss of the student athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport, unless:
(i) the athlete agent notifies the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student athlete is enrolled or at which the athlete agent has reasonable grounds to believe the athlete intends to enroll, not later than 72 hours after giving the thing of value; and
(ii) the student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student athlete acknowledges to the athlete agent in a record that receipt of the thing of value may result in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the student 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 registered under this chapter.
(4) Fail to create, retain or permit inspection of the records required by section 3513 (relating to required records).
(5) Fail to register when required under section 3504 (relating to athlete agent; registration required; void contract).
(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 student 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 prohibited activities under paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8) on behalf of the athlete agent.
(10) Encourage another individual to assist any other individual in doing any of the prohibited activities under paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8) on behalf of the athlete agent.

Credits

2022, Nov. 3, P.L. 1996, No. 139, § 3, imd. effective.
5 Pa.C.S.A. § 3514, PA ST 5 Pa.C.S.A. § 3514
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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