58-87-401. Prohibited conduct.

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Effective 5/12/2020

An athlete agent may not intentionally:

(1)give a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation with the intent to influence the 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 athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport, unless:

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

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

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

(4)fail to create, retain, or permit inspection of the records required by Section 58-87-304 ;

(5)fail to register when required by Section 58-87-201 ;

(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 athlete before the athlete, parent, or guardian signs an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing may result in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport;

(9)encourage another individual to do any of the acts described in Subsections

(1)through

(8)on behalf of the agent; or

(10)encourage another individual to assist any other individual in doing any of the acts described in Subsections

(1)through

(8)on behalf of the agent.

Amended by Chapter 246 , 2020 General Session