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.
Cross References. Section 3514 is referred to in sections 3506, 3515 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 5 - ATHLETICS AND SPORTS
Section 3501 - Short title of chapter
Section 3503 - Commission; authority; procedure
Section 3504 - Athlete agent; registration required; void contract
Section 3505 - Registration as athlete agent; application; requirements; reciprocal registration
Section 3506 - Certificate of registration; issuance or denial; renewal
Section 3507 - Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew registration
Section 3508 - Temporary registration
Section 3509 - Registration and renewal fees
Section 3510 - Required form of agency contract
Section 3511 - Notice to educational institution
Section 3512 - Student athlete's right to cancel
Section 3513 - Required records
Section 3514 - Prohibited conduct
Section 3515 - Criminal penalty
Section 3518 - Uniformity of application and construction
Section 3519 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act