Okla. Stat. tit. 70 § 820.14

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.

Section 820.14 - Prohibited conduct

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 a thing of value to the athlete or any other individual, if to do so may result in the 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 seventy-two (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 the 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 an agency contract unless registered under the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act;

4. Fail to create or retain or to permit inspection of the records required by Section 13 of this act;

5. Fail to register when required by Section 4 of this act;

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 the 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 paragraphs 1 through 8 of this section; or

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

Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 820.14

Added by Laws 2021 , c. 559, s. 14, eff. 5/28/2021.