Section 899-L. Prohibited conduct  


Latest version.
  • 1. An athlete agent, with the intent to
      induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, shall not:
        (a) give any materially false or  misleading  information  or  make  a
      materially false promise or representation;
        (b)  furnish  anything  of  value  to  a  student-athlete  before  the
      student-athlete enters into the agency contract;
        (c) furnish anything of value  to  any  other  individual  or  another
      registered  athlete  agent  before  the  student-athlete enters into the
      agency contract; or
        (d) fail to notify the student-athlete  before  he  or  she  signs  or
      otherwise  authenticates  an agency contract for a particular sport that
      the signing or authentication may make the student-athlete ineligible to
      participate in that sport.
        The prohibitions contained within this subdivision shall not  prohibit
      an  athlete  agent from sponsoring or furnishing equipment to an amateur
      athletic team through a government or not-for-profit  entity  registered
      with  the secretary of state pursuant to section one hundred seventy-two
      of the executive law or entities exempt  from  article  seven-A  of  the
      executive  law  pursuant  to  section  one  hundred seventy-two-a of the
      executive law, provided that sponsorship or equipment will not result in
      a  student-athlete  being  rendered   ineligible   to   participate   in
      intercollegiate athletics.
        2. An athlete agent shall not willfully:
        (a) initiate contact with a student-athlete unless registered pursuant
      to this article;
        (b)  refuse  or  fail  to  retain  or permit inspection of the records
      required to be retained by section eight hundred ninety-nine-k  of  this
      article;
        (c)   fail   to  register  when  required  by  section  eight  hundred
      ninety-nine-c of this article;
        (d)  provide  materially  false  or  misleading  information   in   an
      application for registration or renewal of registration; or
        (e) predate or postdate an agency contract.