Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4771 - Athlete Agents

• Section 4771.01 - Athlete Agent Definitions.
  (A) "Agent contract" means any contract or agreement pursuant to which an athlete authorizes or empowers or agrees to authorize or empower at some...
• Section 4771.02 - Athlete Agent Contract With Athlete - Requirements.
  (A) No athlete agent shall enter into an agent contract with an athlete unless the agent complies with all of the following agent contract...
• Section 4771.03 - Action On Agent Contract.
  No athlete agent shall commence or maintain an action in any court in this state on the basis of any agent contract entered into...
• Section 4771.04 - Status Of Agent Contracts.
  Any agent contract entered into in violation of this chapter shall be void and unenforceable. An agent contract entered into in this state or...
• Section 4771.05 - Athletic Commission Duties.
  The Ohio athletic commission, established under section 3773.33 of the Revised Code, shall do all of the following: (A) Review the application form of...
• Section 4771.06 - Certificate Of Registration Required.
  No person shall serve as an athlete agent in this state unless the person holds a current and valid certificate of registration as an...
• Section 4771.07 - Applying For Registration.
  (A) Each individual who desires to serve as an athlete agent within this state shall first file an application for registration with the Ohio...
• Section 4771.08 - Issuing Certificate Of Registration Or Temporary Certificate.
  (A) Upon receipt of all the materials required for application for registration under section 4771.07 of the Revised Code, the Ohio athletic commission shall...
• Section 4771.09 - Issuing Certificate Of Convenience.
  (A) The Ohio athletic commission may issue an eligible person a certificate of convenience to conduct business as an athlete agent when a registered...
• Section 4771.10 - Continuing Education.
  The commission may require each registered athlete agent to complete not more than six hours of continuing education during a biennial registration in programs...
• Section 4771.11 - Proof Of Security.
  (A) Prior to issuing a certificate of registration, the Ohio athletic commission shall require an athlete agent to submit proof of one of the...
• Section 4771.12 - Fees Of Agent.
  (A) Fees charged by an athlete agent for services provided to an athlete may be negotiated between the parties. (B) (1) Except as provided...
• Section 4771.13 - Investments Of Athletes.
  No athlete agent shall act on behalf of an athlete as a "dealer" or "investment advisor," as defined in section 1707.01 of the Revised...
• Section 4771.14 - Maintaining Records.
  (A) An athlete agent shall maintain all of the following records: (1) The name and address of each athlete for whom the athlete agent...
• Section 4771.15 - Authorized Conduct.
  An athlete agent may engage in the following conduct: (A) Provide or send written materials to an athlete if the athlete agent simultaneously submits...
• Section 4771.16 - Advertisements.
  No athlete agent shall publish or cause to be published any false, fraudulent, or misleading notice, advertisement, or information with knowledge that it is...
• Section 4771.17 - Prohibited Acts.
  No athlete agent shall do any of the following: (A) Provide false information or make false promises or representations concerning the employment of an...
• Section 4771.18 - Discplinary Actions.
  (A) The Ohio athletic commission may refuse to grant or renew a registration, or may suspend or revoke a registration of an athlete agent...
• Section 4771.19 - Civil Actions.
  A person who is injured by a violation of this chapter may initiate a civil action for legal and equitable relief against an athlete...
• Section 4771.20 - Civil Actions - Institution Of Higher Education.
  (A) An institution of higher education may bring a civil action against an athlete agent who violates this chapter for compensatory damages, punitive or...
• Section 4771.21 - Jurisdiction - Service Of Process.
  Any person who conducts business in this state as an athlete agent consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, whether or...
• Section 4771.22 - Athlete Agents Registration Fund.
  The Ohio athletic commission shall deposit all money it receives under this chapter to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund, created...
• Section 4771.23 - Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions For Human Trafficking.
  The Ohio athletic commission shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code. Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.169, HB 247, §1, eff. 3/22/2013.
• Section 4771.99 - Penalty.
  (A) Whoever violates section 4771.06 or division (J) or (K) of section 4771.17 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the...

Last modified: October 10, 2016