Arkansas Code Title 17, Subtitle 2, Chapter 16, Subchapter 1 - Uniform Athlete Agents Act

• § 17-16-101 - Short Title.
  This subchapter may be cited as the Uniform Athlete Agents Act.
• § 17-16-102 - Definitions.
  In this subchapter: (1) "Agency contract" means an agreement in which a student-athlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the...
• § 17-16-103 - Service of Process -- Subpoenas.
  By acting as an athlete agent in this State, a nonresident individual appoints the Secretary of State as the individual's agent for service of...
• § 17-16-104 - Athlete Agents -- Registration Required -- Void Contracts.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), an individual may not act as an athlete agent in this State without holding a certificate...
• § 17-16-105 - Registration As Athlete Agent -- Form -- Requirements.
  (a) An applicant for registration shall submit an application for registration to the Secretary of State in a form prescribed by the Secretary of...
• § 17-16-106 - Certificate of Registration -- Issuance or Denial -- Renewal.
  (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who complies with § 17-16-105(a) or whose application has been...
• § 17-16-107, 17-16-108 - [Reserved.]
• § 17-16-109 - Registration and Renewal Fees.
  (a) An application for registration or renewal of registration must be accompanied by a fee in the following amount: (1) five hundred dollars ($500)...
• § 17-16-110 - Required Form of Contract.
  (a) An agency contract must be in a record, signed or otherwise authenticated by the parties.(b) An agency contract must state or contain: (1)...
• § 17-16-111 - Notice to Educational Institution.
  (a) (1) If a student-athlete is enrolled in an educational institution, an athlete agent shall provide notice to the athletic director of the educational...
• § 17-16-112 - Student-Athlete's Right to Cancel.
  (a) A student-athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice of the cancellation to the athlete agent in a record within fourteen (14)...
• § 17-16-113 - Required Records.
  (a) An athlete agent shall retain the following records for a period of five (5) years: (1) the name and address of each individual...
• § 17-16-114 - Prohibited Conduct.
  (a) An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not: (1) give any materially false...
• § 17-16-115 - Criminal Penalties.
  (a) An athlete agent who violates § 17-16-114(a) is guilty of a Class D felony.(b) An athlete agent who violates § 17-16-114(b) is guilty...
• § 17-16-116 - Civil Remedies.
  (a) With respect to any athlete agent who has had either a criminal or administrative penalty imposed against him or her under the Uniform...
• § 17-16-117 - Administrative Penalty.
  The Attorney General may seek a civil penalty in any court of competent jurisdiction against an athlete agent not to exceed two hundred fifty...
• § 17-16-118 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.
  In applying and construing this Uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its...
• § 17-16-119 - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
  The provisions of this subchapter governing the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of electronic records or signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with...
• § 17-16-120 -- 17-16-122 - [Reserved.]
• § 17-16-123 - Revocation of Registration.
  (a) (1) A court of competent jurisdiction may revoke a certificate of registration before, during, or after a proceeding seeking a criminal, civil, or...

Last modified: November 15, 2016