New York General Business Law Article 39-E - UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT

• 899 - Short Title.
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform athlete agents act".
• 899-a - Definitions.
  As used in this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Agency contract" means an agreement in which a student-athlete authorizes a...
• 899-b - Service of Process; Subpoenas.
  1. 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...
• 899-c - Athlete Agents; Registration Required; Void Contracts.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision two of this section, an individual shall not act as an athlete agent in this state without holding...
• 899-d - Registration As Athlete Agent; Form; Requirements.
  1. An applicant for registration shall submit an application therefor to the secretary of state in such form as shall be prescribed by the secretary...
• 899-e - Certificate of Registration; Issuance or Denial; Renewal.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision two of this section, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who...
• 899-f - Suspension, Revocation or Refusal to Renew Registration.
  1. The secretary of state may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a registration for conduct that would have justified denial of registration under subdivision...
• 899-g - Registration and Renewal Fees.
  An application for registration or renewal of registration shall be accompanied by a fee in the following amount: 1. three hundred dollars for an initial...
• 899-h - Required Form of Contract.
  1. An agency contract shall be in a record, signed or otherwise authenticated by the parties. 2. An agency contract shall state or contain: (a)...
• 899-i - Notice to Educational Institution.
  1. Within seventy-two hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate, whichever occurs...
• 899-j - Student-Athlete's Right to Cancel.
  1. A student-athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice of the cancellation to the athlete agent in a record within five days after...
• 899-k - Required Records.
  1. An athlete agent shall retain the following records for a period of five years: (a) the name and address of each individual represented by...
• 899-l - Prohibited Conduct.
  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...
• 899-m - Criminal Sanctions.
  1. Except as provided in subdivision two of this section, an athlete agent who violates the provisions of section eight hundred ninety-nine-l of this article...
• 899-n - Civil Remedies.
  1. An educational institution shall have a right of action against an athlete agent for damages caused by any violation of this article. In an...
• 899-o - Administrative Penalty.
  The secretary of state may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for a violation of section eight...
• 899-p - Uniformity of Application and Construction.
  In applying and construing this article in this state, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to...

Last modified: February 3, 2019