SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 2051.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Agent contract" means a contract or an agreement under which an athlete authorizes an athlete agent to negotiate for employment on...
- Texas Section 2051.002 - Participation In Intercollegiate Sports Contests
An athlete is not eligible to participate in intercollegiate sports contests if the athlete: (1) declares that the athlete is eligible for recruitment by a...
- Texas Section 2051.003 - Effect Of Personal Service Contract
In this chapter, a personal service contract between an athlete and the owner or prospective owner of a professional sports team in which the athlete...
- Texas Section 2051.004 - Athlete Agent Contact
(a) An athlete agent may contact an athlete only as provided by this chapter. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an athlete agent may...
- Texas Section 2051.005 - Certain Professional Services Exempt
This chapter does not apply to a person who directly or indirectly recruits or solicits an athlete to enter into a contract with the person...
SUBCHAPTER B POWERS AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE
- Texas Section 2051.006 - Uniformity Of Application And Construction
In applying this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law among states that have enacted similar laws. Added...
- Texas Section 2051.051 - Administration Of Chapter
(a) The secretary of state shall: (1) actively enforce this chapter; (2) set reasonable and necessary fees for the administration of this chapter; and (3)...
SUBCHAPTER C REGISTRATION
- Texas Section 2051.052 - Publication Of Compliance Responsibilities
(a) The secretary of state shall publish on the secretary of state's Internet website information that prescribes the compliance responsibilities of an institution of higher...
- Texas Section 2051.101 - Registration Required
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an individual may not act as an athlete agent in this state or represent that the individual is...
- Texas Section 2051.102 - Application Requirements
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an applicant for registration as an athlete agent must apply on a form prescribed by the secretary of...
- Texas Section 2051.105 - Denial Of Application
(a) The secretary of state shall deny an application for registration if the applicant has been convicted of: (1) a felony; or (2) a misdemeanor...
- Texas Section 2051.106 - Temporary Or Provisional Registration
The secretary of state may issue a temporary or provisional certificate of registration that is valid for not more than 90 days to an applicant...
- Texas Section 2051.107 - Registration Duration; Expiration
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a certificate of registration issued under this chapter is valid for a period of not more than one...
- Texas Section 2051.108 - Registration Renewal
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an applicant for renewal of registration must apply on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. (b)...
- Texas Section 2051.109 - Continuing Notification Requirement
(a) A registered athlete agent shall notify the secretary of state in writing of the athlete agent's: (1) conviction of a crime that in this...
SUBCHAPTER D ATHLETE AGENT BOND
- Texas Section 2051.110 - Effect Of Decertification By Professional Association
The secretary of state shall revoke the certificate of registration of an athlete agent decertified by a national professional sports association. Added by Acts 2011,...
- Texas Section 2051.151 - Bond Deposit
(a) An athlete agent shall, before contacting an athlete or entering into an agent contract with an athlete in this state, deposit with the secretary...
SUBCHAPTER E FORM, CONTENT, AND FILING OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS
- Texas Section 2051.152 - Cancellation Of Bond; Suspension Of Certificate
(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date an athlete agent receives a notice of cancellation from the surety of a bond deposited...
- Texas Section 2051.201 - Contract Form
(a) A registered athlete agent must use a form approved by the secretary of state for any agent contract or financial services contract. (b) The...
- Texas Section 2051.202 - Contract Signing
An athlete may sign an athlete agent contract at any time as permitted by the national association for the promotion and regulation of intercollegiate athletics...
- Texas Section 2051.203 - Contract Requirements Relating To Fees And Services
(a) An agent contract or a financial services contract must include: (1) a schedule of fees, including: (A) the amount and method of computing the...
- Texas Section 2051.204 - Contract Requirements Relating To Notice
(a) An agent contract or a financial services contract must include the following notice: (1) THIS ATHLETE AGENT IS REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE...
- Texas Section 2051.205 - Filing Requirements
(a) A registered athlete agent shall, not later than the 10th day after the date an athlete signs an agent contract or financial services contract,...
SUBCHAPTER F IMPLEMENTATION STANDARDS OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
- Texas Section 2051.206 - Multiyear Contract Fee
(a) This section applies only to a multiyear professional sports services contract negotiated by a registered athlete agent. (b) A registered athlete agent may not...
- Texas Section 2051.251 - Adoption Of Implementation Standards
(a) An institution of higher education shall adopt standards relating to the implementation of this chapter, including specific guidelines governing the athlete agent interview program...
- Texas Section 2051.252 - Approval And Filing Of Standards
(a) After adopting implementation standards under Section 2051.251, an institution of higher education shall: (1) submit the standards to the institution's athletic council or other...
- Texas Section 2051.253 - Designation Of Compliance Coordinator
An institution of higher education shall: (1) designate an individual to serve as a compliance coordinator for that institution; and (2) report the name of...
- Texas Section 2051.254 - Written Request For Implementation Standards
On receipt of a written request from a registered athlete agent, the secretary of state or a compliance coordinator designated under Section 2051.253 shall provide...
- Texas Section 2051.255 - Notification Of Availability Of Implementation Standards
(a) The secretary of state shall notify each registered athlete agent in writing of the availability, on request, under Section 2051.254 of a copy of...
SUBCHAPTER G ATHLETE AGENT INTERVIEW PROGRAM
- Texas Section 2051.256 - Written Request For Compliance Coordinators
On receipt of a written request from a registered athlete agent, the secretary of state shall provide a copy of the names of the compliance...
- Texas Section 2051.301 - Athlete Agent Interview Program
(a) Each institution of higher education shall sponsor an athlete agent interview program on the institution's campus. (b) A registered athlete agent may interview an...
- Texas Section 2051.302 - Compliance Coordinator's Duties
Each compliance coordinator designated under Section 2051.253 shall: (1) establish the schedule for the athlete agent interview program sponsored under Section 2051.301 by the coordinator's...
- Texas Section 2051.303 - Time And Duration Of Interview Program
An athlete agent interview program sponsored under this subchapter: (1) may not continue for more than 30 consecutive business days as determined by the athlete's...
SUBCHAPTER H RESTRICTION OF AGENT'S PRACTICE
- Texas Section 2051.304 - Compliance With Interview Guidelines
An athlete agent shall strictly comply with the guidelines adopted under Section 2051.251 relating to the time, place, and duration of an athlete agent interview...
- Texas Section 2051.351 - Prohibitions
(a) An athlete agent may not: (1) publish or cause to be published: (A) false, fraudulent, or misleading information; or (B) a false, fraudulent, or...
- Texas Section 2051.352 - Recordkeeping Requirement
(a) An athlete agent shall maintain a record of: (1) each athlete represented by the athlete agent, including: (A) the name and address of the...
- Texas Section 2051.353 - Disclosure Requirement
An athlete agent shall disclose the athlete agent's name and address in any advertising used by the athlete agent. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388,...
SUBCHAPTER I INVESTIGATION OF AGENTS BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- Texas Section 2051.354 - Agent Liability For Violation Of Chapter
A registered or unregistered athlete agent who violates this chapter may be subject to: (1) an administrative penalty imposed under Subchapter J; (2) forfeiture of...
- Texas Section 2051.401 - Investigative Authority: Subpoena And Summons
(a) The secretary of state may issue a subpoena or summons to compel: (1) the attendance and testimony of a witness; or (2) the production...
- Texas Section 2051.402 - Service Of Process
(a) The secretary of state, the secretary's authorized agent, a sheriff, or a constable may serve a subpoena or summons issued by the secretary of...
- Texas Section 2051.403 - Enforcement Of Subpoena And Summons
(a) The secretary of state shall refer a person who fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena or summons issued by the secretary under...
- Texas Section 2051.404 - Interrogatories
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the secretary of state may serve interrogatories on an athlete, compliance coordinator, or any person subject to this...
SUBCHAPTER J ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
- Texas Section 2051.405 - Disciplinary Procedures; Injunctions
(a) If the secretary of state determines that a person has violated this chapter, the secretary shall: (1) refer the violation to the attorney general...
- Texas Section 2051.451 - Administrative Penalty
(a) If the secretary of state determines that a person regulated under this chapter has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter...
- Texas Section 2051.452 - Investigation And Preliminary Report
(a) If, after examining a possible violation, including facts relating to the violation, the secretary of state determines that a person has committed a violation...
- Texas Section 2051.453 - Payment Or Request For Hearing
(a) A person who is the subject of a preliminary report issued under Section 2051.452 shall, not later than the 20th day after the date...
- Texas Section 2051.454 - Hearing
(a) If the secretary of state determines at a hearing conducted under Chapter 2001, Government Code, that a person has violated this chapter, the secretary...
- Texas Section 2051.455 - Judicial Review
If judicial review requested under Section 2051.454 reveals that a person has not violated this chapter or that the administrative penalty assessed against a person...
- Texas Section 2051.456 - Recovery Of Administrative Penalty
On request by the secretary of state, the attorney general may file suit against a person to recover a penalty assessed under Section 2051.451. Acts...
SUBCHAPTER K CRIMINAL PENALTY
- Texas Section 2051.457 - Failure To Pay Administrative Penalty
(a) If an athlete agent fails to pay the administrative penalty and does not request a hearing as provided by Section 2051.453, the secretary of...
- Texas Section 2051.501 - Criminal Offense
(a) An athlete agent commits an offense if the agent intentionally or knowingly violates this chapter or a rule under this chapter. (b) Except as...
SUBCHAPTER L CIVIL LIABILITY
- Texas Section 2051.502 - Notice Of Criminal Offense
The secretary of state shall send notice of an athlete agent's conviction of an offense under Section 2051.501 to each national professional sports association that...
- Texas Section 2051.551 - Civil Suit
(a) An institution of higher education adversely affected by an athlete agent's violation of this chapter may file suit against the athlete agent for damages....
- Texas Section 2051.552 - Adversely Affected
(a) An institution of higher education is adversely affected by an athlete agent's violation of this chapter if: (1) the athlete agent's violation causes a...
- Texas Section 2051.553 - Recovery
A plaintiff that prevails in a civil suit filed under Section 2051.551 may recover: (1) actual damages; (2) exemplary damages; (3) court costs; and (4)...