Colorado § 23-16-102 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 23-16-102 — Definitions

Colorado·Title 23 Postsecondary Education·Art. Limitation on Athlete Agents

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Agent contract means any contract or agreement in which a student athlete authorizes or empowers, or agrees to authorize or empower at some later date, an athlete agent to negotiate or solicit any professional sport services contract or marketing endorsement contract on behalf of the student athlete regardless of whether the athlete agent is entitled to compensation under the contract or agreement.

(2)Athlete agent means a person who, directly or indirectly, recruits or solicits a student athlete to enter into an agent contract, or who, for any type of financial gain, procures, offers, promises, or attempts to obtain employment or promotional fees or benefits for a student athlete with a professional sports team

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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Agent contract means any contract or agreement in which a student
athlete authorizes or empowers, or agrees to authorize or empower at some later
date, an athlete agent to negotiate or solicit any professional sport services
contract or marketing endorsement contract on behalf of the student athlete
regardless of whether the athlete agent is entitled to compensation under the
contract or agreement.

(2) Athlete agent means a person who, directly or indirectly, recruits or
solicits a student athlete to enter into an agent contract, or who, for any type of
financial gain, procures, offers, promises, or attempts to obtain employment or
promotional fees or benefits for a student athlete with a professional sports team
or as a professional athlete or with any promoter who markets or attempts to
market the student athlete's athletic ability or athletic reputation.

(3) Repealed.

(4) Governing board means the governing body of a state-supported
institution of higher education.

(5) Institution means any state-supported institution of higher education
operating in this state and any nonpublic institution of higher education, as defined
in section 23-3.7-102 (3), operating in this state.

(6) Student athlete means any individual who is enrolled as a student at an
institution and has either submitted a written letter of intent to or is eligible to and
does participate in any intercollegiate sporting event, contest, exhibition, or
program.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 96: Entire article added, p. 1487, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2008: IP amended, p. 1015, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: (3) repealed, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2080, � 53, effective August 11.