§ 25-5.2-2-9 — Agency contracts; student athletes

Indiana § 25-5.2-2-9

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 5.2: ATHLETE AGENTS
• Ch. 2: Athlete Agent Registration

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(a) As used in this section, "communicate or
attempt to communicate" means contact or attempt to contact by an
in-person meeting, a record, or any other method that conveys or
attempts to convey a message.
(b) Not later than seventy-two (72) hours after entering into an
agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which the
student athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the athlete agent
shall give in a record notice of the existence of the contract to the
athletic director of the educational institution at which the student
athlete is enrolled or the athlete agent has reasonable grounds to
believe the student athlete intends to enroll.
(c) Not later than seventy-two (72) hours after entering into an
agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which the
student athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the athlete shall
inform the athletic director of the educational institution at which the
athlete is enrolled or intends to enroll that the athlete has entered into
an agency contract and of the name and contact information of the
athlete agent.
(d) If an athlete agent enters into an agency contract with a student
athlete and the athlete subsequently enrolls at an educational
institution, the agent shall notify the athletic director of the institution
of the existence of the contract not later than seventy-two (72) hours
after the agent knew or should have known the athlete enrolled.
(e) If an athlete agent has a relationship with a student athlete before
the athlete enrolls in an educational institution and receives an athletic
scholarship from the institution, the agent shall notify the educational
institution of the relationship not later than ten (10) days after the
enrollment if the agent knows or should have known of the enrollment
and:
(1) the relationship was motivated in whole or in part by the
intention of the agent to recruit or solicit the athlete to enter an
agency contract in the future; or
(2) the agent directly or indirectly recruited or solicited the athlete
to enter an agency contract before the enrollment.
(f) An athlete agency shall give notice in a record to the athletic
director of any educational institution at which a student athlete is
enrolled before the agent communicates or attempts to communicate
with:
(1) the athlete, or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of
the athlete, to influence the athlete or parent or guardian to enter
into an agency contract; or
(2) another individual to have that individual influence the athlete
or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the athlete,
to enter into an agency contract.
(g) If a communication or attempt to communicate with an athlete
agent is initiated by a student athlete or another individual on behalf of
the athlete, the agent shall notify in a record the athletic director of any
educational institution at which the athlete is enrolled. The notification
must be made not later than ten (10) days after the communication or
attempt.
(h) An educational institution that becomes aware of a violation of
this article by an athlete agent shall notify:
(1) the attorney general; and
(2) any professional league or players association with which the
institution is aware the agent is licensed or registered;
of the violation.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.54-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.280; P.L.95-2019, SEC.6.