(a)Issuance.--Except as specified in subsection (b), the commission shall issue a certificate of registration to an applicant for registration who complies with section 3505(a) (relating to registration as athlete agent; application; requirements; reciprocal registration).
(b)Refusal.--The commission may refuse to issue a certificate of registration to an applicant for registration under section 3505(a) if the commission determines that the applicant has engaged in conduct that significantly adversely reflects on the applicant's fitness to act as an athlete agent. In making the determination, the commission may consider whether the applicant has:
(1)pleaded guilty or no contest to, has been convicted of or has charges pending for an offense which involves moral turpitude or would cons
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(a) Issuance.--Except as specified in subsection (b), the commission shall issue a certificate of registration to an applicant for registration who complies with section 3505(a) (relating to registration as athlete agent; application; requirements; reciprocal registration).
(b) Refusal.--The commission may refuse to issue a certificate of registration to an applicant for registration under section 3505(a) if the commission determines that the applicant has engaged in conduct that significantly adversely reflects on the applicant's fitness to act as an athlete agent. In making the determination, the commission may consider whether the applicant has:
(1) pleaded guilty or no contest to, has been convicted of or has charges pending for an offense which involves moral turpitude or would constitute a felony if committed in this Commonwealth;
(2) made a materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent representation in the application or as an athlete agent;
(3) engaged in conduct which would disqualify the applicant from serving in a fiduciary capacity;
(4) violated section 3514 (relating to prohibited conduct);
(5) had a registration as an athlete agent suspended, revoked or denied in any state;
(6) been refused renewal of registration as an athlete agent in any state;
(7) engaged in conduct resulting in:
(i) imposition on a student athlete of a sanction, suspension or declaration of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic, intercollegiate or professional athletic event; or
(ii) imposition of a sanction on an educational institution; or
(8) engaged in conduct which adversely reflects on the applicant's credibility, honesty or integrity.
(c) Determination.--In making a determination under subsection (b), the commission shall consider:
(1) how recently the conduct occurred;
(2) the nature of the conduct and the context in which it occurred; and
(3) other relevant conduct of the applicant.
(d) Renewal of registration.--An athlete agent registered under subsection (a) may apply to renew the registration by submitting an application for renewal in a form prescribed by the commission. The applicant shall sign the application under penalty of perjury and include current information on all matters required in an original application for registration.
(e) Renewal in other state.--
(1) An athlete agent registered under section 3505(c) may renew the registration by:
(i) proceeding under subsection (d); or
(ii) if the registration in the other state has been renewed, submitting to the commission copies of the application for renewal in the other state and the renewed registration from the other state.
(2) The commission shall renew the registration if the commission determines that:
(i) the registration requirements of the other state are substantially similar to or more restrictive than this chapter;
(ii) the renewed registration has not been suspended or revoked; and
(iii) no action involving the individual's conduct as an athlete agent is pending against the individual or the individual's registration in any state.
(f) Validity.--A certificate of registration or renewal of registration under this chapter is valid for two years.