South Carolina § 59-102-140 Prohibited acts of athlete agents.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 59-102-140 — Prohibited acts of athlete agents.

South Carolina § 59-102-140

Title 59EDUCATION

Ch. 102ATHLETE AGENTS AND STUDENT ATHLETES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-102-140 (2026).

Text

(A)An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not take any of the following actions or encourage another person to take or assist another person in taking any of the following actions on behalf of the athlete agent:

(1)give materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation;

(2)furnish anything of value to a student athlete before the student athlete enters into the agency contract; or (3) furnish anything of value to an individual other than the student athlete or another registered athlete agent.

(B)An athlete agent may not intentionally do any of the following or encourage another person to do any of

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(A) An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not take any of the following actions or encourage another person to take or assist another person in taking any of the following actions on behalf of the athlete agent: (1) give materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation; (2) furnish anything of value to a student athlete before the student athlete enters into the agency contract; or (3) furnish anything of value to an individual other than the student athlete or another registered athlete agent. (B) An athlete agent may not intentionally do any of the following or encourage another person to do any of the following on behalf of the athlete agent: (1) initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student athlete to recruit the student athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an agency contract unless registered pursuant to this chapter; (2) refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of records pursuant to Section 59-102-130; (3) fail to register as required by Section 59-102-40; (4) provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration; (5) predate or postdate an agency contract; or (6) fail to notify a student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete before the student athlete, parent, or guardian signs or otherwise authenticates an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing or authentication may make the student athlete ineligible to participate as a student athlete in that sport.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 300, SECTION 1, eff September 8, 2004; 2018 Act No. 235 (H.3068), SECTION 1, eff May 17, 2018. Comment Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 235, SECTION 1, rewrote the section.