§ 49-7-2124 — Athletic scholarship - Influence to accept - Disclosure of relationship with institution - Violation - Penalty

(a) Any person who, in this state, knowingly influences, or attempts to influence, any student athlete to accept an athletic scholarship that is offered by an educational institution from which such person receives any compensation or any other thing of value shall provide a written disclosure of such person's relationship with the educational institution to the student athlete concurrently with initially making such influence or attempt to influence. Any person who is required to disclose a relationship with an educational institution to a student athlete pursuant to this subsection (a) shall also provide, within seventy-two (72) hours of providing the written disclosure to the student athlete, a written disclosure of such relationship to the student athlete's parent or legal guardian, the secretary of state, and to the athletic director, president, and the general counsel of the educational institution from which such person has influenced or attempted to influence the student athlete to accept an athletic scholarship. (b) This section does not apply to any person who is an employee of the educational institution for which such person influences or attempts to influence a student athlete to accept an athletic scholarship. (c) Failure to provide a written disclosure as required by subsection (a) is a Class E felony punishable by a fine of no more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or confinement for no less than one (1) year nor more than six (6) years, or both. (d) In addition to the criminal penalty provided in subsection (c), the secretary of state may assess a civil penalty pursuant to § 49-7-2117 . Any hearing on the imposition of any fine pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

Legislative History

Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216, s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.