§ 2051.204 — CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO NOTICE.

Texas § 2051.204

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code OC: Occupations Code

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Sec. 2051.204. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO NOTICE. (a) An agent contract or a financial services contract must include the following notice:
(1) THIS ATHLETE AGENT IS REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. REGISTRATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE DOES NOT IMPLY APPROVAL OR ENDORSEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE ATHLETE AGENT OR OF THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS CONTRACT.
NOTICE TO CLIENT
(2) DO NOT SIGN THIS CONTRACT UNTIL YOU HAVE READ IT OR IF IT CONTAINS BLANK SPACES.
(3) IF YOU DECIDE THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO PURCHASE THE SERVICES OF THE ATHLETE AGENT, YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT BY NOTIFYING THE ATHLETE AGENT IN WRITING OF YOUR DESIRE TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT NOT LATER THAN THE 16TH DAY AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT. YOU MAY NOT WAIVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT. IF YOU CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHIN 16 DAYS, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ANY CONSIDERATION UNDER THE CONTRACT OR RETURN ANY CONSIDERATION RECEIVED.
(4) YOU MAY LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE AS AN ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT. CANCELLATION OF THIS CONTRACT MAY NOT REINSTATE YOUR ELIGIBILITY.
(5) IF YOU HAVE AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER ENTERING INTO THIS CONTRACT BOTH YOU AND YOUR ATHLETE AGENT MUST NOTIFY YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.
(b) The notice required under Subsection (a) must be:
(1) printed in not less than 10-point typeface; and
(2) boldfaced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise set apart from the surrounding provisions of the contract to make the notice conspicuous.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.