West Virginia § 30-39-14 Prohibited conduct

West Virginia Statutes

§ 30-39-14 — Prohibited conduct

West Virginia § 30-39-14

Ch. 30PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 39UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT

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W. Va. Code § 30-39-14 (2026).

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(a)An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not:

(1)Give any 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 any individual other than the student-athlete or another registered athlete agent.

(b)An athlete agent may not intentionally:

(1)Initiate contact with a student-athlete unless registered under this article;

(2)Refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of the records required to be retained by section thirteen of this article;

(3)Fail to register when required by section four of this article;

(4)Provide materially

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(a) An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not:

(1) Give any 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 any individual other than the student-athlete or another registered athlete agent.

(b) An athlete agent may not intentionally:

(1) Initiate contact with a student-athlete unless registered under this article;

(2) Refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of the records required to be retained by section thirteen of this article;

(3) Fail to register when required by section four of this article;

(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 before the student-athlete 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.