Del. Code tit. 24 § 5413

Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 494

Section 5413 - Prohibited conduct

An athlete agent may not intentionally do any of the following:

(1) Give a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation with the intent to influence the athlete, parent, or guardian to enter into an agency contract.

(2) Furnish anything of value to a student athlete or another individual, if to do so may result in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport, unless all of the following applies:

a. The agent notifies the athletic director of the educational institution at which the athlete is enrolled or at which the agent has reasonable grounds to believe the athlete intends to enroll, not later than 72 hours after giving the thing of value.

b. The athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete acknowledges to the agent in a separate record that receipt of the thing of value may result in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport.

(3) Initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete, to recruit or solicit the athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an agency contract unless registered under this chapter.

(4) Fail to create, retain, or permit inspection of the records required by § 5412 of this title.

(5) Fail to register when required by § 5404 of this title.

(6) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration.

(7) Predate or postdate an agency contract.

(8) Fail to notify a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete, before the athlete, parent, or guardian signs an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing may result in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport.

(9) Encourage another individual to do any of the acts described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of this section on behalf of the agent.

(10) Encourage another individual to assist any other individual in doing any of the acts described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of this section on behalf of the agent.

24 Del. C. § 5413

Added by Laws 2021, ch. 528,s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.