Section 78C-98 - Prohibited conduct(a) An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, shall 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.(3) Furnish anything of value to any individual other than the student-athlete or another registered athlete agent.(b) An athlete agent shall not intentionally: (1) Initiate contact with a student-athlete unless the athlete agent is registered under this Article.(2) Refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of the records required to be retained by G.S. 78C-97.(3) Fail to register as required by G.S. 78C-88.(4) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration.(5) Predate or postdate an agency contract.(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 shall make the student-athlete ineligible to participate as a student-athlete in that sport.Added by 2003 N.C. Sess. Laws 0375, s. 2, eff. 8/1/2003.