Prohibited acts; penalty.

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1. An athlete agent, with the intent to influence a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not take any of the following actions or encourage any other individual to take or assist any other individual in taking any of the following actions on behalf of the agent:

(a) Give materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation;

(b) Furnish anything of value to the athlete before the athlete enters into the contract; or

(c) Furnish anything of value to an individual other than the athlete or another registered athlete agent.

2. An athlete agent may not intentionally do any of the following or encourage any other individual to do any of the following on behalf of the agent:

(a) 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;

(b) Fail to create or retain or to permit inspection of the records required by NRS 398A.370;

(c) Fail to register when required by NRS 398A.200;

(d) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration;

(e) Predate or postdate an agency contract; or

(f) 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 make the athlete ineligible to participate as a student athlete in that sport.

3. The provisions of this chapter do not limit the power of the State of Nevada to punish a person for conduct that constitutes a crime pursuant to any other law.

4. An athlete agent who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of not more than $50,000 or by both fine and imprisonment. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 1721)


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