N.Y.
General Business Law Section 899-L
Prohibited conduct
1.
An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, shall not:(a)
give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation;(b)
furnish anything of value to a student-athlete before the student-athlete enters into the agency contract;(c)
furnish anything of value to any other individual or another registered athlete agent before the student-athlete enters into the agency contract; or(d)
fail to notify the student-athlete before he or she signs or otherwise authenticates an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing or authentication may make the student-athlete ineligible to participate in that sport. The prohibitions contained within this subdivision shall not prohibit an athlete agent from sponsoring or furnishing equipment to an amateur athletic team through a government or not-for-profit entity registered with the secretary of state pursuant to Executive Law § 172 (Registration of charitable organizations)section one hundred seventy-two of the executive law or entities exempt from article seven-A of the executive law pursuant to Executive Law § 172-A (Certain persons exempted)section one hundred seventy-two-a of the executive law, provided that sponsorship or equipment will not result in a student-athlete being rendered ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics.2.
An athlete agent shall not willfully:(a)
initiate contact with a student-athlete unless registered pursuant to this article;(b)
refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of the records required to be retained by § 899-K (Required records)section eight hundred ninety-nine-k of this article;(c)
fail to register when required by § 899-C (Athlete agents)section eight hundred ninety-nine-c of this article;(d)
provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration; or(e)
predate or postdate an agency contract.
Source:
Section 899-L — Prohibited conduct, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GBS/899-L (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).
