(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), an individual may not act as an athlete agent in this State without holding a certificate of registration under this chapter.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 481Z-4

  • Agency contract: means an agreement in which a student athlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the athlete a professional-sports-services contract or endorsement contract. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481Z-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481Z-2
  • Registration: means registration as an athlete agent under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481Z-2
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481Z-2
  • Student athlete: means an individual who is eligible to attend an educational institution and engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible in the future to engage in, any interscholastic sport or intercollegiate sport. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481Z-2
(b) Before being issued a certificate of registration under this chapter, an individual may act as an athlete agent in this State for all purposes except signing an agency contract, if:

(1) A student athlete or another person acting on behalf of the athlete initiates communication with the individual; and
(2) Not later than seven days after an initial act that requires the individual to register as an athlete agent, the individual submits an application for registration as an athlete agent in this State.
(c) An agency contract resulting from conduct in violation of this section is void, and the athlete agent shall return any consideration received under the contract.

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