Ohio Code 4771.08 – Issuing certificate of registration or temporary certificate
(A) Upon receipt of all the materials required for application for registration under section 4771.07 of the Revised Code, the Ohio athletic commission shall evaluate the information provided and issue a certificate of registration to the applicant, unless the commission finds that the applicant or an employee or representative of the applicant has committed any of the acts described in division (A) of section 4771.18 of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4771.08
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Athlete: means either of the following:
(1) A student enrolled in any educational institution or institution of higher education in this state, who participates, or is or may become eligible to participate, in any athletic sporting event, contest, exhibition, or program at the educational institution or institution of higher education;
(2) A student who meets one of the following criteria:
(a) Resides in this state, is eligible to participate in an amateur athletic program, and has informed an educational institution or institution of higher education, in writing, of the student's intent to participate in that institution's amateur athletic program;
(b) Does not reside in this state but is eligible to participate in an amateur athletic program and has informed, in writing, an educational institution or institution of higher education in this state of the student's intent to participate in that institution's amateur athletic program. See Ohio Code 4771.01
- Athlete agent: means any person who directly or indirectly recruits or solicits any athlete to enter into an agent contract or professional sports services contract, or who for a fee procures, offers, promises, or attempts to obtain employment for an athlete with a professional sports team, or as a professional athlete, or otherwise attempts to market an athlete or an athlete's reputation. See Ohio Code 4771.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
Notwithstanding the requirements for a certificate of registration under this chapter, the commission shall issue a certificate of registration in accordance with Chapter 4796 of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(1) The applicant is registered in another state.
(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an athlete agent in a state that does not issue that certificate of registration.
(B) The commission may issue a temporary certificate of registration, effective for a period of up to ninety days after the issuance of the temporary registration, to a nonresident athlete agent who is registered as an athlete agent in another state, or to a person who has not submitted all the material required under section 4771.07 of the Revised Code, but who the commission determines to have submitted sufficient material to warrant the issuance of a temporary certificate. Chapter 4796 of the Revised Code does not apply to a temporary certificate of registration issued under this division.
(C) The registration of an athlete agent with the commission is valid for a period of two years after the date the certificate of registration is issued. An athlete agent shall file an application for the renewal of a registration with the commission at least thirty days prior to the expiration of the registration of the athlete agent. An application for renewal shall be accompanied by a renewal fee in an amount determined by the commission pursuant to division (F) of section 4771.05 of the Revised Code.
(D) Each certificate of registration issued by the commission to an athlete agent shall contain all the following information:
(1) The name of the athlete agent;
(2) The address of the primary location in which the athlete agent is authorized to conduct business as an athlete agent;
(3) A registration number for the athlete agent and the date of issuance of the registration.
(E) No registration or certificate of registration is valid for any individual other than the athlete agent to whom it is issued.
(F) The commission is not liable for the acts of an athlete agent who is registered with the commission.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:46 AM