(a)  By acting as an athlete agent in this state, a nonresident individual appoints the Rhode Island secretary of state as the individual’s agent for service of process in any civil action in this state related to the individual’s acting as an athlete agent in this state.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-74.1-3

  • Athlete agent: means an individual who enters into an agency contract with a student athlete or, directly or indirectly, recruits or solicits a student athlete to enter into an agency contract. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-74.1-2
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-74.1-2

(b)  The Rhode Island secretary of state may issue subpoenas for any material that is relevant to the administration of this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 246, § 2.