South Carolina Code 59-102-140. Prohibited acts of athlete agents
(1) give materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-102-140
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(2) furnish anything of value to a student athlete before the student athlete enters into the agency contract; or
(3) furnish anything of value to an individual other than the student athlete or another registered athlete agent.
(B) An athlete agent may not intentionally do any of the following or encourage another person to do any of the following on behalf of the athlete agent:
(1) initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student athlete to recruit the student athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an agency contract unless registered pursuant to this chapter;
(2) refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of records pursuant to § 59-102-130;
(3) fail to register as required by § 59-102-40;
(4) provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration;
(5) predate or postdate an agency contract; or
(6) fail to notify a student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete before the student athlete, parent, or guardian signs or otherwise authenticates an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing or authentication may make the student athlete ineligible to participate as a student athlete in that sport.