N.D. Cent. Code § 9-15.2-13
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9-15.2-13. Prohibited conduct
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9-15.2-13. Prohibited conduct
An athlete agent may not intentionally:
1. Give a student-athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, give a parent or guardian of the
athlete materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or
representation with the intent to influence the athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an
agency contract;
2. Furnish anything of value to a student-athlete or another individual, if to do so may
result in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport, unless:
a. The agent notifies the athletic director of the educational institution at which the
athlete is enrolled or at which the agent has reasonable grounds to believe the
athlete intends to enroll, not later than seventy-two hours after giving the thing of
value; and
b. The athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the athlete
acknowledges to the agent in a record that receipt of the thing of value may result
in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport;
3. Initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student-athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a
parent or guardian of the athlete, to recruit or solicit the athlete, parent, or guardian to
enter an agency contract unless registered under this chapter;
4. Fail to create, retain, or permit inspection of the records required by section 9-15.2-12;
5. Fail to register when required by section 9-15.2-03;
6. Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or
renewal of registration;
7. Predate or postdate an agency contract;
8. Fail to notify a student-athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the
athlete, before the athlete, parent, or guardian signs an agency contract for a particular
sport that the signing may result in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the
athlete's sport;
9. Encourage another individual to do any of the acts described in subsections 1
through 8 on behalf of the agent; or
10. Encourage another individual to assist any other individual in doing any of the acts
described in subsections 1 through 8 on behalf of the agent.
An athlete agent may not intentionally:
1. Give a student-athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, give a parent or guardian of the
athlete materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or
representation with the intent to influence the athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an
agency contract;
2. Furnish anything of value to a student-athlete or another individual, if to do so may
result in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport, unless:
a. The agent notifies the athletic director of the educational institution at which the
athlete is enrolled or at which the agent has reasonable grounds to believe the
athlete intends to enroll, not later than seventy-two hours after giving the thing of
value; and
b. The athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the athlete
acknowledges to the agent in a record that receipt of the thing of value may result
in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport;
3. Initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student-athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a
parent or guardian of the athlete, to recruit or solicit the athlete, parent, or guardian to
enter an agency contract unless registered under this chapter;
4. Fail to create, retain, or permit inspection of the records required by section 9-15.2-12;
5. Fail to register when required by section 9-15.2-03;
6. Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or
renewal of registration;
7. Predate or postdate an agency contract;
8. Fail to notify a student-athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the
athlete, before the athlete, parent, or guardian signs an agency contract for a particular
sport that the signing may result in loss of the athlete's eligibility to participate in the
athlete's sport;
9. Encourage another individual to do any of the acts described in subsections 1
through 8 on behalf of the agent; or
10. Encourage another individual to assist any other individual in doing any of the acts
described in subsections 1 through 8 on behalf of the agent.
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