RCW 19.225.100 Prohibited acts.

(1) An athlete agent, with the intent to influence a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not take any of the following actions or encourage any other individual to take or assist any other individual in taking any of the following actions on behalf of the athlete agent:

(a) Give materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation;

(b) Furnish anything of value to the athlete before the athlete enters into the contract; or

(c) Furnish anything of value to an individual other than the athlete or another registered athlete agent.

(2) An athlete agent may not intentionally do any of the following or encourage any other individual to do any of the following on behalf of the agent:

(a) 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 providing the athlete with the athlete agent disclosure form as provided in RCW 19.225.030;

(b) Refuse or willfully fail to retain or produce in response to subpoena the records required by RCW 19.225.090;

(c) Fail to disclose information required by RCW 19.225.040;

(d) Provide materially false or misleading information in an athlete agent disclosure form;

(e) Predate or postdate an agency contract;

(f) 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 make the athlete ineligible to participate as a student athlete in that sport;

(g) Ask or allow a student athlete to waive or attempt to waive rights under this chapter;

(h) Fail to give notice required under RCW 19.225.070; or

(i) Engage in the business of an athlete agent in this state: (A) At any time after conviction under RCW 19.225.110; or (B) within five years of entry of a civil judgment under RCW 19.225.120.

[ 2016 sp.s. c 13 § 10; 2002 c 131 § 11.]