Section 4-413 - Prohibited activities. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-413. Prohibited activities.
 

(a)  Inducement of contract.- An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not: 

(1) give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation; 

(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 any individual other than the student-athlete or another licensed athlete agent. 

(b)  Additional prohibited activities.- An athlete agent may not intentionally: 

(1) initiate contact with a student-athlete unless licensed under this subtitle; 

(2) refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of the records required to be retained by § 4-412 of this subtitle; 

(3) fail to obtain a license when required by § 4-403 of this subtitle; 

(4) provide materially false or misleading information in an application for a license or renewal of a license; 

(5) predate or postdate an agency contract; or 

(6) fail to notify a student-athlete before the student-athlete 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. 

(c)  Fee splitting.- An athlete agent may not split a fee with or receive compensation from: 

(1) a professional sports league; 

(2) a professional sports franchise; 

(3) a representative or employee of a professional sports league or franchise; or 

(4) an employee of an educational institution in the State. 
 

[2003, ch. 421, § 2.]