(1) In this section, “communicating or attempting to communicate” means contacting or attempting to contact by an in-person meeting, a record, or any other method that conveys or attempts to convey a message.
(2) Within seventy-two (72) hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the athlete agent shall give notice in a record of the existence of the contract to the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled or the athlete agent has reasonable grounds to believe the student-athlete intends to enroll.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.6919

  • 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.
  • Institution: means a university, college, community college, health technology center, vocational-technical school, technical institute, technical college, technology center, or the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001

(3) Within seventy-two (72) hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the student-athlete shall inform the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled that he or she has entered into an agency contract and the name and contact information of the athlete agent.
(4) If an athlete agent enters into an agency contract with a student-athlete and the student-athlete subsequently enrolls at an educational institution, the agent shall notify the athletic director of the institution of the existence of the contract not later than seventy-two (72) hours after the agent knew or should have known the student- athlete enrolled.
(5) If an athlete agent has a relationship with a student-athlete before the student-athlete enrolls in an educational institution and receives an athletic scholarship from the institution, the athlete agent shall notify the institution of the relationship not later than ten (10) days after the enrollment if the agent knows or should have known of the enrollment and:
(a) The relationship was motivated in whole or in part by the intention of the athlete agent to recruit or solicit the athlete to enter an agency contract in the future; or
(b) The athlete agent directly or indirectly recruited or solicited the student- athlete to enter an agency contract before the enrollment.
(6) An athlete agent shall give notice in a record to the athletic director of any educational institution at which a student-athlete is enrolled before the agent communicates or attempts to communicate with:
(a) The student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete, to influence the student-athlete or parent or guardian to enter into an agency contract; or
(b) Another individual to have that individual influence the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete to enter into an agency contract.
(7) If a communication or attempt to communicate with an athlete agent is initiated by a student-athlete or another individual on behalf of the student-athlete, the athlete agent shall notify in a record the athletic director of any educational institution at
which the student-athlete is enrolled. The notification shall be made not later than ten (10) days after the communication or attempt.
(8) An educational institution that becomes aware of a violation of KRS § 164.6901 to
164.6935 by an athlete agent shall notify the department and any professional league or players association with which the institution is aware the athlete agent is licensed or registered of the violation.
Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 205, sec. 10, effective July 14, 2018. — Repealed and reenacted 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 172, sec. 10, effective June 24, 2003. — Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 259, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998.
Formerly codified as KRS § 164.685.