No athlete agent shall do any of the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4771.17

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • anything of value: includes :

    (A) Money, bank bills or notes, United States treasury notes, and other bills, bonds, or notes issued by lawful authority and intended to pass and circulate as money;

    (B) Goods and chattels;

    (C) Promissory notes, bills of exchange, orders, drafts, warrants, checks, or bonds given for the payment of money;

    (D) Receipts given for the payment of money or other property;

    (E) Rights in action;

    (F) Things which savor of the realty and are, at the time they are taken, a part of the freehold, whether they are of the substance or produce thereof or affixed thereto, although there may be no interval between the severing and taking away;

    (G) Any interest in realty, including fee simple and partial interests, present and future, contingent or vested interests, beneficial interests, leasehold interests, and any other interest in realty;

    (H) Any promise of future employment;

    (I) Every other thing of value. See Ohio Code 1.03

  • Athlete: means either of the following:

    (1) A student enrolled in any educational institution or institution of higher education in this state, who participates, or is or may become eligible to participate, in any athletic sporting event, contest, exhibition, or program at the educational institution or institution of higher education;

    (2) A student who meets one of the following criteria:

    (a) Resides in this state, is eligible to participate in an amateur athletic program, and has informed an educational institution or institution of higher education, in writing, of the student's intent to participate in that institution's amateur athletic program;

    (b) Does not reside in this state but is eligible to participate in an amateur athletic program and has informed, in writing, an educational institution or institution of higher education in this state of the student's intent to participate in that institution's amateur athletic program. See Ohio Code 4771.01

  • Athlete agent: means any person who directly or indirectly recruits or solicits any athlete to enter into an agent contract or professional sports services contract, or who for a fee procures, offers, promises, or attempts to obtain employment for an athlete with a professional sports team, or as a professional athlete, or otherwise attempts to market an athlete or an athlete's reputation. See Ohio Code 4771.01
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Educational institution: means any institution located in this state, public or private, that provides elementary or secondary education to students as its primary function. See Ohio Code 4771.01
  • Institution of higher education: means a state university or college or a private nonprofit college or university located in this state that possesses a certificate of authorization issued by the Ohio board of regents pursuant to Chapter 1713 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 4771.01
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) Provide false information or make false promises or representations concerning the employment of an athlete;

(B) Engage in any conduct that demonstrates bad faith or dishonesty in connection with the performance of services as an athlete agent;

(C) Commingle money or property of an athlete with the agent’s own money or property;

(D) Offer anything of value to a person in order to induce an athlete to enter into an agreement pursuant to which the athlete agent represents the interests of the athlete;

(E) Engage in reckless or intentional mismanagement or misconduct as an athlete agent where such conduct results in financial harm to an athlete or an educational institution or institution of higher education;

(F) Violate the rules of the athletic conference or collegiate athletic association governing an athlete or the educational institution or institution of higher education in which an athlete is enrolled when the violation may affect the eligibility of the athlete to participate in athletic competition or otherwise penalize the educational institution or institution of higher education;

(G) Aid or abet another in conduct that violates the rules of the athletic conference or collegiate athletic association governing an athlete or the educational institution or institution of higher education in which the athlete is enrolled, when the violation results in the ineligibility of the athlete to participate in athletic competition or otherwise penalizes the educational institution or institution of higher education;

(H) Make any contact with an athlete that is prohibited under this chapter, other state or federal law, or the rules of any athletic conference or collegiate athletic association;

(I) Post-date an agent or professional sports services contract;

(J) Loan or advance money to an athlete or the family or friends of an athlete in connection with the recruitment or solicitation of the athlete;

(K) Provide transportation, material goods, or any other services to an athlete, or family or friends of an athlete, in connection with the recruitment or solicitation of an athlete;

(L) Publish or cause to be published any false or misleading information or advertisements concerning the athlete agent, an athlete, or the provision of services by an athlete agent.