§ 78C-98. Prohibited conduct.
§ 78C‑98. Prohibitedconduct.
(a) An athlete agent,with the intent to induce a student‑athlete to enter into an agencycontract, shall not:
(1) Give any materiallyfalse or misleading information or make a materially false promise orrepresentation.
(2) Furnish anything ofvalue to a student‑athlete before the student‑athlete enters intothe agency contract.
(3) Furnish anything ofvalue to any individual other than the student‑athlete or anotherregistered athlete agent.
(b) An athlete agentshall not intentionally:
(1) Initiate contactwith a student‑athlete unless the athlete agent is registered under thisArticle.
(2) Refuse or fail toretain or permit inspection of the records required to be retained by G.S. 78C‑97.
(3) Fail to register asrequired by G.S. 78C‑88.
(4) Provide materiallyfalse or misleading information in an application for registration or renewalof registration.
(5) Predate or postdatean agency contract.
(6) Fail to notify astudent‑athlete before the student‑athlete signs or otherwiseauthenticates an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing orauthentication shall make the student‑athlete ineligible to participateas a student‑athlete in that sport. (2003‑375, s. 2.)