Title 24, Professions and Occupations

§ 5405. Registration as athlete agent; application; requirements; reciprocal registration. (a) An applicant for registration as an athlete agent shall submit an application for registration to the Secretary in a form prescribed by the Secretary. The applicant must be an individua…

§ 5406. Record of registration; issuance or denial; renewal. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall grant a record of registration to an applicant for registration who complies with § 5405(a) of this title. (b) The Secretary may re…

§ 5407. Suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew registration. (a) The Secretary may limit, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a registration of an individual registered under § 5406(a) of this title for conduct that would have justified refusal to grant a record of registrat…

§ 5408. Registration and renewal fees. An application for registration or renewal of registration as an athlete agent must be accompanied by a fee in an amount set by the Secretary that approximates and reasonably reflects all costs necessary to defray the Secretary’s expenses re…

§ 5409. Required form of agency contract. (a) An agency contract must be in a record signed by the parties. (b) An agency contract must contain all of the following: (1) A statement that the athlete agent is registered as an athlete agent in this State and a list of any other sta…

§ 5410. Notice to educational institution. (a) For purposes of 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. (b) Not later t…

§ 5411. Student athlete’s right to cancel. (a) A student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice in a record of cancellation to the athlete agent not later than 14 days after the contract is signe…

§ 5412. Required records. (a) An athlete agent shall create and retain for 5 years records of all of the following: (1) The name and address of each student athlete represented by the agent. (2) Each agency contract entered into by the agent. (3) The direct costs incurred by the …

§ 5413. Prohibited conduct. An athlete agent may not intentionally do any of the following: (1) Give a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representatio…

§ 5414. Criminal penalty. (a) An athlete agent who violates § 5413 of this title is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. A first conviction of a violation of § 5413 of this title is punishable by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 and imprisonment for not more than 1 y…

§ 5415. Civil remedy. (a) An educational institution or student athlete may bring an action for damages against an athlete agent if the institution or athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the agent in violation of this chapter. An educational institution or stud…

§ 5416. Civil penalty. The Secretary may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed $50,000 for a violation of this chapter.73 Del. Laws, c. 144, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 528, § 1;

§ 5417. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact laws similar to this chapter.73 Del. Laws, c. 144, § 1;…

§ 5418. Relation to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede § 101(c) of that act, …