34-51-201. Non-compete agreements.
(1) Except as provided in Subsectionand in addition to any requirements imposed under common law, for a non-compete agreement entered into on or after May 10, 2016, an employer and an employee may not enter into a non-compete agreement for a period of more than one year from the day on which the employee is no longer employed by the employer. (2) On or after May 6, 2026, a person and a healthcare worker may not enter into a healthcare non-compete agreement. A non-compete agreement that violates this Subsectionis void. (1)
(2) Subject to Subsection, a non-compete agreement between a broadcasting company and a broadcasting employee is valid only if: (2)(b) the broadcasting employee is an exempt broadcasting employee; the non-compete agreement is part of a written employment contract of reasonable duration, based on industry standards, the position, the broadcasting employee's experience, geography, and the parties' unique circumstances; and the broadcasting company terminates the broadcasting employee for cause; or the broadcasting employee breaches the employment contract in a manner that results in the broadcasting employee no longer being employed by the broadcasting company. A non-compete agreement described in Subsectionis enforceable for no longer than the earlier of: (2)(a) one year after the day on which the broadcasting employee is no longer employed by the broadcasting company; or the day on which the original term of the employment contract containing the non-compete agreement ends. A non-compete agreement between a broadcasting company and a broadcasting employee that does not comply with this Subsectionis void. (2)
(3) Subject to Subsection, on or after May 6, 2026, a person and a veterinarian may not enter into a veterinarian non-compete agreement. (3)(b) Subsectiondoes not apply if the veterinarian has at least a 5% ownership interest in the person's business. (3)(a) A veterinarian non-compete agreement that violates this Subsectionis void. (3)
(4) If a provision in a veterinarian non-compete agreement entered into on or after May 6, 2026, requires that the parties to a dispute arising under the veterinarian non-compete agreement resolve the dispute in a forum outside of this state, the provision: is void and unenforceable; and is considered against the public policy of this state.
(5) Nothing in this section affects an agreement that is not a: non-compete agreement; healthcare non-compete agreement; or veterinarian non-compete agreement.