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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="4-413" title_number="4" title_name="Athletics" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Maryland Uniform Athlete Agents Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student–athlete to enter into an agency contract, may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>furnish anything of value to a student–athlete before the student–athlete enters into the agency contract;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>furnish anything of value to any individual other than the student–athlete or another licensed athlete agent; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>solicit another individual who is not an athlete agent to commit an act on behalf of the athlete agent that is a violation of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An athlete agent may not intentionally:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>initiate contact with a student–athlete unless licensed under this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of the records required to be retained by § 4–412 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>fail to obtain a license when required by § 4–403 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>provide materially false or misleading information in an application for a license or renewal of a license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>predate or postdate an agency contract; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>fail to notify a student–athlete before the student–athlete signs or otherwise authenticates an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing or authentication may make the student–athlete ineligible to participate as a student–athlete in that sport.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An athlete agent may not split a fee with or receive compensation from:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a professional sports league;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a professional sports franchise;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a representative or employee of a professional sports league or franchise; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>an employee of an educational institution in the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
