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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 09.14.03.01" title_num="09" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="03" heading="Contract Between Manager and Contestant.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as otherwise indicated, a contract between a contestant and a manager shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Notarized; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Filed with the Commission 5 business days before the contestant first participates in a contest in this State.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Provisions of Contract.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An executed original contract between a manager and a contestant shall be filed with the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A contract shall include the following provisions:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>That there is no financial interest in the earnings of the contestant by any person other than the manager or managers of the contestant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>That a manager or managers will receive not more than 33-1/3 percent of the gross earnings of the contestant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>That the contract has a duration of not more than 5 years;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>That the contract may not be extended beyond its initial term; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>That the contestant shall comply with all laws, regulations, and directives of the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An assignment of interest in a contract filed with the Commission may not be valid unless it is approved by the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A manager may not sign a promoter-contestant contract on behalf of a contestant which obligates the contestant to compete in an event scheduled to take place after the expiration of the contract between the manager and contestant.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A contestant may not sign a contract with any other manager during the term of an existing contract the contestant may have with a manager.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>