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44-1529. Criminal conduct by an athlete agent. (a) Criminal conduct by an athlete agent is when: (1) An athlete agent, with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, does any of the following: (A) Gives any materially false or misleading information or makes a materially false promise or representation;

(B) furnishes anything of value to a student-athlete before the student-athlete enters into the agency contract; or

(C) furnishes anything of value to any individual other than the student-athlete or another registered athlete agent; or

(2) an athlete agent intentionally: (A) Initiates contact with a student-athlete unless registered under this act;

(B) refuses or fails to retain or permit inspection of the records required to be retained by K.S.A. 44-1528, and amendments thereto;

(C) fails to register when required by K.S.A. 44-1519, and amendments thereto;

(D) provides materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration;

(E) predates or postdates an agency contract; or

(F) fails 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.

(b) Criminal conduct by an athlete agent is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

History: L. 2003, ch. 109, § 14; July 1.