Registration as athlete agent - Application - Requirements - Reciprocal registration
N.D. Cent. Code § 9-15.2-04
in effect9-15.2-04. Registration as athlete agent - Application - Requirements - Reciprocal
registration.
1. An applicant for registration as an athlete agent shall submit an application for
registration to the secretary of state in a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The
applicant must be an individual, and the application must be signed by the applicant
under penalty of perjury. The application must contain at least the following:
a. The name and date and place of birth of the applicant and the following contact
information for the applicant:
(1) The address of the applicant's principal place of business;
(2) Work and mobile telephone numbers; and
(3) Any means of communicating electronically, including a facsimile number,
electronic mail, and personal and business or employer websites;
b. The name of the applicant's business or employer, if applicable, including for
each business or employer, its mailing address, telephone number, organization
form, and the nature of the business;
c. Each social media account with which the applicant or the applicant's business or
employer is affiliated;
d. Each business or occupation in which the applicant engaged within five years
before the date of the application, including self-employment and employment by
others, and any professional or occupational license, registration, or certification
held by the applicant during that time;
e. A description of the applicant's:
(1) Formal training as an athlete agent;
(2) Practical experience as an athlete agent; and
(3) Educational background relating to the applicant's activities as an athlete
agent;
f. The name of each student-athlete for whom the applicant acted as an athlete
agent within five years before the date of the application or, if the individual is a
minor, the name of the parent or guardian of the minor, together with the athlete's
sport and last-known team;
g. The name and address of each person that:
(1) Is a partner, member, officer, manager, associate, or profit sharer or directly
or indirectly holds an equity interest of five percent or greater of the athlete
agent's business if it is not a corporation; and
(2) Is an officer or director of a corporation employing the athlete agent or a
shareholder having an interest of five percent or greater in the corporation;
h. A description of the status of any application by the applicant, or any person
named under subdivision g, for a state or federal business, professional, or
occupational license, other than as an athlete agent, from a state or federal
agency, including any denial, refusal to renew, suspension, withdrawal, or
termination of the license and any reprimand or censure related to the license;
i. Whether the applicant, or any person named under subdivision g, has pleaded
guilty or no contest to, has been convicted of, or has charges pending for, a crime
that would involve moral turpitude or be a felony if committed in this state and, if
so, identification of:
(1) The crime;
(2) The law enforcement agency involved; and
(3) If applicable, the date of the conviction and the fine or penalty imposed;
j. Whether, within fifteen years before the date of application, the applicant, or any
person named under subdivision g, has been a defendant or respondent in a civil
proceeding, including a proceeding seeking an adjudication of legal
incompetence and, if so, the date and a full explanation of each proceeding;
k. Whether the applicant, or any person named under subdivision g, has an
unsatisfied judgment or a judgment of continuing effect, including spousal support
or a domestic order in the nature of child support, which is not current at the date
of the application;
l. Whether, within ten years before the date of application, the applicant, or any
person named under subdivision g, was adjudicated bankrupt or was an owner of
a business that was adjudicated bankrupt;
m. Whether there has been any administrative or judicial determination that the
applicant, or any person named under subdivision g, made a false, misleading,
deceptive, or fraudulent representation;
n. Each instance in which conduct of the applicant, or any person named under
subdivision g, resulted in the imposition of a sanction, suspension, or declaration
of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic, intercollegiate, or professional
athletic event on a student-athlete or a sanction on an educational institution;
o. Each sanction, suspension, or disciplinary action taken against the applicant, or
any person named under subdivision g, arising out of occupational or
professional conduct;
p. Whether there has been a denial of an application for, suspension or revocation
of, refusal to renew, or abandonment of, the registration of the applicant, or any
person named under subdivision g, as an athlete agent in any state;
q. Each state in which the applicant currently is registered as an athlete agent or
has applied to be registered as an athlete agent;
r. If the applicant is certified or registered by a professional league or players
association:
(1) The name of the league or association;
(2) The date of certification or registration, and the date of expiration of the
certification or registration, if any; and
(3) If applicable, the date of any denial of an application for, suspension or
revocation of, refusal to renew, withdrawal of, or termination of, the
certification or registration or any reprimand or censure related to the
certification or registration; and
s. Any additional information required by the secretary of state.
2. Instead of proceeding under subsection 1, an individual registered as an athlete agent
in another state may apply for registration as an athlete agent in this state by
submitting to the secretary of state:
a. A copy of the application for registration in the other state;
b. A statement that identifies any material change in the information on the
application or verifies there is no material change in the information, signed under
penalty of perjury; and
c. A copy of the certificate of registration from the other state.
3. The secretary of state shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who
applies for registration under subsection 2 if the secretary of state determines:
a. The application and registration requirements of the other state are substantially
similar to or more restrictive than this chapter; and
b. The registration has not been revoked or suspended and no action involving the
individual's conduct as an athlete agent is pending against the individual or the
individual's registration in any state.
4. For purposes of implementing subsection 3, the secretary of state may:
a. Cooperate with national organizations concerned with athlete agent issues and
agencies in other states which register athlete agents to develop a common
registration form and determine which states have laws that are substantially
similar to or more restrictive than this chapter; and
b. Exchange information, including information related to actions taken against
registered athlete agents or their registrations, with those organizations and
agencies.
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