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The applicant shall be an individual, and the application shall be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury and shall contain at least the following:1\n\nThe name and date and place of birth of the applicant and the following contact information for the applicant: (i) the address of the applicant’s principal place of business; (ii) work and mobile telephone numbers; and (iii) any means of communicating electronically, including a facsimile number, email address, and personal and business or employer websites;2\n\nThe 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;3\n\nEach social media account with which the applicant or the applicant’s business or employer is affiliated;4\n\nEach 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;5\n\nA description of the applicant’s (i) formal training as an athlete agent, (ii) practical experience as an athlete agent, and (iii) educational background relating to the applicant’s activities as an athlete agent;6\n\nThe 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 student-athlete is a minor, the name of the parent or guardian of the student-athlete, together with the student-athlete’s sport and last known team;7\n\nThe name and address of each person that (i) 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 (ii) 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;8\n\nA description of the status of any application by the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, 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;9\n\nWhether the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, 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 the Commonwealth and, if so, identification of (i) the crime, (ii) the law-enforcement agency involved, and (iii) if applicable, the date of the conviction and the fine or penalty imposed;10\n\nWhether, within 15 years before the date of application, the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, 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;11\n\nWhether the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, has an unsatisfied judgment or a judgment of continuing effect, including alimony or a domestic order in the nature of child support, which is not current at the date of the application;12\n\nWhether, within 10 years before the date of application, the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, was adjudicated bankrupt or was an owner of a business that was adjudicated bankrupt;13\n\nWhether there has been any administrative or judicial determination that the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, made a false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation;14\n\nEach instance in which conduct of the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, resulted in the imposition of a sanction, suspension, or declaration of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic or intercollegiate athletic event of a student-athlete or a sanction on an educational institution;15\n\nEach sanction, suspension, or disciplinary action taken against the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, arising out of occupational or professional conduct;16\n\nWhether 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 7, as an athlete agent in any state;17\n\nEach state in which the applicant currently is registered as an athlete agent or has applied to be registered as an athlete agent;18\n\nIf the applicant is certified or registered by a professional league or players association, (i) the name of the league or association; (ii) the date of certification or registration and the date of expiration of the certification or registration, if any; and (iii) 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;19\n\nWhether the applicant is seeking an annual or two-year license; and20\n\nAny additional information required by the Director.B\n\nInstead of proceeding under subsection A, an individual registered as an athlete agent in another state may apply for registration as an athlete agent in the Commonwealth by submitting to the Director (i) a copy of the application for registration in the other state; (ii) a statement that identifies any material change in the information on that application or verifies there is no material change in the information, signed under penalty of perjury; and (iii) a copy of the certificate of registration from the other state.C\n\nThe Director shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who applies for registration under subsection B if the Director determines that (i) the application and registration requirements of the other state are substantially similar to or more restrictive than the requirements in this chapter and (ii) 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.D\n\nFor purposes of implementing subsection C, the Director shall (i) cooperate with national organizations concerned with athlete agent issues and agencies in other states that 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 (ii) exchange information, including information related to actions taken against registered athlete agents or their registrations, with those organizations and agencies.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259132,"text":"An applicant for registration as an athlete agent shall submit an application for registration to the Director in a form prescribed by the Director. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 481<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75849,"section_number":"54.1-530","catch_line":"Certificate of registration; issuance or denials; renewal","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-530\/"},{"id":74728,"section_number":"54.1-531","catch_line":"Suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-531\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":240775,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71929,"identifier":"54.1-529","token":"54.1\/II\/5.2\/54.1-529","url":"\/54.1-529\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-529\/","token":"54.1\/II\/5.2\/54.1-529","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration as athlete agent; application; requirements; reciprocal registration; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-529","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An applicant for registration<\/span> as an athlete agent<\/span> shall submit an application for registration<\/span> to the Director<\/span> in a form prescribed by the Director<\/span>. The applicant shall be an individual, and the application shall be signed by the applicant under penalty<\/span> of perjury<\/span> and shall contain at least the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The name and date and place of birth of the applicant and the following contact information for the applicant: (i) the address of the applicant’s principal place of business; (ii) work and mobile telephone numbers; and (iii) any means of communicating electronically, including a facsimile number, email address, and personal and business or employer websites; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> 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; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Each social media account with which the applicant or the applicant’s business or employer is affiliated; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> 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<\/span>, or certification held by the applicant during that time; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> A description of the applicant’s (i) formal training as an athlete agent<\/span>, (ii) practical experience as an athlete agent<\/span>, and (iii) educational background relating to the applicant’s activities as an athlete agent<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The name of each student-athlete<\/span> for whom the applicant acted as an athlete agent<\/span> within five years before the date of the application or, if the student-athlete<\/span> is a minor<\/span>, the name of the parent or guardian of the student-athlete<\/span>, together with the student-athlete<\/span>’s sport and last known team; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> The name and address of each person<\/span> that (i) is a partner, member, officer, manager, associate, or profit sharer or directly or indirectly holds an equity<\/span> interest of five percent or greater of the athlete agent<\/span>’s business if it is not a corporation and (ii) is an officer or director<\/span> of a corporation employing the athlete agent<\/span> or a shareholder having an interest of five percent or greater in the corporation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> A description of the status of any application by the applicant, or any person<\/span> named under subdivision 7, for a state<\/span> or federal business, professional, or occupational license, other than as an athlete agent<\/span>, from a state<\/span> 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><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Whether the applicant, or any person<\/span> named under subdivision 7, has pleaded guilty or no contest to, has been convicted of, or has charges pending for a crime<\/span> that would involve moral turpitude<\/span> or be a felony<\/span> if committed in the Commonwealth and, if so, identification of (i) the crime<\/span>, (ii) the law<\/span>-enforcement agency involved, and (iii) if applicable, the date of the conviction<\/span> and the fine or penalty<\/span> imposed; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Whether, within 15 years before the date of application, the applicant, or any person<\/span> named under subdivision 7, has been a defendant<\/span> 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; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Whether the applicant, or any person<\/span> named under subdivision 7, has an unsatisfied judgment<\/span> or a judgment<\/span> of continuing effect, including alimony<\/span> or a domestic order<\/span> in the nature of child support, which is not current at the date of the application; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Whether, within 10 years before the date of application, the applicant, or any person<\/span> named under subdivision 7, was adjudicated bankrupt or was an owner of a business that was adjudicated bankrupt; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Whether there has been any administrative or judicial determination that the applicant, or any person<\/span> named under subdivision 7, made a false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

14.<\/span> Each instance in which conduct of the applicant, or any person<\/span> named under subdivision 7, resulted in the imposition of a sanction<\/span>, suspension, or declaration of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic or intercollegiate athletic event of a student-athlete<\/span> or a sanction<\/span> on an educational institution<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

15.<\/span> Each sanction<\/span>, suspension, or disciplinary action taken against the applicant, or any person<\/span> named under subdivision 7, arising out of occupational or professional conduct; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

16.<\/span> Whether there has been a denial of an application for, suspension or revocation<\/span> of, refusal to renew, or abandonment of, the registration<\/span> of the applicant, or any person<\/span> named under subdivision 7, as an athlete agent<\/span> in any state<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

17.<\/span> Each state<\/span> in which the applicant currently is registered as an athlete agent<\/span> or has applied to be registered as an athlete agent<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

18.<\/span> If the applicant is certified or registered by a professional league or players association, (i) the name of the league or association; (ii) the date of certification or registration<\/span> and the date of expiration of the certification or registration<\/span>, if any; and (iii) if applicable, the date of any denial of an application for, suspension or revocation<\/span> of, refusal to renew, withdrawal of, or termination of the certification or registration<\/span> or any reprimand or censure related to the certification or registration<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

19.<\/span> Whether the applicant is seeking an annual or two-year license; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

20.<\/span> Any additional information required by the Director<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Instead of proceeding under subsection A, an individual registered as an athlete agent<\/span> in another state<\/span> may apply for registration<\/span> as an athlete agent<\/span> in the Commonwealth by submitting to the Director<\/span> (i) a copy of the application for registration<\/span> in the other state<\/span>; (ii) a statement that identifies any material<\/span> change in the information on that application or verifies there is no material<\/span> change in the information, signed under penalty<\/span> of perjury<\/span>; and (iii) a copy of the certificate of registration<\/span> from the other state<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a certificate of registration<\/span> to an individual who applies for registration<\/span> under subsection B if the Director<\/span> determines that (i) the application and registration<\/span> requirements of the other state<\/span> are substantially similar to or more restrictive than the requirements in this chapter and (ii) the registration<\/span> has not been revoked or suspended and no action involving the individual’s conduct as an athlete agent<\/span> is pending against the individual or the individual’s registration<\/span> in any state<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> For purposes of implementing subsection C, the Director<\/span> shall (i) cooperate with national organizations concerned with athlete agent<\/span> issues<\/span> and agencies in other states<\/span> that register athlete agents<\/span> to develop a common registration<\/span> form and determine which states<\/span> have laws<\/span> that are substantially similar to or more restrictive than this chapter and (ii) exchange information, including information related to actions taken against registered athlete agents<\/span> or their registrations<\/span>, with those organizations and agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION AS ATHLETE AGENT; APPLICATION; REQUIREMENTS; RECIPROCAL\nREGISTRATION; PENALTY (\u00a7 54.1-529)\n\nA. An applicant for registration as an athlete agent shall submit an application\nfor registration to the Director in a form prescribed by the Director. The\napplicant shall be an individual, and the application shall be signed by the\napplicant under penalty of perjury and shall contain at least the following:\n\n 1. The name and date and place of birth of the applicant and the following\n contact information for the applicant: (i) the address of the\n applicant’s principal place of business; (ii) work and mobile telephone\n numbers; and (iii) any means of communicating electronically, including a\n facsimile number, email address, and personal and business or employer\n websites;\n\n 2. The name of the applicant’s business or employer, if applicable,\n including for each business or employer, its mailing address, telephone\n number, organization form, and the nature of the business;\n\n 3. Each social media account with which the applicant or the applicant’s\n business or employer is affiliated;\n\n 4. Each business or occupation in which the applicant engaged within five\n years before the date of the application, including self-employment and\n employment by others, and any professional or occupational license,\n registration, or certification held by the applicant during that time;\n\n 5. A description of the applicant’s (i) formal training as an athlete\n agent, (ii) practical experience as an athlete agent, and (iii) educational\n background relating to the applicant’s activities as an athlete agent;\n\n 6. The name of each student-athlete for whom the applicant acted as an athlete\n agent within five years before the date of the application or, if the\n student-athlete is a minor, the name of the parent or guardian of the\n student-athlete, together with the student-athlete’s sport and last\n known team;\n\n 7. The name and address of each person that (i) is a partner, member, officer,\n manager, associate, or profit sharer or directly or indirectly holds an equity\n interest of five percent or greater of the athlete agent’s business if\n it is not a corporation and (ii) is an officer or director of a corporation\n employing the athlete agent or a shareholder having an interest of five\n percent or greater in the corporation;\n\n 8. A description of the status of any application by the applicant, or any\n person named under subdivision 7, for a state or federal business,\n professional, or occupational license, other than as an athlete agent, from a\n state or federal agency, including any denial, refusal to renew, suspension,\n withdrawal, or termination of the license and any reprimand or censure related\n to the license;\n\n 9. Whether the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, has pleaded\n guilty or no contest to, has been convicted of, or has charges pending for a\n crime that would involve moral turpitude or be a felony if committed in the\n Commonwealth and, if so, identification of (i) the crime, (ii) the\n law-enforcement agency involved, and (iii) if applicable, the date of the\n conviction and the fine or penalty imposed;\n\n 10. Whether, within 15 years before the date of application, the applicant, or\n any person named under subdivision 7, has been a defendant or respondent in a\n civil proceeding, including a proceeding seeking an adjudication of legal\n incompetence, and, if so, the date and a full explanation of each proceeding;\n\n 11. Whether the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, has an\n unsatisfied judgment or a judgment of continuing effect, including alimony or\n a domestic order in the nature of child support, which is not current at the\n date of the application;\n\n 12. Whether, within 10 years before the date of application, the applicant, or\n any person named under subdivision 7, was adjudicated bankrupt or was an owner\n of a business that was adjudicated bankrupt;\n\n 13. Whether there has been any administrative or judicial determination that\n the applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, made a false,\n misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation;\n\n 14. Each instance in which conduct of the applicant, or any person named under\n subdivision 7, resulted in the imposition of a sanction, suspension, or\n declaration of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic or\n intercollegiate athletic event of a student-athlete or a sanction on an\n educational institution;\n\n 15. Each sanction, suspension, or disciplinary action taken against the\n applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, arising out of\n occupational or professional conduct;\n\n 16. Whether there has been a denial of an application for, suspension or\n revocation of, refusal to renew, or abandonment of, the registration of the\n applicant, or any person named under subdivision 7, as an athlete agent in any\n state;\n\n 17. Each state in which the applicant currently is registered as an athlete\n agent or has applied to be registered as an athlete agent;\n\n 18. If the applicant is certified or registered by a professional league or\n players association, (i) the name of the league or association; (ii) the date\n of certification or registration and the date of expiration of the\n certification or registration, if any; and (iii) if applicable, the date of\n any denial of an application for, suspension or revocation of, refusal to\n renew, withdrawal of, or termination of the certification or registration or\n any reprimand or censure related to the certification or registration;\n\n 19. Whether the applicant is seeking an annual or two-year license; and\n\n 20. Any additional information required by the Director.\n\nB. Instead of proceeding under subsection A, an individual registered as an\nathlete agent in another state may apply for registration as an athlete agent in\nthe Commonwealth by submitting to the Director (i) a copy of the application for\nregistration in the other state; (ii) a statement that identifies any material\nchange in the information on that application or verifies there is no material\nchange in the information, signed under penalty of perjury; and (iii) a copy of\nthe certificate of registration from the other state.\n\nC. The Director shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who\napplies for registration under subsection B if the Director determines that (i)\nthe application and registration requirements of the other state are\nsubstantially similar to or more restrictive than the requirements in this\nchapter and (ii) the registration has not been revoked or suspended and no\naction involving the individual’s conduct as an athlete agent is pending\nagainst the individual or the individual’s registration in any state.\n\nD. For purposes of implementing subsection C, the Director shall (i) cooperate\nwith national organizations concerned with athlete agent issues and agencies in\nother states that register athlete agents to develop a common registration form\nand determine which states have laws that are substantially similar to or more\nrestrictive than this chapter and (ii) exchange information, including\ninformation related to actions taken against registered athlete agents or their\nregistrations, with those organizations and agencies.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 481, \u00a7 54.1-522.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}