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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71796</law_id><section_number>54.1-534</section_number><catch_line>Required form of agency contract</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="5.2">Athlete Agents</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> An <span class="dictionary">agency contract</span> shall be in a <span class="dictionary">record</span> signed by the parties. <a id="paragraph-258653" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> An <span class="dictionary">agency contract</span> shall contain: <a id="paragraph-258654" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A statement that the <span class="dictionary">athlete agent</span> is registered as an <span class="dictionary">athlete agent</span> in the Commonwealth and a list of any other <span class="dictionary">states</span> in which the agent is registered as an <span class="dictionary">athlete agent</span>; <a id="paragraph-258655" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The amount and method of calculating the consideration to be paid by the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> for services to be provided by the agent under the contract and any other consideration the agent has received or will receive from any other source for entering into the contract or providing the services; <a id="paragraph-258656" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The name of any <span class="dictionary">person</span> not listed in the agent&#x2019;s application for <span class="dictionary">registration</span> or renewal of <span class="dictionary">registration</span> which will be compensated because the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> signed the contract; <a id="paragraph-258657" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> A description of any expenses the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> agrees to reimburse; <a id="paragraph-258658" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> A description of the services to be provided to the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span>; <a id="paragraph-258659" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#B5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> The duration of the contract; and <a id="paragraph-258660" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#B6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> The date of execution. <a id="paragraph-258661" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#B7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Subject to subsection G, an <span class="dictionary">agency contract</span> shall contain a conspicuous notice in boldface type and in substantially the following form:
			&#x201C;WARNING TO <span class="dictionary">STUDENT-ATHLETE</span>
			IF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT: <a id="paragraph-258662" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> YOU MAY LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE AS A <span class="dictionary">STUDENT-ATHLETE</span> IN YOUR SPORT; <a id="paragraph-258663" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#C1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> IF YOUR <span class="dictionary">EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION</span> HAS AN <span class="dictionary">ATHLETIC DIRECTOR</span>, WITHIN 72 HOURS OF SIGNING THIS CONTRACT OR BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED ATHLETIC EVENT IN WHICH YOU PARTICIPATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, BOTH YOU AND YOUR <span class="dictionary">ATHLETE AGENT</span> MUST NOTIFY YOUR <span class="dictionary">ATHLETIC DIRECTOR</span> THAT YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS CONTRACT AND PROVIDE THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE <span class="dictionary">ATHLETE AGENT</span>; AND <a id="paragraph-258664" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHIN 14 DAYS. HOWEVER, CANCELLATION OF THIS CONTRACT DOES NOT GUARANTEE REINSTATEMENT OF YOUR ELIGIBILITY AS A <span class="dictionary">STUDENT-ATHLETE</span> IN YOUR SPORT.&#x201D; <a id="paragraph-258665" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#C3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> An <span class="dictionary">agency contract</span> shall be accompanied by a separate <span class="dictionary">record</span> signed by the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> or, if the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> is a <span class="dictionary">minor</span>, the parent or guardian of the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> acknowledging that signing the contract may result in the loss of the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span>&#x2019;s eligibility to participate in the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span>&#x2019;s sport. <a id="paragraph-258666" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> A <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> or, if the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> is a <span class="dictionary">minor</span>, the parent or guardian of the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> may void an <span class="dictionary">agency contract</span> that does not conform to this section. If the contract is voided, any consideration received from the <span class="dictionary">athlete agent</span> under the contract to induce entering into the contract is not required to be returned. <a id="paragraph-258667" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> At the time an <span class="dictionary">agency contract</span> is executed, the <span class="dictionary">athlete agent</span> shall give the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> or, if the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> is a <span class="dictionary">minor</span>, the parent or guardian of the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> a copy in a <span class="dictionary">record</span> of the contract and the separate acknowledgement required by subsection D. <a id="paragraph-258668" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G"><p><span class="prefix-number">G.</span> If a <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> is a <span class="dictionary">minor</span>, an <span class="dictionary">agency contract</span> shall be signed by the parent or guardian of the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> and the notice required by subsection C shall be revised accordingly. <a id="paragraph-258669" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-534/#G"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, c. 481, &#xA7; 54.1-527.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
