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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55456</law_id><section_number>54.1-536</section_number><catch_line>Student-athlete&amp;#8217;s right to cancel</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> 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 cancel an <span class="dictionary">agency contract</span> by giving notice in a <span class="dictionary">record</span> of cancellation to the <span class="dictionary">athlete agent</span> not later than 14 days after the contract is signed. <a id="paragraph-203279" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-536/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</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 not <span class="dictionary">waive</span> the right to cancel an <span class="dictionary">agency contract</span>. <a id="paragraph-203280" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-536/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> If a <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> or, if the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> is a <span class="dictionary">minor</span>, a parent or guardian of the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> cancels an <span class="dictionary">agency contract</span>, 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> is not required to pay any consideration under the contract or return any consideration received from the <span class="dictionary">athlete agent</span> to influence the <span class="dictionary">student-athlete</span> to enter into the contract. <a id="paragraph-203281" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-536/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, c. 481, &#xA7; 54.1-529.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
