§422. Registration of agents

            A.(1) An individual shall not act as an athlete agent in this state unless the individual is registered with the division as provided in this Chapter.

            (2) An individual who is not registered pursuant to this Chapter may act as an athlete agent in this state for purposes other than entering into an agent contract or endorsement contract if both of the following occur:

            (a) The athlete or third person acting on behalf of the athlete initiates communication with the individual.

            (b) Not later than seven days after the initial act that requires registration pursuant to this Chapter, the individual submits a completed application for registration to the division.

            (3) Any agent contract, or designation of any consideration to or for the athlete agent or any third person in an endorsement contract, resulting from conduct in violation of this Subsection is void and unenforceable, and the athlete agent shall return any consideration received under the contract.

            (4) For the purposes of this Chapter, any document required to be filed with the division shall be deemed filed when it is received either physically or electronically in any office designated by the division for the receipt of such documents.

            B.(1) An applicant for registration as an athlete agent shall submit an application to the division on a form prescribed by the division. The applicant shall be an individual.

            (2) The application shall be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury and shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

            (a) The applicant's full name and date and place of birth.

            (b) The applicant's principal place of business and all contact information, including work and mobile telephone numbers and means of electronic communication.

            (c) The name and address of each business or employer of the applicant, including the nature and form of the business.

            (d) Each social-media account with which the applicant or the applicant's business or employer is affiliated.

            (e) The business or occupation engaged in by the applicant during the five years immediately preceding the date of application, including any professional or occupational licenses, registrations, or certifications held during that period.

            (f) Whether the applicant is certified or registered by any professional sports league or players association, including the name of the association and the status of the certification.

            (g) A description of the applicant's formal training, practical experience, and educational background relating to activities as an athlete agent.

            (h) The names and addresses of three references, including any persons, if any, with whom the applicant has dealt in his capacity as an athlete agent or in the practice of his business or profession, not to exceed three such persons.

            (i) The names and addresses of all persons, except bona fide employees on stated salaries, who are financially interested as partners, associates, officers, managers, members, profit sharers, or who directly or indirectly hold an ownership or equity interest of five percent or greater in the applicant's operation of the business of the athlete agent.

            (j) The names and addresses of all athletes for whom the applicant acted as an athlete agent within the five years preceding the date of this application, including the sport and last-known educational institution or school.

            (k) The name and address of the applicant's agent for service of process, including an affidavit accepting such appointment from the applicant's agent for service of process, if not previously filed and on record with the secretary of state.

            (l) Whether the applicant, or any person identified in Subparagraph (h) of this Paragraph, has been denied, has suspended, has withdrawn, or has terminated any state or federal professional, occupational, or business license, including any reprimand or censure.

            (m) Whether the applicant, or any person identified in Subparagraph (h) of this Paragraph, has been a defendant or respondent in any civil proceeding within the preceding fifteen years, including the nature and disposition of the proceeding.

            (n) Whether the applicant, or any person identified in Subparagraph (h) of this Paragraph, has an unsatisfied judgment, or a judgment of continuing effect.

            (o) Whether the applicant, or any person identified in Subparagraph (h) of this Paragraph, has been adjudicated bankrupt within the preceding ten years.

            (p) Whether there has been any administrative or judicial determination that the applicant, or any person identified in Subparagraph (h) of this Paragraph, made a false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation.

            (q) Each instance in which conduct of the applicant, or any person identified in Subparagraph (h) of this Paragraph, resulted in a sanction, suspension, or declaration of ineligibility imposed on an athlete or an educational institution or school.

            (r) Each sanction, suspension, denial, revocation, or refusal to renew any registration as an athlete agent in this or any other state.

            (s) Each state in which the applicant is currently registered or has applied to be registered as an athlete agent.

            (t) Any additional information required by the division to administer this Chapter.

            (u) Proof of completion of training as prescribed by the attorney general.

            (3) If the applicant is a corporation, the information required by this Subsection shall be provided by each officer of that corporation. If the applicant is an association or partnership, such information shall be provided by each associate or partner.

            C. With respect to agent contracts, the applicant shall be certified by the appropriate player's association. Certification by a player's association shall not be required for registration for an athlete agent engaged only for the purposes of endorsement contracts or endorsement activities pursuant to this Chapter, but any such certification shall be disclosed.

            D.(1) An individual registered as an athlete agent in another state may apply for registration in this state by submitting all of the following:

            (a) A copy of the application for registration filed in the other state.

            (b) A statement signed under penalty of perjury and identifying any material change in the information contained in the application or affirming that no material change has occurred.

            (c) A copy of the certificate of registration issued by the other state.

            (2) The division may issue a certificate of registration if the division determines all of the following:

            (a) The registration requirements of the other state are substantially similar to or more restrictive than those of this Chapter.

            (b) The applicant's registration has not been suspended or revoked and no disciplinary action involving the applicant's conduct as an athlete agent is pending in any jurisdiction.

            (3) The division may cooperate with other states and national organizations to develop common registration standards and to exchange information relating to disciplinary actions.

            E. The registration or renewal of registration is valid for two years. Renewal of the registration may be made by the filing of an application for renewal.

            F. All funds received from the payment of the registration fees imposed and collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deposited into the Department of Justice Legal Support Fund pursuant to R.S. 49:259.

            G. To produce sufficient revenue to offset the expenses incurred by the division in administering this Chapter, an application for registration or renewal of registration of an athlete agent pursuant to this Chapter shall be accompanied by the appropriate registration fee as follows:

            (1) One thousand dollars for an initial application for registration.

            (2) Five hundred dollars for a registration based on a certificate of registration issued by another state.

            (3) One thousand dollars for renewal of a registration.

            (4) Five hundred dollars for renewal of registration based on a certificate of registration issued by another state.

            H. The attorney general shall prescribe training for all applicants for registration as an athlete agent.

            I.(1) As a condition of registration, each applicant shall consent to and submit to a background check conducted by or on behalf of the division.

(2) The applicant shall bear the cost of the background check.

            (3) Failure to consent to or cooperate with the background check shall result in denial of the application.

            Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1988, No. 537, §1; Acts 1990, No. 882, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §§1, 2; Acts 1999, No. 342, §2; Acts 2001, No. 1094, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1; Acts 2026, No. 883, §1, 2; Acts 2026, No. 895, §1, eff. June 9, 2026.