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SECTION 5-74.1-2

   § 5-74.1-2  Definitions. – As used in this chapter:

   (1) "Agency contract" means an agreement in which a studentathlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the studentathlete a professional sports services contract or an endorsement contract.

   (2) "Athlete agent" means an individual who enters into anagency contract with a student athlete or, directly or indirectly, recruits orsolicits a student athlete to enter into an agency contract. The term includesan individual who represents to the public that the individual is an athleteagent. The term does not include a spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent, orguardian of the student athlete or an individual acting solely on behalf of aprofessional sports team or professional sports organization.

   (3) "Athletic director" means an individual responsible foradministering the overall athletic program of an educational institution or, ifan educational institution has separately administered athletic programs formale students and female students, the athletic program for males or theathletic program for females, as appropriate.

   (4) "Contact" means a communication, direct or indirect,between an athlete agent and a student athlete, to recruit or solicit thestudent athlete to enter into an agency contract.

   (5) "Endorsement contract" means an agreement under which astudent athlete is employed or receives consideration to use on behalf of theother party any value that the student athlete may have because of publicity,reputation, following, or fame obtained because of athletic ability orperformance.

   (6) "Intercollegiate sport" means a sport played at thecollegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by astudent athlete are established by a national association for the promotion orregulation of collegiate athletics.

   (7) "Person" means an individual, corporation, businesstrust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association,joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, orinstrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.

   (8) "Professional sports services contract" means anagreement under which an individual is employed, or agrees to render services,as a player on a professional sports team, with a professional sportsorganization, or as a professional athlete.

   (9) "Record" means information that is inscribed on atangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and isretrievable in perceivable form.

   (10) "Registration" means registration as an athlete agentpursuant to this chapter.

   (11) "State" means a state of the United States, the Districtof Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory orinsular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

   (12) "Student athlete" means an individual who engages in, iseligible to engage in, or may be eligible in the future to engage in, anyintercollegiate sport. If an individual is permanently ineligible toparticipate in a particular intercollegiate sport, the individual is not astudent athlete for purposes of that sport.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-5 > Chapter-5-74-1 > 5-74-1-2

SECTION 5-74.1-2

   § 5-74.1-2  Definitions. – As used in this chapter:

   (1) "Agency contract" means an agreement in which a studentathlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the studentathlete a professional sports services contract or an endorsement contract.

   (2) "Athlete agent" means an individual who enters into anagency contract with a student athlete or, directly or indirectly, recruits orsolicits a student athlete to enter into an agency contract. The term includesan individual who represents to the public that the individual is an athleteagent. The term does not include a spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent, orguardian of the student athlete or an individual acting solely on behalf of aprofessional sports team or professional sports organization.

   (3) "Athletic director" means an individual responsible foradministering the overall athletic program of an educational institution or, ifan educational institution has separately administered athletic programs formale students and female students, the athletic program for males or theathletic program for females, as appropriate.

   (4) "Contact" means a communication, direct or indirect,between an athlete agent and a student athlete, to recruit or solicit thestudent athlete to enter into an agency contract.

   (5) "Endorsement contract" means an agreement under which astudent athlete is employed or receives consideration to use on behalf of theother party any value that the student athlete may have because of publicity,reputation, following, or fame obtained because of athletic ability orperformance.

   (6) "Intercollegiate sport" means a sport played at thecollegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by astudent athlete are established by a national association for the promotion orregulation of collegiate athletics.

   (7) "Person" means an individual, corporation, businesstrust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association,joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, orinstrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.

   (8) "Professional sports services contract" means anagreement under which an individual is employed, or agrees to render services,as a player on a professional sports team, with a professional sportsorganization, or as a professional athlete.

   (9) "Record" means information that is inscribed on atangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and isretrievable in perceivable form.

   (10) "Registration" means registration as an athlete agentpursuant to this chapter.

   (11) "State" means a state of the United States, the Districtof Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory orinsular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

   (12) "Student athlete" means an individual who engages in, iseligible to engage in, or may be eligible in the future to engage in, anyintercollegiate sport. If an individual is permanently ineligible toparticipate in a particular intercollegiate sport, the individual is not astudent athlete for purposes of that sport.


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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-5 > Chapter-5-74-1 > 5-74-1-2

SECTION 5-74.1-2

   § 5-74.1-2  Definitions. – As used in this chapter:

   (1) "Agency contract" means an agreement in which a studentathlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the studentathlete a professional sports services contract or an endorsement contract.

   (2) "Athlete agent" means an individual who enters into anagency contract with a student athlete or, directly or indirectly, recruits orsolicits a student athlete to enter into an agency contract. The term includesan individual who represents to the public that the individual is an athleteagent. The term does not include a spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent, orguardian of the student athlete or an individual acting solely on behalf of aprofessional sports team or professional sports organization.

   (3) "Athletic director" means an individual responsible foradministering the overall athletic program of an educational institution or, ifan educational institution has separately administered athletic programs formale students and female students, the athletic program for males or theathletic program for females, as appropriate.

   (4) "Contact" means a communication, direct or indirect,between an athlete agent and a student athlete, to recruit or solicit thestudent athlete to enter into an agency contract.

   (5) "Endorsement contract" means an agreement under which astudent athlete is employed or receives consideration to use on behalf of theother party any value that the student athlete may have because of publicity,reputation, following, or fame obtained because of athletic ability orperformance.

   (6) "Intercollegiate sport" means a sport played at thecollegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by astudent athlete are established by a national association for the promotion orregulation of collegiate athletics.

   (7) "Person" means an individual, corporation, businesstrust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association,joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, orinstrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.

   (8) "Professional sports services contract" means anagreement under which an individual is employed, or agrees to render services,as a player on a professional sports team, with a professional sportsorganization, or as a professional athlete.

   (9) "Record" means information that is inscribed on atangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and isretrievable in perceivable form.

   (10) "Registration" means registration as an athlete agentpursuant to this chapter.

   (11) "State" means a state of the United States, the Districtof Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory orinsular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

   (12) "Student athlete" means an individual who engages in, iseligible to engage in, or may be eligible in the future to engage in, anyintercollegiate sport. If an individual is permanently ineligible toparticipate in a particular intercollegiate sport, the individual is not astudent athlete for purposes of that sport.