{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2887.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 47-2887.05","heading":"Certificate of registration; issuance or denial; renewal.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who complies with § 47-2887.04(a) or whose application has been accepted under § 47-2887.04(b).\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor may refuse to issue a certificate of registration if the Mayor determines that the applicant has engaged in conduct that has a significant adverse effect on the applicant’s fitness to act as an athlete agent. In making the determination, the Mayor may consider whether the applicant has:\n(1)\nBeen convicted of an offense that is directly related to the occupation for which the registration is sought, pursuant to a determination made under § 47-2853.17(c-1)(2);\n(2)\nMade a materially false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation in the application or as an athlete agent;\n(3)\nEngaged in conduct that would disqualify the applicant from serving in a fiduciary capacity;\n(4)\nEngaged in conduct prohibited by § 47-2887.13;\n(5)\nHad a registration or licensure as an athlete agent suspended, revoked, or denied or been refused renewal of registration or licensure as an athlete agent in any State;\n(5A)\nBeen refused renewal of registration as an athlete agent in any State;\n(6)\nEngaged in conduct the consequence of which was that a sanction, suspension, or declaration of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic or intercollegiate athletic event was imposed on a student-athlete or educational institution; or\n(7)\nEngaged in conduct that significantly adversely reflects on the applicant’s credibility, honesty, or integrity.\n\n(c)\nExcept as otherwise provided in § 47-2853.17(c-1)(2), in making a determination under subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor shall consider:\n(1)\nHow recently the conduct occurred;\n(2)\nThe nature of the conduct and the context in which it occurred; and\n(3)\nAny other relevant conduct of the applicant.\n\n(d)\nAn athlete agent may apply to renew a registration by submitting an application for renewal in a form prescribed by the Mayor. An application filed under this section is a public record. The application for renewal must be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury and must contain current information on all matters required in an original registration.\n\n(e)\nAn athlete agent registered under § 47-2887.04(c) may renew the registration by proceeding under subsection (d) of this section or, if the registration in the other State has been renewed, by submitting to the Mayor copies of the application for renewal in the other State and the renewed registration from the other State. The Mayor shall renew the registration if the Mayor determines:\n(1)\nThe registration requirements of the other State are substantially similar to or more restrictive than this part; and\n(2)\nThe renewed registration has not been suspended or revoked 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.\n\n(f)\nA certificate of registration or a renewal of a registration is valid for 2 years.","path":["Title 47. Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]","Chapter 28. General License Law.","Subchapter IV. Other Licenses.","Part E. Athlete Agents."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2887.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4b3558989a0a393d079af3fa53434df0c904958547a7f6b89763a91b16afad50","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2887.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2887.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}