{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-37-97-103","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-103","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-103","body":"As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\n(a) “ Compensation ” means any remuneration, in cash or in kind, whether provided at the time or at any subsequent date, to a student-athlete.\n\nFor the purposes of this article, “compensation” shall not mean any grant, scholarship, fellowship, tuition assistance, or other form of financial aid provided to a student for pursuing a post-secondary education.\n\n(b) “ Intercollegiate athletics program ” means an intercollegiate athletics sport played at the collegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by a student-athlete are established by a national association, conference or any other group or organization with authority over the sport, that promotes or regulates collegiate athletics.\n\n(c) “ Publicity Rights ” means any right associated with the name, image, likeness, publicity, reputation, fame, or personal following of a student recognized under federal or state law as permitting an individual to control or profit from the use of the same.\n\n(d) “ Postsecondary educational institution ” means a public university or community college or private university or college.\n\n(e) “ Student-athlete ” means an individual who is enrolled in or has signed a National Letter of Intent or other written agreement to enroll in a postsecondary educational institution or is being recruited by a postsecondary educational institution to participate in an intercollegiate athletics program. If an individual is permanently ineligible to participate in a particular intercollegiate sport, the individual is not a student-athlete for purposes of that sport.\n\n(f) “ Third party ” means any individual or entity or group of the same other than a postsecondary educational institution, including a charitable organization that qualifies as an exempt organization under 26 USC Section 501(c)(3) , as amended.","path":["MS Code","Title 37"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"b9c134a9bf8e2bef13d30e1daaab79b1ddccf1ab0e3f09acd2c705c705a5a09d","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-37-97-101","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-37-97-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}