{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-3602","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3602","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3602","body":"For purposes of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act:\n\n(1) Athletic grant-in-aid means the money given to a student-athlete by a postsecondary institution for tuition, fees, room, board, and textbooks as consideration for the student-athlete's participation in an intercollegiate sport for such postsecondary institution and does not include compensation for the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation;\n\n(2) Collegiate athletic association means any athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate sports;\n\n(3) Compensation for the use of a student-athlete's name, image, or likeness rights or athletic reputation includes, but is not limited to, consideration received pursuant to an endorsement contract as defined in section 48-2602 ;\n\n(4) Intercollegiate sport has the same meaning as in section 48-2602 ;\n\n(5) Name, image, or likeness activity means an activity that involves the use of an individual's name, image, or likeness for commercial or promotional purposes;\n\n(6) Postsecondary institution has the same meaning as in section 85-2403 ;\n\n(7) Professional representation includes, but is not limited to, representation provided by an athlete agent holding a certificate of registration under the Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act, a financial advisor registered under the Securities Act of Nebraska, or an attorney admitted to the bar by order of the Supreme Court of this state;\n\n(8) Sponsor means an individual or organization that pays money or provides goods or services in exchange for advertising rights;\n\n(9) Student-athlete has the same meaning as in section 48-2602 ; and\n\n(10) Team contract means a contract between a postsecondary institution or a postsecondary institution's athletic department and a sponsor.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-3602","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"6ef089ab64ad3b1aba7ba43db26999f3c508a6572d004dc8e7a7f17a56da7acd","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-3601","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-48-3603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}