{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-538","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-538","heading":"Prohibited conduct","body":"An athlete agent may not intentionally:1. Give a student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation with the intent to influence the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete to enter into an agency contract;2. Furnish anything of value to a student-athlete or another individual, if to do so may result in loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the student-athlete's sport, unless (i) the agent notifies the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled or at which the agent has reasonable grounds to believe the student-athlete intends to enroll, not later than 72 hours after giving the thing of value and (ii) the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete acknowledges to the agent in a record that receipt of the thing of value may result in loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the student-athlete's sport;3. Initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete to recruit or solicit the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete to enter an agency contract unless registered under this chapter;4. Fail to create, retain, or permit inspection of the records required by § 54.1-537;5. Fail to register when required by § 54.1-528;6. Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration;7. Predate or postdate an agency contract;8. Fail to notify a student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete before the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete signs an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing may result in loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the student-athlete's sport;9. Encourage another individual to do any of the acts described in subdivisions 1 through 8 on behalf of the agent; or10. Encourage another individual to assist any other individual in doing any of the acts described in subdivisions 1 through 8 on behalf of the agent.2020, c. 481, § 54.1-531.","path":["Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations","Subtitle II. Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department","Chapter 5.2. Athlete Agents"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-538/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"1211af8e1393028a7f85e6a8db0a8215c7742da2df30714ea8bb62cf8a9e2724","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-537","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-539"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}