Application Instructions for Athlete Agent Registration

Use the Online Form

Download the form AAR-1w, Application for Athlete Agent Registration, using the free Acrobat Reader, type in the information on your screen, print the completed form and sign before a notary.  If you have never used the reader before, go to Acrobat Reader Help for assistance. 

If you prefer a form to fill out by hand, download and print the form AAR-1, Application for Athlete Agent Registration.  This is the same form in a different format with lines for hand-written entries.

Who Must Register?

All athlete agents are required to register with the Secretary of State’s office prior to entering into a contract with a student-athlete or directly or indirectly recruiting or soliciting a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract.  An athlete agent does NOT include a spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent or guardian of the student-athlete or an individual acting solely on behalf of a professional sports team or organization.

Registration Term

A certificate of registration as an athlete agent is valid for two (2) years.

Fees

$50.00 original application
$10.00 renewal application

Application Instructions

Complete all sections of the application. You may attach additional pages to complete your answers or provide any additional information required.  Please be thorough and accurate -- remember,  providing false or misleading information on the application carries criminal penalties.

SECTION I. APPLICATION INFORMATION

SECTION II. BUSINESS INFORMATION

Question #9 - If your business...

IS NOT a corporation = list must include partners, members, officers, managers, associates or profit-sharers of the business

IS a Corporation = list must include officers, directors and any shareholders having an interest of 5% or more.

SECTION III. EDUCATION/TRAINING INFORMATION

SECTION IV. ADMINISTRATIVE/COURT PROCEEDING INFORMATION

When evaluating an application for an athlete agent, the following are considered:

Has the applicant or any person named in Section II: Business Information of the application:
(1) Been convicted of a crime that, if committed in this state, would be a crime involving moral turpitude or a felony;
(2) Made a materially false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation in the application or as an athlete agent;
(3) Engaged in conduct that would disqualify the applicant from serving in a fiduciary capacity;
(4) Engaged in conduct prohibited by section fourteen of this article;
(5) Had 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;
(6) Engaged 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
(7) Engaged in conduct that significantly adversely reflects on the applicant’s credibility, honesty or integrity.

In making a determination in regard to the above information, the secretary of state shall consider:

(1) How recently the conduct occurred;
(2) The nature of the conduct and the context in which it occurred; and
(3) Any other relevant conduct of the applicant.