1 Tex. Admin. Code § 78.1
Registration of Athlete Agents
Effective Sep 11, 200833 TexReg 7511Source Note: The provisions of this §78.1 adopted to be effective March 1, 1988, 13 TexReg 837; amended to be effective December 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 8515; amended to be effective October 19, 2003, 28 TexReg 9071; amended to be effective September 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 7511.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) Chapter 2051 of the Texas Occupations Code provides for the registration of athlete agents with the secretary of state.
- (b) The application for registration by an athlete agent will be accepted for filing only upon submission of a completed registration form and payment of the applicable filing fee stated in §78.21 of this title (relating to Filing Fees).
- (c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, an application for an athlete agent shall be made on forms prescribed by the secretary of state. The form or specifications pertaining to the prescribed form may be obtained by writing to the Statutory Documents Section, Office of the Secretary of State, P.O. Box 13550, Austin, Texas 78711-3550. The form may also be found on the Secretary of State's website. See Form 2501 at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/statforms.shtml.
(d) A person who holds a certificate of registration or license as an athlete agent in another state may submit a copy of the other state application and certificate or license instead of submitting the application required by this section if the application to the other state:
- (1) was submitted to the other state not earlier than the 180th day before the date the application is submitted in this state and the applicant certifies that the information contained in the application is current;
- (2) contains information substantially similar to or more comprehensive than the information required by Chapter 2051 of the Texas Occupations Code; and
- (3) was signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury.
- (e) The registration under Chapter 2051 of the Texas Occupations Code is valid for one year from the date of issuance of the certificate of registration.
- (f) An agent that is a corporation, an association, a partnership, a limited liability company, or other entity, and not an individual or sole proprietorship, shall file a statement setting forth the names and addresses of all individuals who will recruit or solicit an athlete to enter into an agent contract, a professional sports services contract, or a financial services contract with the agent. The form or specifications pertaining to the prescribed form may be obtained by writing to the Statutory Documents Section, Office of the Secretary of State, P.O. Box 13550, Austin, Texas 78711-3550. The form may also be found on the Secretary of State's website. See Form 2504 at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/statforms.shtml.
- (g) When the application for registration is submitted but determined by the secretary of state to be incomplete or not accompanied by any necessary supplemental application, affidavit or surety bond, the secretary of state may issue a provisional registration certificate valid for not more than 90 days. The secretary of state will not issue a provisional certificate if the filing fee for the application for registration has not been paid. If the deficiencies in the registration are cured within the time specified by the secretary of state, the secretary will issue a certificate of registration that relates back to the first date of receipt of the application for registration.
Source Note:The provisions of this §78.1 adopted to be effective March 1, 1988, 13 TexReg 837; amended to be effective December 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 8515; amended to be effective October 19, 2003, 28 TexReg 9071; amended to be effective September 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 7511.