Also, an agent must notify the school of a potential contract. Some statutes require that notice be given to the university prior to the proposed signing. Other statutes simply prohibit the signing of an athlete before the expiration of his NCAA eligibility. Some state statutes regulate the conduct of professional sports agents by the imposition of criminal sanctions. For example, in Alabama, an agent can be prosecuted under a statute that prohibits tampering with a sporting event.
Criminal sanctions are applicable.
The penalty provisions of the Alabama act establish that all offenses under the act are felony violations. These offenses range from failure to properly register to failure to provide a ten-point type on the face of the SRK warning that the athlete's amateur standing might be jeopardized by entering into the contract. The agent-athlete agreement typically demands that the agent will be the exclusive representative for the athlete. The athlete should expect that the agent's results will be comparable to the results of other agents. The agent has an affirmative duty to be aware of the customs and practices that are relevant to that particular professional sport.