An agent is removed from this list if he provides gifts to a still eligible athlete or if he fails to contact the school's athletic director before contacting either the athlete or the athlete's coach. Many states have designed their regulatory legislation so that it facilitates and corresponds to the NCAA rules. These statutes are considered NCAA-based in that they put teeth into the NCAA eligibility rules. Usually an SRK which violates the statute is void. 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.