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VA Code § 54.1-534 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5.2 - Athlete Agents|§ 54.1-534. Required form of agency contract

A. An agency contract shall be in a record signed by the parties.B. An agency contract shall contain:1. A statement that the athlete agent is registered as an athlete agent in the Commonwealth and a list of any other states in which the agent is registered as an athlete agent;2. The amount and method of calculating the consideration to be paid by the student-athlete for services to be provided by the agent under the contract and any other consideration the agent has received or will receive from any other source for entering into the contract or providing the services;3. The name of any person not listed in the agent's application for registration or renewal of registration which will be compensated because the student-athlete signed the contract;4. A description of any expenses the student-athlete agrees to reimburse;5. A description of the services to be provided to the student-athlete;6. The duration of the contract; and7. The date of execution.C. Subject to subsection G, an agency contract shall contain a conspicuous notice in boldface type and in substantially the following form:"WARNING TO STUDENT-ATHLETEIF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT:(1) YOU MAY LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT;(2) IF YOUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION HAS AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, WITHIN 72 HOURS OF SIGNING THIS CONTRACT OR BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED ATHLETIC EVENT IN WHICH YOU PARTICIPATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, BOTH YOU AND YOUR ATHLETE AGENT MUST NOTIFY YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR THAT YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS CONTRACT AND PROVIDE THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE ATHLETE AGENT; AND(3) YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHIN 14 DAYS. HOWEVER, CANCELLATION OF THIS CONTRACT DOES NOT GUARANTEE REINSTATEMENT OF YOUR ELIGIBILITY AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT."D. An agency contract shall be accompanied by a separate record signed by the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete acknowledging that signing the contract may result in the loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the student-athlete's sport.E. A student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete may void an agency contract that does not conform to this section. If the contract is voided, any consideration received from the athlete agent under the contract to induce entering into the contract is not required to be returned.F. At the time an agency contract is executed, the athlete agent shall give the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete a copy in a record of the contract and the separate acknowledgement required by subsection D.G. If a student-athlete is a minor, an agency contract shall be signed by the parent or guardian of the student-athlete and the notice required by subsection C shall be revised accordingly.2020, c. 481, § 54.1-527.
VA Code § 54.1-536 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5.2 - Athlete Agents|§ 54.1-536. Student-athlete's right to cancel

A. A student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice in a record of cancellation to the athlete agent not later than 14 days after the contract is signed.B. A student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete may not waive the right to cancel an agency contract.C. If a student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete cancels an agency contract, the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete is not required to pay any consideration under the contract or return any consideration received from the athlete agent to influence the student-athlete to enter into the contract.2020, c. 481, § 54.1-529.
VA Code § 54.1-537 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5.2 - Athlete Agents|§ 54.1-537. Required records

A. An athlete agent shall create and retain for five years records of the following:1. The name and address of each student-athlete represented by the agent;2. Each agency contract entered into by the agent; and3. The direct costs incurred by the agent in the recruitment or solicitation of each student-athlete to enter into an agency contract.B. Records described in subsection A shall be open to inspection by the Director during normal business hours.2020, c. 481, § 54.1-530.
VA Code § 54.1-538 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5.2 - Athlete Agents|§ 54.1-538. Prohibited conduct

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.
VA Code § 54.1-539 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5.2 - Athlete Agents|§ 54.1-539. Criminal penalty

An athlete agent who violates § 54.1-538 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and in addition, the Director may suspend the agent's certificate of registration for no more than 12 months.2020, c. 481, § 54.1-532.
VA Code § 54.1-540 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5.2 - Athlete Agents|§ 54.1-540. Civil remedy; penalty

A. An educational institution or student-athlete may bring an action for damages against an athlete agent if the institution or student-athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the agent in violation of this chapter. An educational institution or student-athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the agent only if, because of the act or omission, the institution or an individual who was a student-athlete at the time of the act or omission and enrolled in the institution (i) is suspended or disqualified from participation in an interscholastic or intercollegiate sports event by or under the rules of a state or national federation or association that promotes or regulates interscholastic or intercollegiate sports or (ii) suffers financial damage.B. A plaintiff that prevails in an action under this section may recover actual damages, punitive damages, costs, and reasonable attorney fees. An athlete agent found liable under this section forfeits any right of payment for anything of benefit or value provided to the student-athlete and shall refund any consideration paid to the agent by or on behalf of the student-athlete.C. A violation of this chapter also shall constitute a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).D. The Director may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed $50,000 for a violation of this chapter.2020, c. 481, § 54.1-533.
VA Code § 54.1-541 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5.2 - Athlete Agents|§ 54.1-541. Uniformity of application of construction

Consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact substantially similar laws.2020, c. 481, § 54.1-534.
VA Code § 54.1-542 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 5.2 - Athlete Agents|§ 54.1-542. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede § 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in § 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7003(c).2020, c. 481, § 54.1-535.
VA Code § 54.1-600 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 54.1-600. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Absolute auction" means an auction where at the time of the auction sale the real or personal property to be sold will pass to the highest bidder regardless of the amount of the highest and last bid."Auction" means the sale of goods or real estate by means of exchanges between an auctioneer and members of his audience, the exchanges consisting of a series of invitations for offers made by the auctioneer, offers made by members of the audience, and acceptance by the auctioneer of the highest or most favorable offer."Auction firm" means any corporation, partnership or entity, except a sole proprietorship, performing any of the acts of an auctioneer as defined in this section."Auctioneer" means any person who conducts or offers to conduct an auction."Board" means the Auctioneers Board."Director" means the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation."Goods" means any chattels, merchandise, real or personal property, or commodities of any form or type which may be lawfully kept or offered for sale."Person" means any natural person, association, partnership, or corporation, and the officers, directors, and employees of a corporation."Virginia licensed auctioneer" means any auctioneer who meets the requirements for licensure as prescribed by the Board.1982, c. 538, § 54-824.2; 1983, c. 522; 1986, c. 61; 1988, c. 765; 1991, c. 299; 2003, c. 367.
VA Code § 54.1-601 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 54.1-601. Exemptions

The provisions of this chapter and the terms "Virginia licensed auctioneer," "auctioneer" or "auction firm," as defined in § 54.1-600, shall not apply to:1. Any person who auctions his own property, whether owned or leased, provided his regular business is not as an auctioneer;2. Any person who is acting as a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, guardian, conservator, administrator, or executor, or any person acting under order of a court;3. A trustee acting under a trust agreement, deed of trust, or will;4. An attorney-at-law licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia acting pursuant to a power of attorney;5. Sales at auction conducted by or under the direction of any public authority, or pursuant to any judicial order or decree;6. Sale of livestock at a public livestock market authorized by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services;7. Leaf tobacco sales conducted in accordance with the provisions of former § 3.1-336;8. Sale at auction of automobiles conducted under the provisions of § 46.2-644.03 or by a motor vehicle dealer licensed under the provisions of Chapter 15 (§ 46.2-1500 et seq.) of Title 46.2;9. Sale at auction of a particular brand of livestock conducted by an auctioneer of a livestock trade association;10. Sales conducted by and on behalf of any charitable, religious, civic club, fraternal, or political organization if the person conducting the sale receives no compensation, either directly or indirectly, therefor and has no ownership interest in the merchandise being sold or financial interest in the entity providing such merchandise;11. Sales, not exceeding one sale per year, conducted by or on behalf of (i) a civic club or (ii) a charitable organization granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or12. Sales of collateral, sales conducted to enforce carriers' or warehousemen's liens, bulk sales, sales of goods by a presenting bank following dishonor of a documentary draft, resales of rightfully rejected goods, resales of goods by an aggrieved seller, or other resales conducted pursuant to Titles 8.1A through 8.10 and the Virginia Self-Service Storage Act (§ 55.1-2900 et seq.).1982, c. 538, § 54-824.3; 1983, cc. 261, 522; 1986, c. 61; 1988, c. 765; 1991, c. 299; 1995, c. 227; 1997, c. 801; 2009, c. 664; 2014, cc. 21, 684.
VA Code § 54.1-602 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 54.1-602. Auctioneers Board; membership, meetings and powers

A. The Auctioneers Board shall be composed of five members as follows: three shall be Virginia licensed auctioneers and two shall be citizen members. Board members shall serve four-year terms.The Board shall meet at least once each year for the purpose of transacting business. Special meetings of the Board may be held at the discretion of the Director.B. The Board shall have the following authority and responsibilities:1. Establish regulations to obtain and retain licensure of auctioneers.2. Make all case decisions regarding eligibility for initial licensure and renewal thereof.3. To fine, suspend, deny renewal or revoke for cause, as defined in regulation, any license.4. To examine auctioneers for licensure.1982, c. 538, §§ 54-824.4, 54-824.7; 1983, c. 522, § 54-824.9:3; 1988, cc. 42, 765; 1991, c. 299; 2012, c. 522.
VA Code § 54.1-603 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 54.1-603. License required; requirements for licensure; nonresident applicants

A. Unless exempted by § 54.1-601, no person or firm shall sell at auction without being licensed by the Board.B. Any auctioneer desiring to obtain a license may apply to the Board and shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that he:1. Is a resident of Virginia and meets the application fee requirements set by the Board;2. Is covered by a surety bond, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, in a reasonable amount to be fixed by the Board, conditioned upon the faithful and honest conduct of his business or employment;3. Has successfully completed a course of study at a school of auctioneering which has obtained course approval from the Board or an equivalent course; and4. Has passed the Virginia Licensed Auctioneer's Examination, administered by the Auctioneers Board.C. A nonresident of the Commonwealth may be licensed as an auctioneer by meeting one of the following requirements: (i) conform to the provisions of this chapter and regulations of the Board with reference to resident auctioneers or (ii) hold a valid auctioneer's license or certificate in another state with which reciprocity has been established by the Board. Nonresident applicants shall also file with the Board an irrevocable consent that service of process upon the Director is as valid and binding as service of process upon the applicant.Any process or pleading served upon the Director shall be filed by the Director in his office and a copy thereof immediately forwarded by registered mail to the main office of the auctioneer at the last known address.1983, c. 522, § 54-824.9:1; 1986, c. 61; 1988, c. 765; 1991, c. 299; 1996, cc. 438, 822; 1997, c. 281; 2010, c. 91.
VA Code § 54.1-603.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 54.1-603.1. Continuing education

A. The Board shall promulgate regulations governing continuing education requirements for auctioneers licensed by the Board. Such regulations shall require the completion of the equivalent of at least six hours of Board-approved continuing education courses for any license renewal or reinstatement, except that no continuing education shall be required for any auctioneer licensed by the Board for 25 years or more and who is 70 years of age or older. The Board shall establish criteria for continuing education courses, including but not limited to (i) content and subject matter of continuing education courses; (ii) curriculum of required continuing education courses; (iii) standards and procedures for the approval of courses, course sponsors, and course instructors; (iv) methods of instruction for continuing education courses; and (v) the computation of course credit. Any continuing education courses completed by an auctioneer pursuant to a requirement of the Certified Auctioneers Institute or participation in the educational programs sponsored by the National Auctioneers Association or Virginia Auctioneers Association shall satisfy the continuing education requirement of this section.B. The Board may grant exemptions or waive or reduce the number of continuing education hours required in cases of certified illness or undue hardship.2004, c. 956; 2016, c. 504.
VA Code § 54.1-605 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 54.1-605. Taxation of auctioneer

An auctioneer may not have a local license tax imposed by any county, city, or town except that in which his office is maintained. If a branch office is maintained elsewhere in Virginia, a local license tax may be imposed by the county, city or town in which the branch office is located, pursuant to §§ 58.1-3707 and 58.1-3709.1982, c. 538, § 54-824.15; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-606 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 54.1-606. Unlawful to advertise as an auctioneer

It shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under the provisions of this chapter to advertise that he is in the auction business or to hold himself out to the public as an auctioneer.1982, c. 538, § 54-824.19; 1983, c. 522; 1988, c. 765; 1991, c. 299.
VA Code § 54.1-607 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 54.1-607. Advertising; absolute auctions involving real property

A. No advertisements for any auction sale of personal or real property shall contain false, misleading, or deceptive statements, with respect to types or conditions of merchandise offered at auction, why merchandise is being sold, who has ownership, where the merchandise was obtained, or the terms and conditions of the auction and sale.B. No auctioneer shall advertise an auction sale of real property as "absolute" unless all lots included in the sale meet that criteria.2003, c. 367.
VA Code § 54.1-701 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 7 - Barbers and Cosmetologists|§ 54.1-701. Exemptions

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:1. Persons authorized by the laws of the Commonwealth to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathy or chiropractic;2. Registered nurses licensed to practice in the Commonwealth;3. Persons employed in state or local penal or correctional institutions, rehabilitation centers, sanatoria, or institutions for care and treatment of individuals with mental illness or intellectual disability, or for care and treatment of geriatric patients, as barbers, cosmetologists, wax technicians, nail technicians, estheticians, barber instructors, cosmetology instructors, wax technician instructors, nail technician instructors, or esthetics instructors who practice only on inmates of or patients in such sanatoria or institutions;4. Persons licensed as funeral directors or embalmers in the Commonwealth;5. Gratuitous services as a barber, nail technician, cosmetologist, wax technician, tattooer, body-piercer, or esthetician;6. Students enrolled in an approved school taking a course in barbering, nail care, cosmetology, waxing, tattooing, body-piercing, or esthetics;7. Persons working in a cosmetology salon whose duties are expressly confined to the blow drying, arranging, dressing, curling, or cleansing of human hair;8. Apprentices serving in a barbershop, nail salon, waxing salon, cosmetology salon, or esthetics spa licensed by the Board in accordance with the Board's regulations;9. Schools of barbering, nail care, waxing, or cosmetology in public schools; and10. Persons whose activities are confined solely to applying make-up, including such activities that are ancillary to applying make-up.1962, c. 639, § 4, § 54-83.5; 1968, c. 622; 1988, c. 765; 2000, c. 726; 2002, cc. 797, 869; 2003, c. 600; 2005, c. 829; 2012, cc. 476, 507, 803, 835; 2018, c. 404.
VA Code § 54.1-702 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 7 - Barbers and Cosmetologists|§ 54.1-702. Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; membership; officers; quorum

The Board for Barbers and Cosmetology shall be composed of 10 members as follows: two members shall be licensed barbers, one of whom may be an owner or operator of a barber school; two members shall be licensed cosmetologists, at least one of whom shall be a salon owner and one of whom may be an owner or operator of a cosmetology school; one member shall be a licensed nail technician or a licensed cosmetologist engaged primarily in the practice of nail care, each of whom shall have been licensed in their respective professions for at least three years immediately prior to appointment; one member shall be either a licensed tattooer or a licensed body-piercer; two members shall be licensed estheticians, at least one of whom shall be an esthetics salon owner and one of whom may be an owner, operator, or designated representative of a licensed esthetics school; and two citizen members. The terms of Board members shall be four years. No member shall serve for more than two full successive terms. The Board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum.1962, c. 639, § 21, § 54-83.22; 1974, c. 534; 1979, c. 327; 1981, c. 447; 1988, cc. 42, 765; 2000, c. 726; 2002, c. 869; 2004, c. 945; 2005, c. 829; 2010, c. 91.
VA Code § 54.1-703 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 7 - Barbers and Cosmetologists|§ 54.1-703. License required

No person shall offer to engage in or engage in barbering, cosmetology, nail care, waxing, tattooing, body-piercing, or esthetics without a valid license issued by the Board, except as provided in § 54.1-701.1979, c. 408, § 54-83.22:1; 1988, c. 765; 2000, c. 726; 2002, cc. 797, 869; 2003, c. 600; 2005, c. 829; 2012, cc. 803, 835.