2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Athlete Agents › ARTICLE 1.5 - Public Disclosure › Section 18896.

18896. To assist enforcement of this chapter, each athlete agent, prior to engaging in or carrying on the business of athlete agent, shall file the following information with the Secretary of State, in the form that the Secretary of State shall prescribe, concerning the athlete agent and each individual acting as an athlete agent within a firm, company, or partnership:
(a) The name, residence address, social security number, and driver’s license number.
(b) The street and address number of all locations where the business of the athlete agent is to be conducted.
(c) The name and business address of a designated agent in California for service of process, as required by Section 18897.83.
(d) All businesses or occupations engaged in for the two years immediately preceding the date of filing.
(e) Any convictions for any of the following:
(1) A felony.
(2) A misdemeanor involving a violation of this chapter, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1500) of Part 6 of Division 2 of the Labor Code as repealed by Chapter 857 of the Statutes of 1996, or the law of any other state governing athlete agents.
(3) Fraud, theft, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, or misappropriation of property.
(f) (1) The name of the insurer providing the security required by Section 18897.87, and the amount of that insurance coverage, if the athlete agent provides some or all of that security in the manner required by subdivision (a) of Section 18897.87.
(2) The value and specific location of the security required by Section 18897.87, if the athlete agent provides some or all of that security in the manner required by subdivision (b) of Section 18897.87.
(g) Any appearances before any disciplinary or professional board, association, secretary, committee, or other entity as a result of disciplinary charges or other allegations of misconduct against the athlete agent or individual, and the outcome of those proceedings.
(h) Whether or not any student athlete or any educational institution has been sanctioned, suspended, or declared ineligible to participate in one or more interscholastic or intercollegiate athletic events in any proceeding arising from, or related to, the actions of the athlete agent.
(i) All past and present persons on behalf of whom the athlete agent or individual has acted as an athlete agent.
(j) The names of any players’ associations with whom the athlete agent is registered.
(k) At least three references.
(l) Affidavits or certificate or completion of any and all formal training or practical experience in any of the following specific areas: contracts, contract negotiation, complaint resolution, arbitration, or civil resolution of contract disputes.
(m) The names and residence addresses of all persons financially interested in the operation of the business of the athlete agent, whether as employees, partners, investors, associates, or profit sharers, or in any other manner.
(n) A schedule of fees to be charged and collected in the conduct of the athlete agent business.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 809, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)