2021 Code of Alabama
Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.
Chapter 26B - Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act.
Article 3 - Compensation of Student Athletes.
Section 8-26B-61 - Violations.
Section 8-26B-61
Violations.
(a) An individual other than a student athlete who violates subsection (c), (d), or (e) of Section 8-26B-51 or who grants compensation to a student athlete in a manner that causes the student athlete to violate Section 8-26B-57 shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(b) (1) Compliance with this article and the rules adopted by the Alabama Collegiate Athletics Commission shall be monitored by the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission.
(2) If any officer, employee, or agent of a postsecondary educational institution, any athlete agent, any licensed attorney, or any student athlete witnesses a potential violation of this article or the rules adopted by the Alabama Collegiate Athletics Commission pursuant to this article, that person shall report the potential violation to the postsecondary educational institution at which the student athlete at issue participates or participated in intercollegiate sports. The postsecondary educational institution shall investigate the report. If the institution determines a violation has occurred, the institution, within 14 days, shall report the matter to the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission, which shall review the matter. The Alabama Athlete Agents Commission shall work with appropriate law enforcement as necessary to investigate and address credible reports received from an institution under this subdivision.
(Act 2021-227, §12.)
