Yeah, I know - there is no way that I've done enough posts to already be at West Virginia in the 50 States in 50* Days series. However, in light of everything that's going on with OJ Mayo I might as well cover it now.
In case you missed it, Henry Abbott from TrueHoop and Bob Hertzel of the Times West Virginian both pointed out that despite all of the talk about how some folks might be in hot water under California's Miller-Ayala Athlete Agent Act - it might actually be West Virginia law that comes into play.
West Virginia is a Uniform Athlete Agent Act state. The West Virginia Uniform Athlete Agent Act went into effect in July of 2001 and is administered by the Secretary of State. It'll cost you $50 for the original application and $10 to renew.
West Virginia does not mess around when it comes to penalties for violating the act, including making it a felony for anyone who with the intent to induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract: (1) gives any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation; (2) furnishes anything of value to a student-athlete before the student-athlete enters into the agency contract; or (3) furnishes anything of value to any individual other than the student-athlete or another registered athlete agent.
For more on how West Virginia's athlete agent laws may impact the OJ Mayo situation, check out the Henry's take on TrueHoop and Bob's article for the Times West Virginian.
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