1.__Service of process agent.__By acting as an athlete agent in this State, a nonresident individual appoints the commissioner as the individual's agent for service of process in any civil action in this State related to the individual's acting as an athlete agent in this State.

2.__Subpoenas.__The commissioner may issue subpoenas for any material that is relevant to the administration of this chapter.

Comment

The office of Secretary of State has been designated as the administrator of existing acts regulating the activities of athlete agents more frequently than any other office. The office of Secretary of State is referred to in subsection (b) [Maine cite subsection 2] and throughout this act. It is recognized, however, that the appropriate state office to administer this act may vary from State to State and, therefore, references to the Secretary of State are in brackets.

Subsection (b) [Maine cite subsection 2] is in brackets because it may not be required under the administrative procedure acts of some States. If subsection (b) [Maine cite subsection 2] is not used, the remainder of the section should not be designated as (a) [Maine cite subsection 1].

Maine Comment

The Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation is designated as the administrator of this chapter.

§234.__Athlete agents: registration required; void contracts

1.__Registration required.__Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an individual may not act as an athlete agent in this State without holding a certificate of registration under section 236 or 238.

2.__Exception.__Before being issued a certificate of registration, an individual may act as an athlete agent in this State for all purposes except signing an agency contract if:

A.__A student athlete or another person acting on behalf of the student athlete initiates communication with the individual; and