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recruiting of athletes should cause educational institutions to
carefully consider whether to exercise the right established by
subsection (a) [Maine cite subsection 1] in most situations.
There are, however, known instances of extremely egregious
conduct by student athletes who received lucrative professional
contracts which caused serious damage to educational
institutions. Subsection (a) [Maine cite subsection 1] keeps
open the possibility of a civil action against those
individuals.

 
Section 16 [Maine cite section 246] does not specifically
authorize an action by a student athlete against an athlete
agent because the student athlete can bring an action against
an athlete agent under existing law. Subsection (e) [Maine
cite subsection 5] preserves the rights of the student athlete
under existing law.

 
§247.__Administrative penalty

 
The commissioner may assess a fine against an athlete agent
not to exceed $25,000 for a violation of this chapter.

 
Comment

 
The procedure for imposing an administrative penalty and
complying with due process requirements are left to the
adopting State's administrative procedures law.

 
§248.__Uniformity of application and construction

 
In applying and construing this uniform Act, consideration
must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law
with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

 
§249.__Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National

 
Commerce Act

 
The provisions of this chapter governing the legal effect,
validity or enforceability of electronic records or
signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with the use
of such records or signatures conform to the requirements of
the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National
Commerce Act, Public Law 106-229, Section 102, 114 Stat. 464
(2000) and supersede, modify and limit the federal Electronic
Signatures
in Global and National Commerce Act.


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