Section 151.05. Denial of issuance of certificate of registration.

 

(1)  The department may refuse to issue a certificate of registration if the department determines that the applicant has engaged in conduct that has a significant adverse effect on the applicant's fitness to act as an athlete agent. In making the determination, the department may consider whether the applicant has done any of the following:

(a) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , Stats., been convicted of a felony in this state or a crime in another state that if committed in this state, would be a felony.

(b) Made a materially false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation in the application or as an athlete agent.

(c) Engaged in unprofessional conduct or conduct that would disqualify the applicant from serving in a fiduciary capacity.

(d) Engaged in conduct in violation of ch. SPS 153 or 154 .

(e) Had a registration or licensure as an athlete agent suspended, revoked, or denied or been refused renewal of registration or licensure as an athlete agent in any state.

(f) Engaged in conduct the consequence of which was that a sanction, suspension, or declaration of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic or intercollegiate athletic event was imposed on a student athlete or educational institution.

(g) Engaged in conduct that significantly adversely reflects on the applicant's credibility, honesty, or integrity.

(2)  In making a determination under sub. (1) , the department shall consider each of the following:

(a) How recently the conduct occurred.

(b) The nature of the conduct and the context in which it occurred.

(c) Any other relevant conduct of the applicant.

CR 04-110 : cr. Register June 2005 No. 594 , eff. 7-1-05; correction in (1) (d) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671 .