Every other page in this library says "42 states" and "14 days," because that is what the model law and the Uniform Law Commission's map say. This page is what the states themselves say, read one statute at a time on October 13, 2026, and the answer is less tidy: fifteen jurisdictions have no working registration, four windows are not 14 days, and the map is wrong for nine states. The table is the reference; the notes under it are what matters.
How to read the table
"Law" names the model the state follows: the 2000 Uniform Act (UAAA), the Revised Act (RUAAA, 2015 and 2019), or its own act. "Family" says whether the statute excludes a spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent and guardian by name (the 2000 Act's wording); Revised Act states instead treat unpaid family or coaching advice as outside "recruit or solicit." "Attorneys excluded (RUAAA)" means licensed professionals are outside the act unless they recruit, procure pro employment, negotiate pro contracts or charge athletes differently. A cell marked "not verified" was not seen in a primary text; "[secondary]" means it came from a search result or list rather than the state's own page.
The table
| State | Law | Registers with | Fee, term | Cancel | Family, attorneys | NIL in the agent law | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | RUAAA (2016) | Secretary of State, with the Athlete Agents Commission; public lookup | $200 initial, $100 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | Endorsements within the agency contract | Civil to $50,000; Class B felony if unregistered |
| Alaska | None found | none | none | none | none | not verified | none |
| Arizona | UAAA-style; registration repealed 2017 | No registration | none | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | § 15-1892(E): NIL agents must comply with the agent article | Class 1 misdemeanor |
| Arkansas | UAAA (2001) | Secretary of State; roster published | $500 initial, $500 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | None in the agent act | Civil to $250,000; Class D felony |
| California | Own act (Miller-Ayala) | Disclosures filed with the Secretary of State | Fee set by regulation, not verified | 15 days | Family not excluded; attorneys and talent agencies excluded unless they recruit or procure pro employment | Educ. Code § 67456(c): NIL agents licensed under the act, attorneys by the State Bar | Misdemeanor, to $50,000 and a year |
| Colorado | UAAA (2008); registration repealed 2010 | No registration | none | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | § 23-16-301 "athlete advisor" for NIL, family excluded, no registration | Civil to $25,000; Class 2 misdemeanor |
| Connecticut | None; repealed 2018 | none | none | none | none | 2021 NIL law lets athletes use agents or attorneys [secondary] | none |
| Delaware | RUAAA | Division of Professional Regulation; public lookup | $183; biennial | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | Agency contract expressly includes an NIL agreement | Civil to $50,000; Class A misdemeanor |
| D.C. | UAAA (2002), amended toward RUAAA (2023) | Mayor, via DLCP; public verification | $400; expires May 31 of even years | 14 days; a parent may cancel for a minor | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | § 47-2889.02: NIL agents must register | Civil to $25,000; misdemeanor to 6 months |
| Florida | Own licensing act | DBPR licence; public verification | $630 at application, $225 renewal; renews May 31 of even years | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | § 468.453(8): licence required for NIL representation of college athletes | Fine to $25,000; unlicensed practice a third-degree felony; contract void |
| Georgia | UAAA, with surety bond | Secretary of State, Professional Licensing Boards | About $210 [secondary]; 2 years; bond at least $10,000 | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | None found | Civil to $25,000; felony, $5,000 to $100,000 and 1 to 5 years |
| Hawaii | RUAAA (2019) | Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs | Fee by rule, not verified; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | None found | Civil to $50,000; misdemeanor |
| Idaho | RUAAA (2016) without registration sections | No registration | none | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded | None found | Misdemeanor |
| Illinois | None; act repealed 2018 | none | none | none | none | NIL act: agents follow SPARTA; a school NIL administrator may not be a registered agent | none |
| Indiana | UAAA with RUAAA definitions (2019) | Attorney General; registry published | About $700 per 2 years [secondary] | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded unless they recruit | None found | Civil to $25,000 per violation; Level 6 felony |
| Iowa | RUAAA (2018) | Secretary of State | $500 initial, $500 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded | None found | Civil to $50,000; serious misdemeanor; consumer fraud |
| Kansas | UAAA | Secretary of State; list published | $500 ($515 filing); 2 years | 14 days | Spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent named; attorneys not excluded | None found | Civil to $25,000; Class A misdemeanor |
| Kentucky | RUAAA (2018) | Department of Professional Licensing; registry [secondary] | $300 initial, $200 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded | Agency contract includes an NIL agreement | Civil to $50,000; Class A misdemeanor, Class D felony if knowing |
| Louisiana | Own act, rewritten by Act 895 of 2026 (June 9, 2026) | Attorney General; portal, training and background check | $1,000 initial, $500 reciprocal, 2 years (AG page; the act text reads $100 annual, unresolved) | None found in the act text | Not named; attorneys excluded unless they recruit | Yes: paid NIL and endorsement advice is agent work, high school and college; written endorsement disclosure or pay forfeited | Fine to $100,000 per violation; felony to 5 years |
| Maine | None (a 2003 bill died) | none | none | none | none | not verified | none |
| Maryland | UAAA, as a licence | Department of Labor; licensee search | $25 application plus $1,000 licence; 2 years | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded; covers anyone who "facilitates or encourages a connection" | None in the agent law | Civil to $25,000; misdemeanor to $10,000 and a year |
| Massachusetts | None found | none | none | none | none | None found | none |
| Michigan | None; repealed 2021 | none | none | none | none | MCL 390.1735(3): NIL agents and attorneys "licensed in this state, as applicable" (no agent licence exists) | none |
| Minnesota | RUAAA (2018) | Commissioner of Commerce; lookup [secondary] | $500 application, $400 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | None in the agent chapter | Civil to $25,000; gross misdemeanor |
| Mississippi | UAAA, amended 2011 | Secretary of State; public search | $200 plus background check; 2 years | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | Publicity-rights pay within the contract; agent pay capped at 20% | Civil to $25,000; felony to $10,000 and 2 years |
| Missouri | RUAAA in substance (2021) | Division of Professional Registration, Office of Athlete Agents | $70 application plus fingerprints; renewal $70 or $0 (sources differ); 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | § 173.280.10: NIL representation only by attorneys or agents licensed in Missouri | Civil to $100,000; Class A misdemeanor, Class E felony if knowing |
| Montana | None; UAAA 2003 to 2007, repealed | none | none | none | none | not verified | none |
| Nebraska | UAAA (2009) | Secretary of State | $300 initial, $150 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | None in the agent act | Civil to $25,000; Class I misdemeanor |
| Nevada | RUAAA | Secretary of State | $500; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | None | Fine to $50,000; misdemeanor |
| New Hampshire | None; repealed 2023 | none | none | none | none | not verified | none |
| New Jersey | None | none | none | none | none | NIL act (2025): agents follow SPARTA; agents and attorneys act as fiduciaries | none |
| New Mexico | UAAA (2009) | Secretary of State | $250 initial or renewal, $200 reciprocal; 2 years | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | 2021 NIL act: no one who represented the school in the past 4 years may represent its athletes | Civil to $25,000; misdemeanor |
| New York | UAAA | Department of State, Licensing Services | $100 initial, $50 renewal; 2 years | 5 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | Educ. Law § 6438-a: NIL agents registered under article 39-E, follow SPARTA | Civil to $25,000; Class A misdemeanor, Class E felony on repeat |
| North Carolina | UAAA, amended for NIL (2025) | Secretary of State, Securities Division; list published | $200 initial, $200 renewal; 1 year | 14 days, NIL contracts too | Named (no grandparent); an in-state attorney with two or fewer athletes and no advertising is exempt | Yes: NIL contracts are agency contracts; separate NIL warning; 2-year bar on school-connected agents | Civil to $25,000; Class I felony |
| North Dakota | RUAAA | Secretary of State | $250 initial, $150 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | Endorsement definition only | Civil to $50,000; Class A misdemeanor |
| Ohio | Own act; NIL amendment effective March 20, 2026 | Ohio Athletic Commission | $500 per 2 years; $15,000 bond or $50,000 cover | 10 days, from the latest of signing, school notice or last game | "Immediate family" named; attorneys excluded only when advising, not negotiating | NIL agent contract cannot run past eligibility; no fee from post-eligibility NIL | First-degree misdemeanor |
| Oklahoma | RUAAA (2021) | Secretary of State | $1,000 initial or renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | NIL agents must be registered and follow SPARTA | Civil to $50,000; misdemeanor $10,000 to $250,000; repeat a felony to $500,000 |
| Oregon | RUAAA-based with changes | Department of Education; public directory | $250 initial, $150 renewal; 2 years | 14 days; a parent may cancel for a minor | Not named; attorneys, school staff and some brand employees excluded | ORS 702.200: athletes may retain an agent for NIL | Civil to $25,000; Class A misdemeanor, Class C felony for some violations |
| Pennsylvania | RUAAA (Act 139 of 2022) | State Athletic Commission; public directory | $200 initial or renewal, $150 reciprocal; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys and school staff excluded | § 3704: schools may not block NIL agents or attorneys | Fine to $50,000; third-degree misdemeanor |
| Rhode Island | UAAA (2008) | Secretary of State | $50 initial, $25 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | Agents may initiate contact only after eligibility ends | Civil to $25,000; misdemeanor |
| South Carolina | Own act (2018), RUAAA-style; RUAAA bill pending | Department of Consumer Affairs | $1,500 initial, $700 renewal ($2,500 and $1,000 out of state); 2 years; 20 hours continuing education | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | NIL contract is an agency contract; NIL fee capped at 20% | Fine to $100,000; misdemeanor to $10,000 and 3 years |
| South Dakota | UAAA | Department of Labor and Regulation; list published | $100 initial, $25 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | None | Civil to $25,000; Class 6 felony |
| Tennessee | RUAAA (2017) | Secretary of State; search [secondary] | $500 initial, $200 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | NIL agents must be registered under the act [secondary] | Civil to $50,000; Class D and E felonies |
| Texas | Own act | Secretary of State; public search | $500 a year; 1 year; $50,000 bond; players' association certification for the pro class | 16 days | No family exclusion; no general attorney exclusion | Educ. Code § 51.9246 uses the act's definition | Fine to $25,000 ($50,000 for some); Class A misdemeanor, third-degree felony |
| Utah | RUAAA (2017) | DOPL; public lookup | $510 application, $510 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | None found | Civil to $25,000; Class A misdemeanor |
| Vermont | None found | none | none | none | none | None found | none |
| Virginia | RUAAA plus NIL | DPOR | $700 for 1 year or $1,150 for 2 | 14 days | Not named; attorneys and school employees excluded | Agent definition includes NIL representation | Civil to $50,000; Class 1 misdemeanor |
| Washington | Uniform act with RUAAA definitions (2016) | No registration; sworn disclosure to the athlete at first contact | none | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | None | Civil to $10,000; Class C felony; Consumer Protection Act |
| West Virginia | UAAA | Secretary of State | $50 initial, $10 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | None | Civil to $25,000; felony to $50,000 and 1 to 3 years |
| Wisconsin | UAAA amended to RUAAA (2019) | DSPS; public lookup | $38 initial, $38 renewal; 2 years | 14 days | Not named; attorneys excluded (RUAAA) | None found | Forfeiture to $50,000; criminal to $10,000 and 9 months |
| Wyoming | UAAA variant, no registration | No registration; disclosure form to the athlete | none | 14 days | Named; attorneys not excluded | None found | Felony, at least 1 year; civil to $10,000 |
What the table shows
- Fifteen jurisdictions have no working registration. No act: Alaska, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Vermont. An act without registration: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming; the last two require a sworn disclosure form handed to the athlete instead. Three of the no-act states (New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan) still bind agents through their NIL statutes.
- Cancellation windows are not uniform. Fourteen days in most states; 5 in New York, 10 in Ohio (from the latest of signing, notice to the school or the last game), 15 in California, 16 in Texas; none found in Louisiana's 2026 act. Oregon and D.C. let a parent cancel for a minor.
- The registrar varies. Most use the Secretary of State; Indiana and Louisiana the Attorney General; nine a licensing department; Oregon its Department of Education; Pennsylvania and Ohio their athletic commissions; South Carolina Consumer Affairs.
- Fees span forty times. From $38 (Wisconsin) and $50 (West Virginia) to $1,500 plus continuing education (South Carolina), $1,025 (Maryland) and $1,000 (Oklahoma, Louisiana). Texas adds a $50,000 bond, Ohio $15,000, Georgia at least $10,000. North Carolina and Texas registrations last one year, the rest two.
- Penalties. Civil caps from $10,000 (Washington, Wyoming) to $100,000 (Missouri, Louisiana, South Carolina) and $250,000 (Arkansas); Oklahoma's criminal fines reach $500,000 on a repeat. A violation is a felony in at least sixteen states.
- NIL is in the agent law itself in Delaware, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina (an NIL contract is an agency contract), Virginia (the definition), Louisiana (paid NIL advice, high school and college, with a written endorsement disclosure), Florida (the licence), Mississippi and South Carolina (a 20% fee cap), Ohio (no contract past eligibility). California, New York, D.C., Oklahoma, Missouri and Michigan's NIL statutes point back to agent licensing instead.
- The family exclusion by name survives only in 2000 Act states. Texas and California exclude no family; Ohio names a broad "immediate family"; Revised Act states use the unpaid-advice carve-out. Attorneys are excluded under the Revised Act and not under the 2000 Act, with partial exceptions in North Carolina and Ohio; the lawyer page covers the consequence.
About the Uniform Law Commission's map
The map is the usual source for "42 states" and "19 enactments," and the other pages in this library cite it. Checked state by state, it was wrong or stale for nine: Illinois, New Hampshire and Connecticut are shown as having the 2000 Act though each repealed it; Minnesota and Idaho are shown as the 2000 Act though each enacted the Revised Act; Louisiana is shown as the Revised Act though it has its own 2026 act; Montana is shown as none though it had and repealed the Act; Colorado is shown as the 2000 Act though its registration sections were repealed in 2010 and the 2019 Revised Act bill was vetoed; Arizona is shown as none though it still has an act without registration. The counts on this library's other pages are the Commission's; this table is the states'.
What could not be verified
Alaska and Vermont: no act was found, relying on the Commission's map and secondary lists rather than a state page saying so. Massachusetts and Maine: "none" rests on searches of each legislature's own site. Hawaii: the enacted bill was read, not the codified chapter; the fee and registry are not verified. Georgia's and Indiana's fees come from search snippets. Louisiana's fee and cancellation right conflict between the Attorney General's page and the act text. Oklahoma's section numbers follow the enrolled bill. Missouri's renewal fee shows $70 in the 2021 rule and $0 in another copy. Registries were not found or verified for Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Virginia and California. Separate NIL statutes were not checked for Alaska, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Georgia, Hawaii, Minnesota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin or Wyoming. Re-check: January 2027, and whenever a legislature acts.
How Leave fits
Leave is software and registers nowhere: it is not an agent, does not recruit, negotiate or sign for anyone, and takes 0% of any deal. It explains a representation agreement in plain words, including whether the registration states, the fee and the cancellation window the state requires are in it. It is not legal advice; the state's own statute, linked below, is the authority, and the registrar's lookup, where one exists, is where to check a name.
Questions athletes ask
Which states have no athlete-agent law?
Ten were found with no act in force: Alaska, Connecticut (repealed 2018), Illinois (repealed 2018), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (repealed 2021), Montana (repealed 2007), New Hampshire (repealed 2023), New Jersey and Vermont. Five more have an act but no registration: Arizona (registration repealed 2017), Colorado (repealed 2010), Idaho, Washington and Wyoming; Washington and Wyoming require a sworn disclosure form handed to the athlete instead. New Jersey, Illinois and Michigan still reach agents through their NIL statutes.
Who registers agents in most states?
The Secretary of State in most. The Attorney General in Indiana and Louisiana; a licensing or professional-regulation department in Florida, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, Utah, Wisconsin, Virginia, Delaware and Hawaii; the Department of Education in Oregon; the state athletic commission in Pennsylvania and Ohio; Consumer Affairs in South Carolina; the Department of Labor and Regulation in South Dakota; the Commissioner of Commerce in Minnesota; the Mayor's licensing department in D.C.
Is the cancellation window always 14 days?
No. Fourteen days is the uniform text and the rule in most states, but New York gives 5 days, Ohio 10 (from the latest of signing, notice to the school or the last game), California 15 and Texas 16, and no cancellation right was found in the text of Louisiana's 2026 act. Oregon and D.C. let a parent or guardian cancel for a minor.
What does registration cost?
From $38 in Wisconsin and $50 in West Virginia to $1,500 in South Carolina (plus 20 hours of continuing education), $1,025 in Maryland and $1,000 in Oklahoma and Louisiana. Texas charges $500 a year with a $50,000 bond; Ohio $500 with a $15,000 bond; Georgia requires a bond of at least $10,000. Most registrations last two years; North Carolina's and Texas's last one.
Which states write NIL into the agent law itself?
Delaware, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina define an NIL contract as an agency contract; Virginia's definition of an agent includes NIL representation; Louisiana's 2026 act covers paid NIL advice at high school and college and requires a written endorsement disclosure; Florida requires its licence for NIL representation of college athletes; Mississippi and South Carolina cap an agent's NIL fee at 20%; Ohio bars an NIL agent contract from running past eligibility. Separately, California, New York, D.C., Oklahoma, Missouri and Michigan's NIL statutes point back to agent licensing.
Is the Uniform Law Commission's map reliable?
Not for a state-level answer. Checked against each state's statute on October 13, 2026, it was wrong or stale for nine states: Illinois, New Hampshire and Connecticut shown as having the 2000 Act though each repealed it; Minnesota and Idaho shown as the 2000 Act though each enacted the Revised Act; Louisiana shown as the Revised Act though it has its own 2026 act; Montana shown as none though it had and repealed the Act; Colorado shown as the 2000 Act though its registration was repealed; Arizona shown as none though it still has an act without registration.
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