The Uniform Athlete Agents Act, originally enacted in 2004, was updated in 2018. It requires anyone engaging in certain activities with or on behalf of student athletes to file for a registration as an athlete agent with the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs. The filing fee is $1,500.00 per agent and the renewal filing fee is $700.00 per agent.  NOTE: Out-of-state registration fees will be increasing in the future pursuant to the new law (Act 35). 

Initial and renewal filings are now available on the Department's new online licensing system!

*Please note the Department's physical address is 293 Greystone Blvd., Ste. 400 | Columbia, SC | 29210*
**Mailings may be sent to PO Box 5757 | Columbia, SC | 29250-5757**

Law

• Uniform Athlete Agents Act (Section 59-102-10 et seq.)

Applications

• Initial Business/Organization Instructions & Application (PDF)

• Initial Employee/Agent Application (PDF)

• Renewal Business/Organization Instructions & Application (PDF)

• Renewal Employee/Agent Application (PDF)

Business Address/Name Change Form

• Business Address/Name Change Form (PDF)

Other 

• "Want to Go Pro?" A Guide for Student-Athletes (PDF) - Under South Carolina law, Athlete Agents recruiting or soliciting a student-athlete must register with the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA). This law provides guidelines agents must follow and gives rights to the student-athletes they contact. This flyer provides the top 10 things athletes should know before they sign the dotted line with an athlete agent.
• Athlete Agent Law FAQs