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 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
 SESSION 2025
-H 1
-HOUSE BILL 543
+H D
+HOUSE BILL DRH40324-MVf-26
 
 Short Title: Criminal Background Check For Athlete Agents. (Public)
-Sponsors: Representatives Charles Smith, Willis, K. Hall, and T. Brown (Primary
-Sponsors).
-For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
-Referred to: Judiciary 1, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of
-the House
-March 27, 2025
-*H543-v-1*
+Sponsors: Representative Charles Smith.
+Referred to:
+
+*DRH40324-MVf-26*
 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
-AN ACT TO REQUIRE A CRIMINAL HISTORY REC ORD CHECK FOR ATHLET E 2
+AN ACT TO REQUIRE A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK FOR ATHLETE 2
 AGENTS. 3
 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
 SECTION 1.  Article 9 of Chapter 78C of the General Statutes is amended by adding 5
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 SECTION 3.  G.S. 143B-1209.57 reads as rewritten: 31
 "§ 143B-1209.57.  Criminal record check for platform licensees.checks for the Secretary of 32
 State. 33
+(a) The State Bureau of Investigation may provide to the Secretary of State a criminal 34
+history from the State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories for any applicant seeking 35
+a certificate of registration as an athlete agent or a platform license. The Secretary shall provide 36
+H.B. 543
+Mar 26, 2025
+HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
-Page 2  House Bill 543-First Edition
-(a) The State Bureau of Investigation may provide to the Secretary of State a criminal 1
-history from the State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories for any applicant seeking 2
-a certificate of registration as an athlete agent or a platform license. The Secretary shall provide 3
-to the Bureau, along with the request, the fingerprints of the applicant and its key persons; a form 4
-signed by the individual consenting to the criminal record check and use of fingerprints and other 5
-identifying information required by the State and National Repositories; and any additional 6
-information required by the Bureau. The fingerprints of the individual shall be used for a search 7
-of the State's criminal history record file, and the Bureau shall forward a set of fingerprints to the 8
-Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. 9
-(b) The criminal history report shall be provided to the Secretary of State, who shall keep 10
-all information obtained pursuant to this section confidential to the Secretary of State. A criminal 11
-history report obtained as provided in this section is not a public record under Chapter 132 of the 12
-General Statutes." 13
-SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to applications 14
-for registration or renewal received on or after that date. 15
+Page 2  DRH40324-MVf-26
+to the Bureau, along with the request, the fingerprints of the applicant and its key persons; a form 1
+signed by the individual consenting to the criminal record check and use of fingerprints and other 2
+identifying information required by the State and National Repositories; and any additional 3
+information required by the Bureau. The fingerprints of the individual shall be used for a search 4
+of the State's criminal history record file, and the Bureau shall forward a set of fingerprints to the 5
+Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. 6
+(b) The criminal history report shall be provided to the Secretary of State, who shall keep 7
+all information obtained pursuant to this section confidential to the Secretary of State. A criminal 8
+history report obtained as provided in this section is not a public record under Chapter 132 of the 9
+General Statutes." 10
+SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to applications 11
+for registration or renewal received on or after that date. 12