03. Name, image, or likeness activity and compensation; limits on institutions, conferences, and athletic associations. (a) Except as provided in § 38-1631.04, this chapter does not limit the ability of a college athlete to engage in name, image, or likeness activity to the extent permitted under other District law. (b) Except as provided in § 38-1631.04: (1) An institution, conference, or athletic association may not: (A) Prevent or restrict a college athlete from: (i) Receiving name, image, or likeness compensation; (ii) Entering into a name, image, or likeness agreement; (iii) Engaging in name, image, or likeness activity; (iv) Obtaining the services of a name, image, or likeness agent; or (v) Creating or participating in a group license; or (B) Interfere with the formation or recognition of a collective representative to facilitate or provide representation to negotiate a group license. (2) An athletic association may not prevent or restrict an institution or college athlete from participating in an intercollegiate sport because the college athlete: (A) Receives name, image, or likeness compensation; (B) Enters into a name, image, or likeness agreement; (C) Engages hlete from participating in an intercollegiate sport because the college athlete: (A) Receives name, image, or likeness compensation; (B) Enters into a name, image, or likeness agreement; (C) Engages in name, image, or likeness activity; or (D) Obtains the services of a name, image, or likeness agent. (3) Receipt of name, image, or likeness compensation may not affect eligibility of a college athlete or the duration, amount, or renewal of an athletic scholarship. (Feb. 23, 2023, D.C. Law 24-245, § 213, 70 DCR 174.)
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