Professional Athlete Law and Legal Definition
According to 8 USCS § 1182 (Title 8, Aliens and Nationality; Chapter 12, Immigration and Nationality Immigration; Admission Qualifications For Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens), the term "professional athlete" means “an individual who is employed as an athlete by--
(aa) a team that is a member of an association of 6 or more professional sports teams whose total combined revenues exceed $ 10,000,000 per year, if the association governs the conduct of its members and regulates the contests and exhibitions in which its member teams regularly engage; or
(bb) any minor league team that is affiliated with such an association.”
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Related Legal Terms
- Accountants Professional Liability Insurance
- Accounting Professional Standards
- Allied Health Professionals
- Amateur Athlete
- American Board of Professional Psychology [ABPP]
- Anti-Contact Rule [Lawyers Professional Responsibility]
- Athlete Agents
- Athletes
- Code of Professional Responsibility
- Corporations Professional Corporation
