This section makes the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act applicable to this part and gives the secretary of state rulemaking and investigation powers. Athlete agents doing business in the state are treated as consenting to court jurisdiction and service of process in Tennessee.
The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, applies to this part. The secretary of state may adopt rules under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act to implement this part. A person, resident or nonresident, who does business in this state as an athlete agent, regardless of whether such person is registered pursuant to this part, shall: By so doing, consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state; Be subject to suit in this state; and Be deemed to have appointed the secretary of state as such person's agent to accept service of process in any civil action related to such person doing business as an athlete agent that is commenced against such person in this state. The secretary of state or the secretary's designee may: Conduct public or private investigations, within or outside of this state, which the secretary deems necessary or appropriate to determine whether a person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate this part or a rule adopted under this part, or to aid in the enforcement of this part or in the adoption of rules and forms under this part; Require or permit a person to testify, file a statement, or produce a record, under oath or otherwise as the secretary determines, as to all the facts and circumstances concerning a matter to be investigated or about which an action or proceeding is to be instituted; and Publish a record concerning an action, proceeding, or an investigation under, or a violation of, this part or a rule adopted under this part, if the secretary determines it is necessary or appropriate in the public interest. For purposes of conducting an investigation under this part, the secretary or the secretary's designee may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, seek compulsion of attendance, take evidence, require the filing of statements, and require the production of any records that the secretary considers relevant or material to the investigation.