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Ohio Revised Code Title XXXIII. Education Libraries § 3376.14

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(A) No person shall enter into a contract with a student-athlete who participates in intercollegiate athletics that provides compensation to the student-athlete for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness if the contract does any of the following:

(1) Remains in effect beyond the date the student-athlete is no longer eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics;

(2) Requires the student-athlete to provide as consideration either of the following:

(a) Any compensation the student-athlete may earn after the student-athlete is no longer eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness;

(b) Rights associated with the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness after the student-athlete is no longer eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics.

(3) Requires any litigation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution process arising from the contract to occur in another state.

(B) A contract that provides a student-athlete with compensation for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness shall require any litigation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution process arising from the contract to take place in Ohio and be governed by Ohio law.

(C) The parties to any contract that provides a student-athlete with compensation for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness shall ensure that the contract complies with this section.

(D) The parties to any contract involving an individual who becomes a student-athlete by transferring to a state institution of higher education or private college located in this state from an educational institution located outside this state shall ensure that any contract to which both of the following apply complies with this section:

(1) The contract provides the individual with compensation for use of the individual's name, image, or likeness.

(2) The contract is in effect on the date of the transfer and is to continue in effect at the new state institution of higher education or private college.

(E) A contract entered into in violation of this section is void.

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