High-school NIL, college NIL, and agent regulations for all 50 states and DC — the current rule, the citation, and what it actually means. One place, plain language.
51 jurisdictions. Tap your state for its high-school NIL rule, college NIL law, and agent-registration requirements.
Every state page gives you the same three boxes — the rule, the citation, what it means, and the practical read.
Whether your state association permits it, the conditions that keep you eligible, and where the lines are.
The state statute (or its absence), how it interacts with the NCAA and the House settlement, and what you can sign.
Who must register, under which act, and — where the state offers one — the lookup to verify an agent before you talk.
State law is only half the rulebook. Wherever you play, the NCAA framework reshaped by the House settlement — plus one federal statute on agents — sits on top of your state's rules.
Since July 2025, Division I schools that opted into the House v. NCAA settlement may pay athletes directly, capped at roughly 22% of average power-conference athletics revenue — about $20.5M per school in year one, rising annually. Roster limits replaced scholarship limits.
Third-party NIL deals of $600 or more must be reported through NIL Go, the clearinghouse run by the College Sports Commission with Deloitte, which reviews deals against a fair-market-value standard.
The College Sports Commission — not the NCAA — enforces the settlement's compensation rules for participating schools. Portions of the settlement remain subject to appeal, so details can shift.
The federal SPARTA statute prohibits agents from using false promises, providing inducements, or failing to disclose required warnings when recruiting student-athletes — in every state, on top of any state act.
NIL law moves fast. These summaries are educational, current as of July 2026, and are not legal advice — rules cited here change frequently and some remain subject to pending litigation. Confirm the current rule before acting on it, or ask us. Attorney advertising.
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