43-4A-4. Certification of registration required; exception; agency contract void for noncompliance.

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(a)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, an individual shall not act as an athlete agent in this state without holding a certificate of registration under this chapter.#
(b)
Before being issued a certificate of registration, an individual may act as an athlete agent in this state for all purposes, except signing an agency contract, if:#
1. (1)
  A student athlete or another person acting on behalf of the student athlete initiates communication with the individual; and#
2. (2)
  Within seven days after an initial act as an athlete agent, the individual submits an application for registration as an athlete agent in this state.#
(c)
An agency contract resulting from conduct in violation of this Code section shall be void, and the athlete agent shall return any consideration received under the contract.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 43-4A-4.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 774, § 5; Code 1981, § 43-4A-4, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2010, p. 376, § 2/SB 149.

Ga. L. 2010, p. 376, § 2/SB 149, effective July 1, 2010, redesignated former Code Section 43-4A-4 as present Code Section 43-4A-3.

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Text read from t43-ch1-32-(v30)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V30, 2022 edition, page 167; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 0e619b1f34e2.