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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-4. Certification of registration required; exception; agency contract void for noncompliance.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-4. Certification of registration required; exception; agency contract void for noncompliance.

(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) A student athlete or another person acting on behalf of the student athlete initiates communication with the individual; and

(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.

## History

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.

## Editor's Notes

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.