2020 Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 4A - Athlete Agents
- § 43-4A-1. Short Title
- § 43-4A-2. Definitions
- § 43-4A-3. Service of Process Agent for Nonresident Athlete Agents
- § 43-4A-4. Certification of Registration Required; Exception; Agency Contract Void for Noncompliance
- § 43-4A-4.1. Redesignated
- § 43-4A-5. Application for Registration
- § 43-4A-6. Issuance of Certificate of Registration; Grounds for Refusal to Issue Registration; Application for Renewal; Two-Year Validity Period for Certificate
- § 43-4A-7. Discipline of Registered Agents; Notice and Hearing Required
- § 43-4A-8. Fee for Registration or Renewal
- § 43-4A-9. Temporary Registration
- § 43-4A-10. Required Records; Inspection by Secretary of State
- § 43-4A-11. Penalty for Violation
- § 43-4A-12. Surety Bond Requirement; Suspension for Failure to Maintain
- § 43-4A-13. Prohibited Activities of Athlete Agent
- § 43-4A-14. Notice of Existence of Contract to Athletic Director of Educational Institution
- § 43-4A-15. Requirements for Agency Contract; Notice to Student Athlete; Penalty for Noncompliance; Record for Student Athlete
- § 43-4A-16. Cancellation of Contract by Student Athlete
- § 43-4A-16.1. Redesignated
- § 43-4A-17. Civil Penalty
- § 43-4A-18. Damages to Educational Institution; Recovery
- § 43-4A-19. Uniformity in Application Between States
- § 43-4A-20. Electronic Signatures
- Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 55, repealed Ga. L. 1988, p. 651, § 2, relating to the applicability of the Act to certain athletes.
Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 55, repealed Ga. L. 1989, p. 370, § 10A, which provided that this chapter should not apply to a person or agreement involving an athlete and an amateur athletic team.
Law reviews.- For survey article discussing developments in law of business associations for the period from June 1, 1999, through May 31, 2000, see 52 Mercer L. Rev. 95 (2000). For note on 2000 amendments of O.C.G.A. §§ 43-4A-7,43-4A-11,43-4A-16 and 2000 enactment of §§ 43-4A-16.1,43-4A-20, see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 265 (2000).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Limited applicability of provisions of chapter.
- Legal entities and individuals who seek to obtain collegiate athletic scholarships for high school athletes do not fall under the provisions of O.C.G.A. §§ 20-2-317 and20-2-318, or the 2003 amendments to O.C.G.A. Ch. 4, T. 43. 2004 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U2004-1.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 27A Am. Jur. 2d, Entertainment and Sports Law, § 4 et seq.
