O.C.G.A.

43-4A-13 (2019)

Prohibited activities of athlete agent

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(a) An athlete agent shall not, with the intent to induce a student athlete to enter into an agency contract:

(1) Give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation;

(2) Furnish anything of value to a student athlete before the student athlete enters into the agency contract; or

(3) Furnish anything of value to an individual other than the student athlete or another registered athlete agent.

(b) An athlete agent shall not intentionally:

(1) Initiate contact with a student athlete unless registered under this chapter;

(2) Refuse or fail to retain or permit inspection of the records required to be retained by this chapter;

(3) Fail to register when required by this chapter;

(4) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration;

(5) Predate or postdate an agency contract; or

(6) Fail to notify a student athlete before the student athlete signs or otherwise authenticates an agency contract for a particular sport that such signing or authentication may make the student athlete ineligible to participate as a student athlete in that sport.

History

Code 1981, § 43-4A-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 651, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 774, § 15; Code 1981, § 43-4A-13, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2010, p. 376, § 2/SB 149.

Annotations

Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2010, p. 376, § 2/SB 149, effective July 1, 2010, redesignated former Code Section 43-4A-13 as present Code Section 43-4A-12.