Uniform Athlete Agents Act
Georgia · Professions and Businesses · §§ 43-4A-1 to 43-4A-9 · 19 sections
Overview
The Uniform Athlete Agents Act regulates the conduct of athlete agents who seek to represent student-athletes, requiring an agent to obtain a certificate of registration from a designated state official before acting as an agent and to keep that registration current through renewal, with defined grounds and hearing and appeal procedures for denial, suspension, or revocation. It also governs the agency relationship itself by prescribing the required form of the contract between agent and student-athlete, requiring notice to the student-athlete's educational institution, giving the student-athlete a right to cancel, and imposing recordkeeping obligations. Prohibited conduct is enforced through a layered scheme of criminal penalties, civil penalties, private civil remedies, and administrative measures such as cease-and-desist orders, with the administering official empowered to investigate violations and adopt implementing rules.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-1Short title
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-10Required records; inspection by Secretary of State
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-11Penalty for violation
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-12Surety bond requirement; suspension for failure to maintain
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-13Prohibited activities of athlete agent
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-14Notice of agency contract to athletic director of educational institution
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-15Requirements for agency contract; notice to student athlete; penalty for noncompliance; record for student athlete
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-16Cancellation of contract by student athlete
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-17Civil penalty
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-18Damages to educational institution; recovery
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-19Uniformity in application between states
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-2Definitions
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-20Electronic signatures
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-3Service of process agent for nonresident athlete agents
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-5Application for registration
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-6Issuance, renewal, and term of certificate of registration
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-7Discipline of registered agents; notice and hearing required
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-8Fee for registration or renewal
- O.C.G.A. § 43-4A-9Temporary registration
Enacted in other states
Arkansas, Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming
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