Georgia § 43-4A-3 - Service of process agent for nonresident athlete agents.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 43-4A-3 — Service of process agent for nonresident athlete agents., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-4A-3. Service of process agent for nonresident athlete agents.
By acting as an athlete agent in this state, a nonresident individual appoints the Secretary of State as the individual's agent for service of process in any civil action in this state related to the individual's acting as an athlete agent in this state. (Code 1981, § 43-4A-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 651, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 370, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 776, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 774, § 4; Code 1981, § 43-4A-3 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2010, p. 376, § 2/SB 149.) Editor's notes. - This Code section formerly pertained to creation of the Georgia Athlete Agent Regulatory Commission, members, terms, removal, election of chairperson and vice chairperson, quorum, rules and standards of conduct, reimbursement of members, and the role of the secretary. The former Code section was based on Code 1981, § 43-4A-3 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 651, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2003, p. 774, § 3, and was repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 376, § 2, effective July 1, 2010. Law reviews. - For note on 1989 amendment to this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 298 (1989).
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