Georgia § 43-4A-16 - Cancellation of contract by student athlete.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 43-4A-16 — Cancellation of contract by student athlete., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-4A-16. Cancellation of contract by student athlete.
A student athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice of the cancellation to the athlete agent in a record within 14 days after the contract is signed. A student athlete shall not waive the right to cancel an agency contract. If a student athlete cancels an agency contract, the student athlete shall not be required to pay any consideration under the contract or to return any consideration received from the athlete agent to induce the student athlete to enter into the contract. (Code 1981, § 43-4A-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 651, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 774, § 19; Code 1981, § 43-4A-16 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2010, p. 376, § 2/SB 149.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2010, p. 376, § 2, effective July 1, 2010, redesignated former Code Section 43-4A-16 as present Code Section 43-4A-14.
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