Section 899-C. Athlete agents; registration required; void contracts

1.
  Except as otherwise provided in subdivision  two  of  this  section,  an
  individual  shall  not  act  as  an  athlete agent in this state without
  holding a certificate of registration issued pursuant to  section  eight
  hundred ninety-nine-e of this article.
    2.  Before  being  issued a certificate of registration, an individual
  may act as an athlete agent  in  this  state  for  all  purposes  except
  signing an agency contract, if:
    (a)  a  student-athlete  or  another  person  acting  on behalf of the
  student-athlete initiates communication with such individual; and
    (b) within seven days after an initial act as an athlete  agent,  such
  individual  submits  an application for registration as an athlete agent
  in this state.
    3. An agency contract resulting from  conduct  in  violation  of  this
  section  shall  be  void. In the event a student-athlete voids an agency
  contract,  the  student-athlete  shall  not  be  required  to  pay   any
  consideration  under  such  contract  or  to  return  any  consideration
  received from the athlete agent to induce the student-athlete  to  enter
  into the contract, and the athlete agent shall be required to return any
  consideration received pursuant to such voided agency contract.
    4.  An agency contract shall be void and unenforceable unless it is in
  writing.