(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who complies with subsection (a), section five of this article or whose application has been accepted under subsection (b), section five of this article.
(b) The Secretary of State may refuse to issue a certificate of registration if the Secretary of State determines that the applicant has engaged in conduct that has a significant adverse effect on the applicant's fitness to act as an athlete agent. In making the determination, the Secretary of State may consider whether the applicant has:
(1) Been convicted of a crime that, if committed in this state, would be a crime involving moral turpitude or a felony;