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CA Bus & Prof Code § 18642 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 3 - Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions|Section 18642.

18642.  The commission may license professional and amateur boxers, professional and amateur martial arts fighters, and booking agents, managers of professional boxers and professional martial arts fighters, trainers, chief seconds, and seconds of each.No person shall participate in any contest or serve in the capacity of a booking agent, manager, trainer, or second, unless he or she has been licensed for that purpose by the commission.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 370, Sec. 4. (SB 309) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18642.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 3 - Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions|Section 18642.5.

18642.5.  A professional boxer or martial arts fighter shall, prior to licensure by the commission, demonstrate his or her ability to perform. If at any time a licensed boxer of fighter’s ability to perform is questionable the commission shall revalidate the licensee using standards adopted in regulation by the commission.The commission may accept whatever evidence is available to demonstrate the “ability to perform” at the initial time of licensure. However, all commission evaluations or reevaluations shall be recorded on a form approved by the commission and maintained with the fighter’s licensing file.The evaluation or reevaluation may be used by the commission when approving bouts for not more than 120 days from the date of the evaluation.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 264, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18645 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 3 - Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions|Section 18645.

18645.  (a) There is hereby created within the jurisdiction of the State Athletic Commission an Advisory Committee on Medical and Safety Standards.(b) The committee shall consist of six licensed physicians and surgeons appointed by the commission. The commission may call meetings of those physicians and surgeons at such times and places as it deems appropriate for the purpose of studying and recommending medical and safety standards for the conduct of boxing, wrestling, and martial arts contests.(c) It shall require a majority vote of the commission to appoint a person to the committee. Each appointment shall be at the pleasure of the commission for a term not to exceed four years.(d) A majority of the appointed members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of meeting.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 3. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18646 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 3 - Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions|Section 18646.

18646.  (a) This chapter applies to all amateur boxing, wrestling, and full contact martial arts contests.(b) The commission may, however, authorize one or more nonprofit boxing, wrestling, or martial arts clubs, organizations, or sanctioning bodies, upon approval of its bylaws, to administer its rules for amateur boxing, wrestling, and full contact martial arts contests, and may, therefore, waive direct commission application of laws and rules, including licensure, subject to the commission’s affirmative finding that the standards and enforcement of similar rules by a club, organization, or sanctioning body meet or exceed the safety and fairness standards of the commission. The commission shall review the performance of any such club, organization, or sanctioning body annually.(c) Every contest subject to this section shall be preceded by a physical examination, specified by the commission, of every contestant. A physician and surgeon shall be in attendance at the contest. There shall be a medical insurance program satisfactory to the commission provided by an amateur club, organization, or sanctioning body in effect covering all contestants. The commission shall review compliance with these requirements.(d) Any club, organization, or sanctioning body that conducts, holds, or gives amateur contests pursuant to this section, which collects money for the event, shall furnish a written financial report of receipts and disbursements within 90 days of the event.(e) The commission has the right to have present without charge or restriction such representatives as are necessary to obtain compliance with this section.(f) The commission may require any additional notices and reports it deems necessary to enforce the provisions of this section.(g) The commission, at its discretion, may rescind previously approved authorization of a nonprofit boxing, wrestling, or martial arts club, organization, or sanctioning body to administer its rules for amateur boxing, wrestling, and full contact martial arts contests.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 10. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18648 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 3 - Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions|Section 18648.

18648.  The commission shall prescribe standards as necessary, for the licensure of any persons required to be licensed by this chapter or by the commission’s regulations.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18649 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 3 - Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions|Section 18649.

18649.  (a) The administration or use of any drugs, alcohol, stimulants, or injections in any part of the body or the use of any prohibited substance specified in the Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Code, as adopted by the World Anti-Doping Agency, by a professional or amateur boxer or martial arts fighter licensed by the commission shall be prohibited. The commission, in its discretion and pursuant to regulations adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), may determine the necessity of exemptions to this section for certain licensees.(b) The commission may conduct testing at any time during the period of licensure for a professional or amateur boxer or martial arts fighter licensed by the commission to ensure compliance with subdivision (a).(c) The commission may collect blood and urine specimens from a professional or amateur boxer or martial arts fighter licensed by the commission to detect the presence of any prohibited substances. Collection of specimens shall be done in the presence of authorized commission personnel.(d) A professional or amateur boxer or martial arts fighter licensed by the commission, for which the presence of a prohibited substance is detected through testing by the commission, shall be in violation of this section and subject to the penalties described in Section 18843.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 4. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 3 - Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions|Section 18653.

18653.  No person shall train a professional boxer or kickboxer or martial arts athlete unless he or she has been licensed by the commission. A professional trainer is someone who is responsible for the day-to-day training of those athletes and possesses a minimum of five years experience in combative sports. Only professional trainers licensed by the commission may make a recommendation to the commission on whether a contestant is prepared for his or her first amateur mixed martial arts bout or to turn professional in boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts. A professional trainer shall be present in the corner of the contestant unless otherwise authorized by the commission or the executive director.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 370, Sec. 8. (SB 309) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 3 - Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions|Section 18654.

18654.  Failure of a licensed professional trainer, fighter, boxer, second, or manager to report an injury or knockout of a licensed boxer or fighter to the commission and to a database designated by the commission, which may include the national athlete and bout results databases approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions for boxing and mixed martial arts, shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of his or her license pursuant to this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 370, Sec. 10. (SB 309) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 3 - Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions|Section 18655.

18655.  This chapter does not apply to any contest conducted under the supervision or control of an entity of the United States Government.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18656 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 3 - Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions|Section 18656.

18656.  This chapter does not apply to any contest conducted by, or participated in exclusively by, any school, college, or university, or by any association or organization composed exclusively of schools, colleges, or universities when each contestant in such contest is a bona fide student regularly enrolled for not less than one-half time in a school, college, or university.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18660 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 18660.

18660.  Any person desiring a license issued under this chapter shall submit an application to the commission on an application form provided by the commission. The application shall contain any and all information requested by the commission and be accompanied by any fee required in Article 10.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18661 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 18661.

18661.  The executive officer or his or her designee shall review and investigate all applications filed with the commission. The executive officer or designee shall file a written recommendation over his or her signature with regard to the granting or denial of the license. The executive officer or his or her designee shall also, when directed by the commission, investigate appeals from the denial by the commission of any license. The findings from such investigation shall be reported to the commission.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18662 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 18662.

18662.  Any applicant for a license may be required to appear before the commission as it or the executive officer may deem necessary.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18665 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 18665.

18665.  (a) All applications for a promoter’s license shall contain a true statement of all persons connected with or having a proprietary interest in the promoter.(b) Any person connected with, or having a proprietary interest in, an applicant for a promoter’s license shall provide the commission with such financial information, or access to such financial information, as the commission deems necessary in order to determine whether the applicant is financially responsible.(c) Any application for a promoter’s license shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the sole proprietor, a general partner, or an officer of the corporation or association, as the case may be.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18666 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 18666.

18666.  All promoters shall submit in writing for prior approval by the commission, any change at any time in the persons connected with or having a proprietary interest in the promoter, including any change in the shareholders of a corporate entity.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18667 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 18667.

18667.  The commission shall not issue any promoter’s license to an applicant unless the commission is satisfied that the applicant is the real party in interest, and intends to conduct, hold, or give such contests itself. In no case shall the commission issue a license to a promoter unless, the promoter will receive at least 25 percent of the net receipts of any promotion.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18668 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 18668.

18668.  Licensed promoters may engage in promotions with other licensed promoters, so long as each promoter holds a valid, unexpired license, and receives the written approval of the commission prior to the promotion. The co-promoters shall file a bond or bonds sufficient to meet the requirements of Section 18680.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18673 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 18673.

18673.  (a) All applications for a manager’s license shall contain a true statement of all persons connected with, or having a proprietary interest in, the management of the boxer or martial arts fighter.(b) Any application for a manager’s license shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the sole proprietor, a general partner, or an officer of the corporation or association, as the case may be.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18674 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 18674.

18674.  All managers shall submit in writing, for prior approval by the commission, any change at any time in the persons connected with or having a proprietary interest in the management of the boxer or martial arts fighter, including any change in the shareholders of a corporate entity.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18679 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 18679.

18679.  The commission may issue temporary permits prior to licensure, as provided by regulations of the commission.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 5 - Bonds|Section 18680.

18680.  Before any license is issued to any club to conduct, hold, or give a contest or match, other than an amateur contest or match, the applicant shall file a bond with the commission, in an amount determined by the commission, conditioned for the faithful performance by the club of the provisions of this chapter. For the purpose of this section, “faithful performance by the club” shall include the cancellation of a contest or match without good cause once the contest or match has been approved by the commission.After the issuance of a license to a club, the commission may modify the amount of a bond to insure adequate coverage for payments specified in Section 18684.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 5 - Bonds|Section 18681.

18681.  Before any license is issued to any club to conduct, hold, or give an amateur contest or match, the applicant shall file a bond with the commission in an amount not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), conditioned for the faithful performance by the club of the provisions of this chapter. For the purpose of this section, “faithful performance by the club” shall include the cancellation of a contest or match without good cause once the contest or match has been approved by the commission.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18684 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 5 - Bonds|Section 18684.

18684.  The bonds required under this article shall guarantee, in order of priority, the payment of all taxes and fines due and payable to the state, the payment of contributions for medical insurance and to the pension fund, the payment of assessments for neurological examinations, as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 18711, the payment of the purses to the competitors, the repayment to consumers of purchased tickets, the payment of fees to the referees, judges, timekeepers, and physicians, and in the event of the cancellation of a contest or match approved by the commission without good cause, an amount determined by the commission which does not exceed the commission’s actual cost in connection with the approval of the contest or match. The circumstances and allocation of bond payment shall be determined by the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 377, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18685 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 5 - Bonds|Section 18685.

18685.  For the purposes of this article, a ceritifcate of deposit payable to the commission, or a savings account assigned to the commission, shall be considered equivalent to a bond as provided in Section 995.710 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and shall be acceptable to the commission upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 7 - Regulation of Contests|Section 18700.

18700.  All buildings or structures used or intended to be used to conduct, hold, give a contest or match, or exhibition shall be safe and shall conform to the laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to the buildings in the jurisdiction where the building or structure is situated.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 757, Sec. 9.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 7 - Regulation of Contests|Section 18701.

18701.  There shall be posted in public view at every place that a contest is held a notice in English and Spanish which states that it is unlawful to throw any object in the direction of the ring.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 7 - Regulation of Contests|Section 18702.

18702.  (a) No person under 18 years of age shall participate as a contestant in any professional contest or match or exhibition.(b) Any person, irrespective of age, may participate as a contestant in an amateur contest, match, or exhibition with the approval of the commission subject to Section 18642.(c) Consistent with Section 18640, the commission shall have jurisdiction over all forms and combinations of forms of full contact martial arts contests involving participants 18 years of age or younger.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 506, Sec. 4. (AB 1186) Effective October 3, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 7 - Regulation of Contests|Section 18703.

18703.  All admission tickets to any contest or exhibition shall have printed clearly upon the face thereof the purchase price of the ticket, and no ticket shall be sold for more than that price. The tickets shall have the number of the ticket printed clearly on both ends of the ticket.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 757, Sec. 11.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 7 - Regulation of Contests|Section 18705.

18705.  Every promoter shall have at its own expense in attendance at every contest, a licensed physician approved by the commission who has had not less than three years experience in the practice of medicine since licensure, who shall perform the physical examination of the contestants and observe the physical condition of the contestants during the contest or match.The services of the physician shall be paid according to a schedule of fees adopted by the commission. The fees shall be paid by the club to the commission, and it shall remit the payment to the physician.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18705.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 7 - Regulation of Contests|Section 18705.5.

18705.5.  The commission shall adopt regulations detailing the criteria for approval of a licensed physician pursuant to Section 18705.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 471, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 18707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts|ARTICLE 7 - Regulation of Contests|Section 18707.

18707.  A physician in attendance at any contest or match pursuant to Section 18705 shall have the authority to stop any contest or match that is conferred upon the referee. The physician’s authority shall be limited to a medically related injury and the physical condition of a contestant.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)