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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 13 - Closed Circuit Telecast Revenue › Section 18833.

18833. The commission may designate a representative to be present at, and observe the computation of the number of tickets issued or sold, and the determination of the gross receipts. Where a telecast or broadcast is accomplished by subscription, records in support of the receipts shall be made available to the commission upon request.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 13 - Closed Circuit Telecast Revenue › Section 18834.

18834. Whenever any person fails to make a report of a closed-circuit television showing of any contest or wrestling exhibition within the period prescribed by Section 18832, or whenever the report is unsatisfactory to the commission, the executive officer or his or her representative may examine or cause to be examined, the books and records of the permit holder or any other person, and subpoena and examine under oath those persons for the purposes of determining the total amount of the gross receipts of a closed-circuit television showing of any contest or wrestling exhibition and the amount of tax due pursuant to this chapter, which tax he or she may fix or determine as the result of the examination.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 13 - Closed Circuit Telecast Revenue › Section 18835.

18835. If a permitholder fails to pay any tax ascertained to be due under this chapter, in addition to the costs of the examination under Section 18834, if any, within 30 days after receipt of notice by the executive officer, the commission may authorize the Attorney General to bring an action in superior court to collect the amount due, any fines authorized by this chapter and attorney’s fees.
The action shall be speedily determined by the court and shall take precedence over all matters pending therein except criminal cases, applications for injunction, or other matters to which special precedence has been given by law.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1095, Sec. 14.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 13 - Closed Circuit Telecast Revenue › Section 18836.

18836. In case of default in the payment of any tax due under this chapter, the commission may refuse to issue a permit to any person so defaulting regardless of whether the application for the permit is made solely in the name of the person, or together with others.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 13 - Closed Circuit Telecast Revenue › Section 18837.

18837. This article does not apply to a cable television’s system franchised under Section 53066 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18840.

18840. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if in the judgment of the commission the financial responsibility, experience, character and general fitness of an applicant for a license or renewal thereof, or any person connected with the applicant, are such that the participation of the applicant will be consistent with the public interest, convenience or necessity, and with the best interests of boxing and martial arts generally, and in conformity with the purposes of this chapter, and the rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the commission may grant an unrestricted license or issue a license subject to terms and conditions.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 757, Sec. 18.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18841.

18841. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, licenses issued under this chapter may be revoked, suspended, or placed on probation under terms and conditions including, but not limited to, the making of restitution, for any violation or attempted violation of this chapter, any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or for any cause for which a license may be denied.
Such action shall be final, except that the propriety of such action is subject to review, upon questions of law only, by the superior court. The action of the commission shall stand unless and until reversed by the court.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18842.

18842. The commission, the executive officer and other employees duly authorized by the executive officer, shall have the power to suspend temporarily, any license until final determination by the commission when, in his or her opinion, the action is necessary to protect the public welfare or is in the best interest of boxing or martial arts.
The suspension may be without advance hearing, but the suspended licensee may apply to the commission for a hearing on the matter to determine if the suspension should be modified or set aside. The application for a hearing shall be in writing and shall be received by the commission within 30 days after the date of suspension. Upon receipt of such written request, the commission shall set the matter for hearing within 30 days.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 757, Sec. 19.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18843.

18843. (a) In addition to its authority under other provisions of this chapter to take action against a licensee, the commission, its executive officer, or his or her duly authorized representative shall have the authority to assess fines not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules and regulations of the commission.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision, the commission may also assess a fine of up to 40 percent of the total purse for a violation of Section 18649 related to the use of prohibited substances.
(c) Fines may be assessed without advance hearing, but the licensee may apply to the commission for a hearing on the matter if the fine should be modified or set aside. This application for a hearing shall be in writing and shall be received by the commission within 30 days after service of notice of the fine. Upon receipt of this written request, the commission shall set the matter for hearing within 30 days.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 5. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18844.

18844. If a licensee fails to pay any fine assessed under this chapter within 30 days after receipt of notice by the executive officer, after time for appeal has passed or after action on an appeal by the commission, the commission may, without hearing, revoke or suspend the license held by the licensee and authorize the Attorney General to bring an action in superior court to collect the amount due and attorney’s fees.
The action shall be speedily determined by the court and shall take precedence over all matters pending therein except criminal cases, applications for injunction, or other matters to which special precedence has been given by law.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18845.

18845. (a) The commission, its executive officer, or any other employee duly authorized by the executive officer may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses, giving of testimony, or the production of documents before the commission, any member thereof, the executive officer, or any other duly authorized employee with the same effect as if they were issued in an action in the superior court. They may also administer oaths in all matters appertaining to their duties or connected with the administration of the affairs of the commission.
(b) No witness shall be obliged to attend at a place out of the county in which the witness resides unless the distance is less than 150 miles from the witness’s residence, except the commission or its designee may endorse on a subpoena an order requiring the attendance of such witness upon a showing that the testimony of such witness is material and necessary.
(c) Disobedience to a supoena may be punished as a contempt by the superior court.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18846.

18846. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission, its executive officer, or his or her duly authorized representative may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or the production or examination of documents before the commission, any member thereof, its executive officer, or his or her duly authorized representative. The subpoenas shall have the same effect as if they were issued in an action in superior court. The persons may also administer oaths, in all matters appertaining to their duties, the enforcement of this chapter, or otherwise connected with the administration of the affairs of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18847.

18847. The disobedience of a subpoena issued under Section 18846 shall be attended by the same consequences and subject to the same penalties as if such disobedience occurred in an action in the superior court.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18848.

18848. The license of any promoter or matchmaker found guilty of managing a boxer or martial arts fighter, either directly or indirectly, without written approval from the commission shall be subject to disciplinary action.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 757, Sec. 20.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18849.

18849. No promoter, nor any person having a proprietary interest in the promoter, shall have, either directly or indirectly, any proprietary interest in a boxer or martial arts fighter competing on the premises owned, leased, or rented by the promoter without written approval from the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 757, Sec. 21.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18850.

18850. (a) Any boxer or martial arts fighter who participates in a contest or match while under suspension by the commission, or any other recognized commission, shall have his or her license revoked.
(b) Any licensee who, directly or indirectly, aids or abets a boxer or martial arts fighter in violation of this section shall be subject to disciplinary action.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 757, Sec. 22.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18851.

18851. A manager of a boxer or martial arts fighter shall maintain an accurate annual record showing all of the following with respect to each contest in which the boxer or martial arts fighter has participated:
(a) Training expenses.
(b) Amount of money actually paid to the contestant.
(c) Amount of money which the manager received from the purse.
(d) Amount of money owed to the manager by the contestant.
The manager’s record shall be supported by documentation, shall be made available to both the fighter under contract and the commission upon request, and shall be kept in the manager’s possession for a period of five years from the transaction.
(Added by renumbering Section 18852 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 6. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18852.

18852. No fighter shall be paid before a contest, except that a promoter may, with the written approval of the commission, advance to the fighter before the contest, up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) plus any necessary transportation and living expenses. However, such advance, except necessary transportation and living expenses, shall not exceed 20 percent of the fighter’s purse.
(Added by renumbering Section 18853 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 7. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18853.

18853. No fighter, nor his or her manager, shall be paid for the services of the fighter except in the presence of an authorized commission representative. The commission representative shall report to the executive officer any payment made contrary to the provisions of the contract on file with the commission.
(Added by renumbering Section 18854 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 8. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18854.

18854. Any official who fails to enforce the provisions of this act or the commission’s rules and regulations shall be subject to disciplinary action.
(Added by renumbering Section 18855 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 9. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18855.

18855. The commission shall recognize and enforce contracts between boxers or martial arts fighters and managers and between boxers or martial arts fighters and licensed clubs. Contracts shall be executed on printed forms approved by the commission. The commission may recognize or enforce a contract not on its printed form if entered into in another jurisdiction. No other contract or agreement may be recognized or enforced by the commission. All disputes between the parties to the contract, including the validity of the contract, shall be arbitrated by the commission pursuant to the provisions of the contract. Subject to Section 227 of Title 4 of the California Code of Regulations, a person who seeks arbitration of a contract shall send a written request to the commission’s headquarters and to the office of the Attorney General. The commission may seek cost recovery related to arbitration proceedings from the parties subject to the proceedings.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 10. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18856.

18856. (a) The commission, the executive officer, or authorized representative shall have power to order a promoter to withhold any purse, any part thereof, any receipts or other funds owing or payable to any contestant, or the share thereof of any manager, if, in his or her judgment, it should appear that the contestant is not competing honestly, or is intentionally not competing to the best of his or her ability, or if it should appear that the contestant, manager, or any seconds have violated any provision of this act, or the rules and regulations adopted by the commission.
(b) Any purse, or portion thereof, so withheld, shall be delivered by the promoter to the commission upon demand. Any contestant claiming the money withheld shall within 10 days after the end of the contest apply in writing to the commission for a hearing, the commission shall fix a date for the hearing, and after the hearing determines the disposition to be made of the money held by the commission.
(c) If no application for a hearing is filed within the time prescribed the commission shall meet and determine the disposition to be made of the money held by the commission.
(d) This section does not apply to any exhibition where the participants are not competing to the best of their ability.
(Added by renumbering Section 18860 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 11. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18857.

18857. The commission, the executive officer, or authorized representative shall have the power to order a promoter to withhold 10 percent of the total purse payable to a contestant if the manager of the contestant does not present an itemized statement of expenses incurred in connection with the contest. The money so withheld shall be paid to the commission and held in trust for payment to the contestant or his or her manager, upon presentation by the manager to the commission of the itemized statement of expenses.
(Added by renumbering Section 18861 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 12. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18858.

18858. Any licensee who directly or indirectly holds, participates in, aids, or abets any sham or fake contest or match shall be subject to disciplinary action.
This section does not apply to any exhibition.
(Added by renumbering Section 18865 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 13. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18859.

18859. (a) The commission shall have the authority to obtain and review criminal history information to determine whether an applicant or licensee has been convicted of any offense or has been arrested for any offense for which disposition is still pending. A conviction, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to an offense, may be cause to deny an application or take disciplinary action against a licensee dependent on the relevancy of the offense to the licensed activity.
(b) The commission may require applicants to submit two sets of fingerprints which shall be furnished to the Department of Justice. Upon the request of the commission, the Department of Justice shall submit one set of the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain a copy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s record and shall retain one set to search the California criminal history system.
(Added by renumbering Section 18868 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 14. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 14 - Administrative Enforcement › Section 18860.

18860. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any county, city, or city and county from prohibiting the holding or participating in any contest, match, or exhibition.
(Added by renumbering Section 18869 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 316, Sec. 15. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 15 - Crimes and Penalties › Section 18870.

18870. Any person or promoter to whom this chapter applies who directly or indirectly holds, aids or abets, or attempts to hold, aid or abet the holding of, any contest, match or exhibition without first having obtained a license or permit therefor under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1095, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 15 - Crimes and Penalties › Section 18871.

18871. Any contestant who continues to participate in a professional or amateur contest or match after an order to stop the contest is given by an official, or authorized representative of the commission, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 15 - Crimes and Penalties › Section 18872.

18872. Any promoter who directly or indirectly destroys, or aids and abets in the destruction of, any ticket or ticket stub to a contest, match, or exhibition within six months after the event without written authorization from the commission is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 15 - Crimes and Penalties › Section 18873.

18873. Any person who throws any object at the ring during a contest, match, or exhibition is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 15 - Crimes and Penalties › Section 18878.

18878. Any person who otherwise violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 16 - Boxer Benefits › Section 18880.

18880. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) That professional athletes licensed under this chapter, as a group, for many reasons, do not retain their earnings, and are often injured or destitute, or both, and unable to take proper care of themselves, whether financially or otherwise, and that the enactment of this article is to serve a public purpose by making provisions for a needy group to insure a modicum of financial security for professional athletes.
(2) Athletes licensed under this chapter may suffer extraordinary disabilities in the normal course of their trade. These may include acute and chronic traumatic brain injuries, resulting from multiple concussions as well as from repeated exposure to a large number of subconcussive punches, eye injuries, including retinal tears, holes, and detachments, and other neurological impairments.
(3) The pension plan of the commission is part of the state’s health and safety regulatory scheme, designed to protect boxers licensed under this chapter from the health-related hazards of their trade. The pension plan addresses those health and safety needs, recognizing the disability and health maintenance expenses those needs may require.
(4) The regulatory system of California is interrelated with the conduct of the trade in every jurisdiction. Athletes licensed under this chapter participate in contests in other states and many athletes who are based in those other jurisdictions may participate in California on a single-event basis.
(5) The outcomes and natures of fights in other jurisdictions are relevant to California regulatory jurisdiction and are routinely monitored for health and safety reasons, so that, for example, a knockout of an athlete licensed under this chapter in another jurisdiction is paid appropriate heed with respect to establishing a waiting period before that athlete may commence fighting in California.
(6) The monitoring of other jurisdictions is an integral part of the health and safety of California athletes licensed under this chapter due to the interstate nature of the trade, and therefore the regulatory scheme for contests and athletes under this chapter should reflect this accordingly.
(b) The provisions of this article pertain only to professional boxers licensed under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 465, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 16 - Boxer Benefits › Section 18881.

18881. (a) The commission shall, consistent with the purposes of this article, establish a pension plan for professional boxers who engage in boxing contests in this state.
(b) The commission shall, consistent with the purposes of this article, establish the method by which the pension plan will be financed, including those who shall contribute to the financing of the pension plan. The method of financing the pension plan may include, but is not limited to, assessments on tickets and contributions by boxers, managers, promoters, or any one or more of these persons, in an amount sufficient to finance the pension plan. For purposes of this section, the term “sufficient” means that the annual contributions shall be calculated to achieve no less than the average level of annual aggregate pension plan contributions from all sources for the period from July 1, 1981, through December 31, 1994, and adjusted thereafter to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for California as set forth by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(c) Any pension plan established by the commission shall be actuarially sound.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 377, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 16 - Boxer Benefits › Section 18882.

18882. (a) At the time of payment of the fee required by Section 18824, a promoter shall pay to the commission all amounts scheduled for contribution to the pension plan. If the commission, in its discretion, requires pursuant to Section 18881, that contributions to the pension plan be made by the boxer and his or her manager, those contributions shall be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by the commission.
(b) All contributions to finance the pension plan shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Boxers’ Pension Fund, which is hereby created. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the Boxers’ Pension Fund are hereby continuously appropriated to be used exclusively for the purposes and administration of the pension plan.
(c) The Boxers’ Pension Fund is a retirement fund, and no moneys within it shall be deposited or transferred to the General Fund.
(d) The commission has exclusive control of all funds in the Boxers’ Pension Fund. No transfer or disbursement in any amount from this fund shall be made except upon the authorization of the commission and for the purpose and administration of the pension plan.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the commission or its designee shall invest the money contained in the Boxers’ Pension Fund according to the same standard of care as provided in Section 16040 of the Probate Code. The commission has exclusive control over the investment of all moneys in the Boxers’ Pension Fund. Except as otherwise prohibited or restricted by law, the commission may invest the moneys in the fund through the purchase, holding, or sale of any investment, financial instrument, or financial transaction that the commission in its informed opinion determines is prudent.
(f) The administrative costs associated with investing, managing, and distributing the Boxers’ Pension Fund shall be limited to no more than 2 percent of the corpus of the fund. Diligence shall be exercised by administrators in order to lower the fund’s expense ratio as far below 2 percent as feasible and appropriate. The commission shall report to the Legislature on the impact of this provision during the next regularly scheduled sunset review.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 370, Sec. 19. (SB 309) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 16 - Boxer Benefits › Section 18884.

18884. (a) A promoter may, but is not required to, add to the price of each ticket sold for a professional boxing contest, an amount specifically designated on the ticket for contribution as a donation, either or both, to the pension plan established pursuant to Section 18881. The additional amount shall not be subject to the admissions tax required by Section 18824 or any other deductions. Nothing in this section shall authorize the addition of such amounts to less than all the tickets sold for the professional boxing contest involved. The promoter shall pay additional contributions collected in accordance with Section 18881.
(b) Any additional contributions received pursuant to this section shall not be considered to offset any of the contributions required by the commission under Section 18881.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 16 - Boxer Benefits › Section 18887.

18887. In addition to any other form in which retirement benefits may be distributed under the pension plan, the commission may, in its discretion, award to a covered boxer a medical early retirement benefit in the amount contained in the covered boxers’ pension plan account at the time the commission makes this award and in the manner provided in the regulations governing the boxers’ pension plan. This benefit shall be in lieu of a pension.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 377, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.

18888. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Many Californians find a need, purpose, and great benefit in participating in combat sports.
(b) That professional athletes licensed under this chapter, as a group, for many reasons, do not retain their earnings, and are often injured or destitute, or both, and unable to take proper care of themselves, whether financially or otherwise, and that the enactment of this article is to serve a public purpose by making provisions for a needy group to insure a modicum of financial security for professional athletes.
(c) Athletes licensed under this chapter may suffer extraordinary disabilities in the normal course of their trade. These may include acute and chronic traumatic brain injuries, resulting from multiple concussions as well as from repeated exposure to a large number of subconcussive punches and kicks, eye injuries, including retinal tears, holes, and detachments, and other neurological impairments.
(d) The retirement benefit plan of the commission is part of the state’s health and safety regulatory scheme, designed to protect professional athletes, including mixed martial artists, licensed under this chapter from the health-related hazards of their trade. The retirement benefit plan addresses those health and safety needs, recognizing the disability and health maintenance expenses those needs may require.
(e) The regulatory system of California is interrelated with the conduct of the trade in every jurisdiction. Athletes licensed under this chapter participate in contests in other states and many athletes who are based in those other jurisdictions may participate in California on a single-event basis.
(f) The outcomes and natures of fights in other jurisdictions are relevant to California regulatory jurisdiction and are routinely monitored for health and safety reasons, so that, for example, a knockout of an athlete licensed under this chapter in another jurisdiction is paid appropriate heed with respect to establishing a waiting period before that athlete may commence fighting in California.
(g) The monitoring of other jurisdictions is an integral part of the health and safety of California athletes licensed under this chapter due to the interstate nature of the trade, and therefore the regulatory scheme for contests and athletes under this chapter should reflect this accordingly.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.1.

18888.1. For purposes of this article:
(a) “Beneficiary” means a person entitled under this article to receive benefits after the death of a participating martial artist.
(b) “Martial artist” means a licensed professional mixed martial artist, licensed professional kickboxer, licensed professional Muay Thai fighter, or athlete licensed by the commission other than a boxer.
(c) “Mixed martial arts contest” shall mean a professional martial arts contest approved by the commission, including kickboxing and Muay Thai, other than boxing.
(d) “MMA Fund” means the Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund created pursuant to Section 18888.2.
(e) “Participating martial artist” means a martial artist who participates in a commission-sanctioned contest in the state on or after January 1, 2024, and who is, or may become, eligible to receive a benefit under this article or whose beneficiary may be eligible to receive that benefit.
(f) “Regular account” means the account maintained by the commission, or its designee, on the records of the MMA Fund for each participating martial artist representing allocations of contributions, adjusted for withdrawals, income, expenses, and released and unrealized gains and losses attributable thereto.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.2.

18888.2. (a) The commission shall, consistent with the purposes of this article, establish the Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund for martial artists who engage in mixed martial arts contests in this state.
(b) (1) The commission shall, consistent with the purposes of this article, establish the method by which the MMA Fund will be financed, including those who shall contribute to the financing of the MMA Fund.
(2) The method of financing the MMA Fund shall include any of the following:
(A) (i) An assessment in the amount of one dollar ($1) on each ticket sold for a professional mixed martial arts contest held in the state.
(ii) The commission may raise, by regulation, the assessment authorized by this subparagraph to an amount not greater than two dollars ($2) per ticket.
(B) Revenue through the sale of special interest license plates and other commission-branded items, including, but not limited to, sport paraphernalia and souvenirs.
(C) Contributions by martial artists, managers, promoters, or any one or more of these persons, in an amount sufficient to finance the MMA Fund.
(c) The MMA Fund shall be actuarially sound.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.4.

18888.4. (a) A promoter may, but is not required to, add to the price of each ticket sold for a professional mixed martial arts contest an amount specifically designated on the ticket for contribution or as a donation, either or both, to the MMA Fund. The additional amount shall not be subject to the admissions tax required by Section 18824 or any other deductions. This subdivision does not authorize the addition of those amounts to less than all the tickets sold for the professional mixed martial arts contest involved. The promoter shall pay additional contributions collected in accordance with Section 18888.2.
(b) Any additional contributions received pursuant to this section shall not be considered to offset any of the contributions required by the commission under Section 18888.2.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.5.

18888.5. (a) After the participating martial artist has vested in the MMA Fund, the participating martial artist shall not be entitled to distribution of the funds held in the participating martial artist’s regular account until the participating martial artist is at least 50 years of age.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the commission may, in its discretion, award to a participating martial artist, who has vested in the MMA Fund but is younger than 50 years old, an early retirement benefit for vocational, education, training, or medical need in the amount contained in the participating martial artist’s regular account at the time the commission makes this award and in the manner provided in the regulations governing the MMA Fund.
(2) Upon distribution of the early retirement benefit authorized by paragraph (1) to the participating martial artist, the participating martial artist’s regular account shall be closed, and the participating martial artist shall not receive, or otherwise be eligible for, any further contributions to the regular account or retirement benefits from the MMA Fund.
(3) Notwithstanding any other law, information submitted by or to a participating martial artist pursuant to this subdivision shall be confidential and not subject to public disclosure unless any of the following applies:
(A) The martial artist, in writing, waives the confidentiality of information submitted to the commission.
(B) The information is disclosed pursuant to a lawfully issued subpoena.
(C) The information is disclosed pursuant to a written request from a government agency responsible for the enforcement of civil or criminal laws or the professional licensing of individuals that is conducting an investigation about the person who submitted the information to the commission.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.7.

18888.7. (a) (1) The commission may, in its discretion, hold a hearing, or assign the matter to an administrative law judge for a hearing, for the purpose of determining a question presented to it involving a right, benefit, or obligation of a person under this article.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an eligibility determination made pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 18888.6.
(b) If a hearing is held pursuant to this section, the proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except that Section 11508 of the Government Code shall not apply, and the hearing shall be held at the time and place determined by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.8.

18888.8. A claim by a participating martial artist against the commission arising from the administration of the MMA Fund shall be brought in the County of Sacramento and shall be subject to the Government Claims Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 810) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.9.

18888.9. The commission may adopt regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific this article.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.10.

18888.10. (a) The administration of the MMA Fund shall be contingent upon the availability of funds collected pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 18888.2, which do not divert or detract from funds currently utilized to fund existing functions of the commission.
(b) In the absence of funding adequate to meet the requirements of this article, this article does not impose any obligations upon the department, the commission, or the MMA Fund.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.11.

18888.11. This article shall not be construed to create a liability on the General Fund, and the General Fund shall not be used to offset or fund any liabilities attributed to the operation of the MMA Fund.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts › ARTICLE 17 - Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund › Section 18888.12.

18888.12. Moneys collected pursuant to this article shall not be used to fund boxer benefits under Article 16 (commencing with Section 18880).
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2.3 - Online Child Care Job Posting Services › Section 18890.

18890. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Online child care job posting service” means any person or business that provides or offers to provide child care providers.
(b) “Background check service provider” means any person or business that provides or offers to provide background check services.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 497, Sec. 1. (AB 2036) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2.3 - Online Child Care Job Posting Services › Section 18890.2.

18890.2. (a) (1) An online child care job posting service that provides online information about potential child care providers who are not required to be licensed in California shall include the following statement on its Internet Web site in California, which shall be accessible no more than one click away from the providers’ profile:
“Trustline is California’s official background check for license-exempt child care providers (i.e. babysitters and nannies) and the only authorized screening program in California with access to fingerprint records at the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and access to the California Child Abuse Central Index. The Trustline registry toll-free telephone number is 1–800–822–8490.”
(2) An online child care job posting service that provides online information in California about potential child care providers who are required to be licensed in California shall include the following statement on its Internet Web site in California, which shall be accessible no more than one click away from the providers’ profile:
“Pursuant to Section 1596.859 of the Health and Safety Code, parents have the right to receive information regarding any substantiated or inconclusive complaint about licensed child care providers. That information is public and can be acquired by visiting the California Department of Social Services’ Internet Web site at “www.ccld.ca.gov.””
(b) If the online child care job posting service provides access to a background check for the child care providers listed on its Internet Web site in California, it shall provide, by means of a one-click link on each California child care provider profile for which background checks are offered, the written description of the background check provided to it, as described in subdivision (c).
(c) Background check service providers that provide background checks for online child care job posting services in California shall provide to the online child care job posting services a written description of the background checks conducted that includes at a minimum:
(1) A detailed description of what is included in the background check.
(2) A chart that lists each county in California and the databases that are checked for each county, including the following information for each database, as applicable:
(A) The source of the data, the name of the database used, and a brief description of the data included in the database.
(B) The date range of the oldest data and the most recent data included.
(C) How often the information is updated.
(D) How the databases are checked (by name, social security number, fingerprints, etc.).
(E) A list of the counties for which no data is available.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 497, Sec. 1. (AB 2036) Effective January 1, 2017.)