{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"18653","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 18653","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts [18600. - 18888.12.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-8/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions [18640. - 18656.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-8/chapter-2/article-3"}],"history":"Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 370, Sec. 8.   (SB 309)   Effective January 1, 2014.","effective":"2014-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/jurisdiction-licenses-and-exemptions-18653","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}