ARTICLE 7. Regulation of Contests
Article 7 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.
§§ 18700–18748 · 28 sections
- § 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,…
- § 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…
- § 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,…
- § 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…
- § 18704 (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a professional fighter licensed under this chapter shall be entitled to a minimum purse of two hundred dollars ($200) per round…
- § 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…
- § 18705.5 The commission shall adopt regulations detailing the criteria for approval of a licensed physician pursuant to Section 18705.
- § 18706 (a) Not later than at the weigh-in time, which shall be not more than 30 hours prior to the beginning of the first event, the physician provided for in Section…
- § 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…
- § 18708 If a professional or amateur fighter licensed under this chapter or subject to the requirements of this chapter requires immediate medical care as ordered by a…
- § 18710 In its discretion, the commission may order a special medical examination to be undertaken by any licensee, the report of which shall be made to the…
- § 18711 (a) (1) (A) The commission shall require, as a condition of licensure and as a part of the application process, the examination by a licensed physician and…
- § 18712 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person applying for a license or the renewal of a license as a professional boxer or as a professional…
- § 18714 For the purpose of studying and recommending medical and safety standards for the conduct of boxing and martial arts, the commission may call meetings of those…
- § 18720 (a) No boxing contest or match shall be more than 12 rounds of not more than three minutes each in length, except that championship contests may, if the…
- § 18721 The commission may by rule specify the frequency with which boxers may participate in a contest.
- § 18723 All gloves used by contestants in professional and amateur boxing contests or matches shall be approved by the commission and constructed so that: (a) The…
- § 18724 All professional and amateur boxing contests or matches shall be performed on a ring floor and padding which meet at least the following specifications: (a)…
- § 18725 In addition to the requirements of this act, the commission may establish glove weights, equipment standards, safety standards, and the length of rounds in…
- § 18728 The commission shall establish by rule the weight spreads and classes of contestants.
- § 18730 A referee shall be in attendance and direct and control at every boxing contest. Referees shall enforce the rules of the commission at every boxing contest.
- § 18731 (a) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted thereunder, no referee or physician and surgeon shall be assigned to a boxing…
- § 18732 Before starting a contest, the referee shall ascertain from each contestant, the name of his or her chief second, and shall hold such chief second responsible…
- § 18733 The referee shall stop a contest when a contestant shows a marked superiority, or is apparently outclassed.
- § 18734 (a) The commission shall designate the scoring officials for each contest. (b) The referee may render a decision at the end of a boxing contest if authorized…
- § 18735 Referees and other boxing officials appointed by the commission while performing duties required under this chapter by the commission shall be entitled to the…
- § 18738 (a) A boxer who intentionally hits a contestant with a rabbit punch or with a punch on that part of the body over the kidneys shall be penalized by the loss of…
- § 18748 Recognizing the need for uniformity in championship contests, the commission may exempt championship contests from any provision of this chapter and authorize…