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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18844
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 hel
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18845
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18846
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 executi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18847
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18848
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18849
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 c
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18850
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 fi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18851
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18852
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18853
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18854
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18855
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 enfor
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18856
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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, i
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18857
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 connectio
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18858
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18859
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 gu
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18860
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18870
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 mis
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18871
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18872
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18873
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18873
Any person who throws any object at the ring during a contest, match, or exhibition is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18878
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18878
Any person who otherwise violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18880
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18881
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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) (1) The commission shall, consistent with the purposes of this article, establish the method by which the pens
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18882
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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