SECTIONS 18620-18631 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 18620-18631

18620. The definitions contained in this article shall be for terms
used in this chapter and shall be applicable unless otherwise
specifically provided.

18621. "Commission" means the State Athletic Commission.

18622. The words "club" and "promoter" are synonomous, may be used
interchangeably, and mean a corporation, partnership, association,
individual, or other organization which conducts, holds, or gives a
boxing or martial arts contest, match, or exhibition.

18623. A professional or amateur boxer or martial arts fighter is
one who engages in a boxing or martial arts contest and who possesses
fundamental skills in his or her respective sport.

18624. "Committee" means an advisory committee on medical and
safety standards created by this article.

18625. "Contest" and "match" are synonymous, may be used
interchangeably, include boxing, kickboxing, and martial arts
exhibitions, and mean a fight, prizefight, boxing contest, pugilistic
contest, kickboxing contest, martial arts contest, or sparring
match, between two or more persons, where full or partial contact is
used or intended that may result or is intended to result in physical
harm to the opponent. In any exhibition or sparring match, the
opponents are not required to use their best efforts.

18627. (a) "Martial arts" means any form of karate, kung fu, tae
kwon-do, kickboxing or any combination of full contact martial arts,
including mixed martial arts, or self-defense conducted on a full
contact basis where a weapon is not used.
(b) "Kickboxing" means any form of boxing in which blows are
delivered with the hand and any part of the leg below the hip,
including the foot.
(c) "Full contact" means the use of full unrestrainted physical
force in a martial arts contest.
(d) "Light contact" means the use of controlled martial arts
techniques whereby contact to the body is permitted in a restrained
manner, no contact to the face is permitted, and no contact is
permitted which may result or is intended to result in physical harm
to the opponent.
(e) "Noncontact" means that no contact occurs between either
contestant.

18628. "Manager" means any person who does any of the following:
(a) By contract, agreement, or other arrangement with any person,
undertakes or has undertaken to represent in any way the interest of
any professional boxer, or martial arts fighter in procuring, or with
respect to the arrangement or conduct of, any professional contest
in which the boxer or fighter is to participate as a contestant;
except that the term "manager" shall not be construed to mean any
attorney licensed to practice in this state whose participation in
these activities is restricted to representing the legal interests of
a professional boxer or fighter as a client. Otherwise, an attorney
shall be licensed as a manager in order to engage in any of the
activities described in this section.
(b) Directs or controls the professional boxing or martial arts
activities of any professional boxer or martial arts fighter.
(c) Receives or is entitled to receive more than 10 percent of the
gross purse of any professional boxer or martial arts fighter for
any services relating to such person's participation in a
professional contest.
(d) Is an officer, director, shareholder, or member of any
corporation or organization which receives, or is entitled to receive
more than 10 percent of the gross purse of any professional boxer or
martial arts fighter for any services relating to the person's
participation in a professional contest.

18629. "School, college, or university" means a secondary school,
the University of California, a California State University, public
community college, or any other private, postsecondary educational
institution meeting the requirements of Section 94739, or Article 8
(commencing with Section 94900) or Article 9 (commencing with Section
94915) of Chapter 7 of Part 59 of the Education Code.

18630. "Proprietary interest" means any membership, coownership,
stock ownership, legal or beneficial interest, profit-sharing
arrangement, or other proprietary interest, designated arranged or
held, directly or indirectly in any form.

18631. "License" as used in this chapter also includes a "permit".