California Business and Professions Code

§ 18880

BPC § 18880 Effective Jan 1, 2007Div. 8 · Ch. 2 · Art. 16

Statute text

(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.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 465, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.