California Business and Professions Code

§ 18888.6

BPC § 18888.6 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 8 · Ch. 2 · Art. 17

Statute text

(a)At the time of initial licensure pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 18640), the commission shall notify the licensee of the licensee’s enrollment in the MMA Fund.

(b)A participating martial artist shall become vested in the amount credited to the participating martial artist’s regular account when the participating martial artist has fought in at least 39 scheduled rounds in a commission-sanctioned professional mixed martial arts contest held in the state.

(c)(1) The commission shall determine the eligibility of a martial artist to receive benefits from the MMA Fund based upon information gathered for the commission by the commission staff.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 466, Sec. 1. (AB 1136) Effective January 1, 2024.