Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 18702
Regulation of Contests
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2013
As of January 1, 2011
No person under the age of 18 years shall participate as a contestant in any contest or match or exhibition, except that any person 16 years or over may be licensed as an amateur and may participate in an amateur contest or match.
(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, may participate as a contestant in an amateur contest, match, or exhibition with the approval of the commission subject to Section 18642.
(c) Consistent with Section 18640, the commission shall have jurisdiction over all forms and combinations of forms of full contact martial arts contests involving participants 18 years of age or younger.
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