California Business and Professions Code 18628 – “Manager” means any person who does any of the following:(a) By …
“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.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 18628
- boxing: as used in this chapter includes "kickboxing" and "martial arts. See California Business and Professions Code 18760
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
(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.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.)