{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-18653","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 18653","heading":"","body":"No person shall train a professional boxer or kickboxer or martial arts athlete unless he or she has been licensed by the commission. A professional trainer is someone who is responsible for the day-to-day training of those athletes and possesses a minimum of five years experience in combative sports. Only professional trainers licensed by the commission may make a recommendation to the commission on whether a contestant is prepared for his or her first amateur mixed martial arts bout or to turn professional in boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts. A professional trainer shall be present in the corner of the contestant unless otherwise authorized by the commission or the executive director.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]","CHAPTER 2. Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts [18600. - 18888.12.]","ARTICLE 3. Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions [18640. - 18656.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"129d832924329959638ff44118588a7db7fc287b70e3aff30623e3a07a5bb794","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-18649","next":"us-ca/bpc-18654"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}