{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-90a.12","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 90A.12","heading":"Age requirement for amateur boxing and mixed martial arts contestants.","body":"1. A person shall not participate as a contestant in an organized amateur boxing contest unless each contestant participating in the contest meets the age requirements of USA boxing incorporated, or its successor organization. A birth certificate, or similar document validating the contestant’s date of birth, must be submitted at the time of the prefight physical examination in order to determine eligibility.\n2. Subsection 1 does not apply to contestants in regional, national, or international organized amateur boxing contests or to organized amateur boxing contests involving contestants who are serving in the military service.\n3. A person shall not be a contestant in a mixed martial arts match unless the contestant is eighteen years of age or older. Each contestant shall submit to the commissioner a certified birth certificate, or similar document, validating the contestant’s date of birth prior to the match in order to verify the contestant’s eligibility.","path":["Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)","Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/90A.12.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:01Z","sha256":"dcedc428c82edca2c888d837aedf26b06c609c0aa2a26f1d9ef4e99d1cb7a176","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-90a.11","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-91a.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}