{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-39b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, § 39B","heading":"Insurance on contestants","body":"Section 39B. A person licensed under section 33 to conduct boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts or other unarmed combative sports events, sparring matches or exhibitions, except those persons to whom a special license may be granted thereunder without the requirement of a bond or payment of the annual fee, shall take out a policy of accident insurance on each contestant participating in the match or exhibition in an amount determined by the commission, but not less than $10,000, to compensate the contestant for medical and hospital expenses incurred as the result of injuries received in such match or exhibition and a policy in an amount determined by the commission, but not less than $100,000, to be paid to the estate of a deceased contestant in the event of the death of the contestant resulting from participation in the match or exhibition. The premiums on the policies shall be paid by the licensee.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 147"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter147/Section39B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:25Z","sha256":"ab925cac529a6b9209c4c9b870ae8c0edfbbc25e5b8d51d335d776e2fe1565df","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-39a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}