{"data":{"id":"us-pa/5-pa.c.s.-717","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"5 Pa.C.S. § 717","heading":"Mandatory eight count.","body":"Whenever a boxer is knocked down, the boxer shall be required to take a count of eight. The referee shall not permit the contest or exhibition to be resumed until the count of eight has been reached, except in professional championship contests and exhibitions.","path":["Title 5 - ATHLETICS AND SPORTS","PART I BOXING AND WRESTLING","SUBPART B BOXING","CHAPTER 7 REGULATION OF BOXING CONTESTS AND EXHIBITIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=05\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=7\u0026sctn=17\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2025-03-17 (Statute Update stamp, 5 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:23Z","sha256":"0ec4c76d2957d7487ccefe70ed8c974e0b34da425905e1ad6c14c8257d3fe34f","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/5-pa.c.s.-716","next":"us-pa/5-pa.c.s.-718"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}