{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-830","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-830","heading":"Exemptions","body":"The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:1. Amateur wrestling bouts;2. Amateur exhibition bouts and the amateur participants therein;3. Engagements involving amateur martial arts that are conducted by or held under the sponsorship of (i) any elementary or secondary school or public or private institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth, (ii) the Department of Corrections involving inmates of any state correctional institution, or (iii) the United States Olympic Committee; or4. Amateur boxing.1998, c. 895; 2015, cc. 216, 264; 2016, c. 756; 2025, cc. 95, 111.","path":["Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations","Subtitle II. Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department","Chapter 8.1. Boxing and Wrestling Events"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-830/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"ebb53c751879af998718d811b26543f5458e208d530323a1e2ac08a8e135f20e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-829.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-831"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}