Florida Statute 548.008 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 548
PUGILISTIC EXHIBITIONS

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548.008 Prohibited competitions.—

(1) No match involving amateurs which utilizes, but is not necessarily limited to, strikes or blows to the head may be held in this state unless it is sanctioned and supervised by an amateur sanctioning organization approved by the commission as required by this chapter.

(2) No professional match may be held in this state unless it meets the requirements for holding the match as provided in this chapter and the rules adopted by the commission.

(3)(a) Any person participating in a match prohibited under this section, knowing the match to be prohibited, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(b) Any person holding, promoting, or sponsoring a match prohibited under this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—ss. 4, 18, ch. 88-365; s. 135, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 118, ch. 99-251; s. 4, ch. 2002-172; s. 6, ch. 2004-69; s. 42, ch. 2008-240.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 548.008

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S548.008 2 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 5728 - M: S

S548.008 3a - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - PARTICIPATE IN PROHIBITED BOXING MATCH - M: S

S548.008 3b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - PROMOTE SPONSOR PROHIBITED BOXING MATCH - F: T

S548.008 4a - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6554 - M: S

S548.008 4b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6555 - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 548.008

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Kapila v. S & G Fin. Servs., LLC (In Re S & G Fin. Servs. of South Florida, Inc.), 451 B.R. 573 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2011).

Cited 4 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.

§ 303[7] or avoidance actions under 11 U.S.C. § 548[8] to seek the same results as substantive consolidation

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Kiefer v. Fortune Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 453 So. 2d 430 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 16760

After June 8, 1976, the effective date of section 548.8 — 3(f), see Quigley, the California Supreme

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Kiefer v. Fortune Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 453 So. 2d 430 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

After June 8, 1976, the effective date of section 548.8-3(f), see Quigley, the California Supreme Court

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