Florida Statute 548.17 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

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

Chapter 548
PUGILISTIC EXHIBITIONS

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F.S. 548.017

548.017 Participants, managers, and other persons required to have licenses.—

(1) A participant, manager, trainer, second, referee, judge, physician, matchmaker, or promoter must be licensed before directly or indirectly acting in such capacity in connection with any match involving a participant. A physician approved by the commission must be licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459, must maintain an unencumbered license in good standing, and must demonstrate satisfactory medical training or experience in boxing, or a combination of both, to the executive director before working as the ringside physician.

(2) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 5, ch. 88-365; s. 138, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 6, ch. 2002-172; s. 8, ch. 2014-128; s. 77, ch. 2020-160.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 548.017

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

S548.017 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9138 - M: S

S548.017 1 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - UNLIC PARTICIPANT MANAGERS OTHERS BOXING MATCH - M: S

Cases Citing Statute 548.017

Total Results: 2

Scott v. Trevett

751 So. 2d 616, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 15734, 1999 WL 1076784

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 1999 | Docket: 64795180

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the contract was executed, as required by section 548.017,1 Florida Statutes (1991). On September 4,

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 17, 1999 | Docket: 3258766

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other officials pursuant to commission rules.6 Section 548.017, Florida Statutes, requires a "professional