2011 Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.
Chapter 8.1 Boxing and Wrestling Events (54.1-828 thru 54.1-835)
54.1-834 Prohibited activities; penalties
54.1-834. Prohibited activities; penalties.
A. No person licensed to conduct an event shall permit betting or wagering before, during or after the event in the building where the event is held.
B. No boxer, promoter or trainer shall participate in a sham or fake boxing contest. The Department shall have the authority to order, without a hearing, the person controlling the purse to hold the distribution to contestants, promoters and trainers pending a public hearing by the Department. The Department shall, simultaneously with the issuance of such order to retain the share or purse, institute proceedings for a hearing to determine whether a sham or fake boxing contest has occurred.
C. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(1998, c. 895.)
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