Business and Professions Code section 18858

Any licensee who directly or indirectly holds, participates in, aids, or abets any sham or fake contest or match shall be subject to disciplinary action.

This section does not apply to any exhibition.

Source: Section 18858, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=18858. (updated Jan. 1, 2016; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_18858

Original Source: Section 18858, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=18858. (last accessed May 12, 2025).