eLaws of Florida

  SECTION 548.007. Exemptions.  


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  • 1This chapter does not apply to any of the following:
    11(1) 12A match that does not allow full contact if the match is limited to amateur participants.
    28(2) 29A match conducted or sponsored by a company or detachment of the Florida National Guard or the United States Armed Forces, if the match is limited to amateurs who are members of a company or detachment of the Florida National Guard or the United States Armed Forces.
    76(3) 77A match conducted or sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police, if the match is limited to amateurs and is held in conjunction with a charitable event.
    104(4) 105A match conducted by or between public postsecondary educational institutions or public K-12 schools, as described in s. 1231000.04, 124if the match is limited to amateurs who are members of a school-sponsored club or team.
    140(5) 141A match conducted by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Special Olympics, or the Junior Olympics, if the match is limited to amateurs who are competing in or attempting to qualify for the Olympics, Paralympics, Special Olympics, or Junior Olympics.
    184(6) 185A professional or amateur martial arts activity. As used in this subsection, the term “martial arts” means one of the traditional forms of self-defense or unarmed combat involving the use of physical skill and coordination, including, but not limited to, karate, aikido, judo, and kung fu. The term does not include mixed martial arts.
History.-ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 3, ch. 88-365; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 117, ch. 99-251; s. 7, ch. 2004-69; s. 1, ch. 2008-209; s. 19, ch. 2012-72; s. 4, ch. 2014-128.