Fla. Stat. 548.014
Promoters; bonds or other security


(1)(a)

Before a license is issued or renewed to a promoter and before a permit is issued to a promoter, she or he must file a surety bond with the commission in a reasonable amount determined by the commission of at least $15,000.All bonds must be upon forms approved and supplied by the commission.The sufficiency of any surety is subject to approval of the commission.The surety bond must be conditioned upon the faithful performance by the promoter of her or his obligations under this chapter and upon the fulfillment of her or his contracts with any other licensees under this chapter. However, the aggregate annual liability of the surety for all obligations and fees may not exceed the amount of the bond.

(1)(a)

Before a license is issued or renewed to a promoter and before a permit is issued to a promoter, she or he must file a surety bond with the commission in a reasonable amount determined by the commission of at least $15,000.

(b)

All bonds must be upon forms approved and supplied by the commission.

(c)

The sufficiency of any surety is subject to approval of the commission.

(d)

The surety bond must be conditioned upon the faithful performance by the promoter of her or his obligations under this chapter and upon the fulfillment of her or his contracts with any other licensees under this chapter. However, the aggregate annual liability of the surety for all obligations and fees may not exceed the amount of the bond.

(2)

In lieu of a surety bond, the promoter may deposit with the commission cash or a certified check, in an equivalent amount and subject to the same conditions as the bond. Such security may not be returned to the promoter until 1 year after the date it was deposited with the commission unless a surety bond is substituted for it. If no claim against the deposit is outstanding, it shall be returned to the depositor 1 year after the date it was deposited.

(3)

Recovery may be made against any bond, cash, or other security in the same manner as penalties are recoverable at law.

Source: Section 548.014 — Promoters; bonds or other security, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0548.­014 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

548.001
Short title
548.002
Definitions
548.003
Florida Athletic Commission
548.004
Executive director
548.05
Control of contracts
548.005
Oversight of the commission
548.06
Payments to state
548.006
Power of commission to control professional and amateur boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts matches
548.07
Suspension of license or permit by commissioner
548.007
Exemptions
548.008
Prohibited competitions
548.011
Power of commission to issue, withhold, suspend, or revoke licenses and permits
548.012
Promoter’s license
548.014
Promoters
548.017
Participants, managers, and other persons required to have licenses
548.021
Applications for licenses and permits
548.022
Oral examinations
548.024
Background investigation of applicants for licensure
548.025
License fees
548.026
Duration of license
548.028
Refusal to issue license
548.032
Permit for program of matches
548.033
Local prohibiting ordinance
548.035
Permit fees
548.037
Admissions not to exceed seating capacity
548.041
Age, condition, and suspension of participants
548.042
Participation under fictitious name
548.043
Weights and classes, limitations
548.046
Physician’s attendance at match
548.047
Duty of licensee to disclose condition of participant
548.049
Medical, surgical, and hospital insurance
548.052
Payment of advances by promoter regulated
548.053
Distribution of purses to participants
548.054
Withholding of purses
548.056
Prohibited financial interests in participant
548.057
Attendance of referee and judges at match
548.058
Sham or collusive contest prohibited
548.062
Public records exemption
548.064
Destruction of ticket or ticket stub
548.0065
Amateur matches
548.066
Ticket refunds
548.069
Age of spectators
548.071
Suspension or revocation of license or permit by commission
548.073
Commission hearings
548.074
Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas
548.075
Administrative fines
548.076
Cease and desist notices
548.077
Florida Athletic Commission
548.079
Misdemeanors

Current through Fall 2025

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