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All members shall be residents of the Commonwealth. All appointments shall be for terms of four years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. No person shall be eligible to serve for more than two successive full terms.C\n\nThe Board shall elect its chairman and vice-chairman from among its members. The Board shall meet at least once each year to conduct its business and upon the call of the Director or chair of the Board. Four members shall constitute a quorum.D\n\nMembers of the Board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2825.E\n\nSuch staff support as is necessary for the conduct of the Board’s business shall be furnished by the Department.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224015,"text":"The Boxing, Martial Arts, and Professional Wrestling Advisory Board (the Board) is established as an advisory board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government to advise the Director on matters relating to boxing, martial arts, and professional wrestling events in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":224016,"text":"The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Director as follows: one representative of the sport of boxing; one representative of the sport of professional wrestling; one representative of the sport of martial arts; one representative of either the sport of boxing, martial arts, or professional wrestling; one member who is a martial arts instructor who has obtained the rank of black belt or higher; and two citizen members. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 853<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2012, chapter 522<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 216<\/a> and 264<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60305,"section_number":"2.2-2100","catch_line":"Classification of executive branch boards, commissions and councils","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240955,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61315,"identifier":"54.1-831.01","token":"54.1\/II\/8.1\/54.1-831.01","url":"\/54.1-831.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-831.01\/","token":"54.1\/II\/8.1\/54.1-831.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Boxing, Martial Arts, and Professional Wrestling Advisory Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-831.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Boxing<\/span>, Martial Arts<\/span>, and Professional Wrestling<\/span> Advisory Board (the Board) is established as an advisory board, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100<\/a>, in the executive branch of state government to advise the Director<\/span> on matters relating to boxing<\/span>, martial arts<\/span>, and professional wrestling<\/span> events<\/span> in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Director<\/span> as follows: one representative of the sport of boxing<\/span>; one representative of the sport of professional wrestling<\/span>; one representative of the sport of martial arts<\/span>; one representative of either the sport of boxing<\/span>, martial arts<\/span>, or professional wrestling<\/span>; one member who is a martial arts<\/span> instructor who has obtained the rank of black belt or higher; and two citizen members. All members shall be residents of the Commonwealth. All appointments shall be for terms of four years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. No person<\/span> shall be eligible to serve for more than two successive full terms. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board shall elect its chairman and vice-chairman from among its members. The Board shall meet at least once each year to conduct its business and upon the call of the Director<\/span> or chair of the Board. Four members shall constitute a quorum. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Members of the Board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2825<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Such staff support as is necessary for the conduct of the Board’s business shall be furnished by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOXING, MARTIAL ARTS, AND PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING ADVISORY BOARD (\u00a7 54.1-831.01)\n\nA. The Boxing, Martial Arts, and Professional Wrestling Advisory Board (the\nBoard) is established as an advisory board, within the meaning of §\n2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government to advise the Director on\nmatters relating to boxing, martial arts, and professional wrestling events in\nthe Commonwealth.\n\nB. The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Director as\nfollows: one representative of the sport of boxing; one representative of the\nsport of professional wrestling; one representative of the sport of martial\narts; one representative of either the sport of boxing, martial arts, or\nprofessional wrestling; one member who is a martial arts instructor who has\nobtained the rank of black belt or higher; and two citizen members. All members\nshall be residents of the Commonwealth. All appointments shall be for terms of\nfour years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the\nunexpired terms. No person shall be eligible to serve for more than two\nsuccessive full terms.\n\nC. The Board shall elect its chairman and vice-chairman from among its members.\nThe Board shall meet at least once each year to conduct its business and upon\nthe call of the Director or chair of the Board. Four members shall constitute a\nquorum.\n\nD. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation for their services, but\nshall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the\ndischarge of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2825.\n\nE. Such staff support as is necessary for the conduct of the Board’s\nbusiness shall be furnished by the Department.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 853; 2012, c. 522; 2015, cc. 216, 264.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}