(a) The Commission shall require an individual to be examined by a licensed physician who is chosen by the Commission and who specializes in neurology or neurosurgery before the individual may participate as a contestant in a contest in the State if:
(1) the individual has participated as a contestant in more than 12 contests in or out of the State;
(2) a ringside physician recommends the examination; or
(3) in 2 successive contests the individual:
(i) receives a technical knockout as a result of a neurological injury; or
(ii) is knocked out.
(b) The Commission shall pay the cost of the neurological examination required under this section from the license fees collected under this subtitle.
(c) On the basis of the neurological examination and the recommendation of the physician who conducts the examination, the Commission may find that the individual is not fit and may prohibit the individual from participating in a contest in the State.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Boxing, Kick Boxing, Wrestling, and Mixed Martial Arts
Section 4-301 - "License" Defined
Section 4-303 - License Required
Section 4-304 - Qualifications of Boxers, Kick Boxers, and Mixed Martial Arts Contestants
Section 4-304.1 - Blood Tests for Contestants
Section 4-305 - Applications for Licenses
Section 4-307 - Issuance of License
Section 4-308 - Scope of License
Section 4-309 - Term of License
Section 4-310 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds; Penalties
Section 4-311 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings
Section 4-312 - Judicial Review
Section 4-313 - Contests Authorized
Section 4-314 - Neurological Examination
Section 4-315 - Boxing, Kick Boxing, or Mixed Martial Arts Contests
Section 4-316 - Wrestler or Contestants in Fake Contests -- Penalties
Section 4-317 - Publication of Seat Prices
Section 4-318 - Ticket Scalping
Section 4-319 - Ventilation and Safety of Structures
Section 4-320 - Allowing Unlicensed Person to Act or Participate in Contest Prohibited