Oregon Code § 463.035·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Promoter license required; fees; rules; corporate surety bond.
(1)(a) A person may not act as a
promoter of unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling until the person
has been licensed pursuant to this chapter.
(b) A person who
intends to act as a promoter for entertainment wrestling events and for unarmed
combat sports events shall apply for separate licensure for each type of event.
(2) Application
for a promoters license must be made upon a form provided by the
Superintendent of State Police. The form must specify whether the application
is for a license as a promoter of entertainment wrestling events or for a
license as a promoter of unarmed combat sports events.
(3) Before a
license is issued to any promoter of unarmed combat sports or entertainment
wrestling, the applicant for licensure must:
(a) Pay the
annual license fee established by the superintendent by rule; and
(b) File with the
superintendent a corporate surety bond issued by a company authorized to do
business in this state drawn in an amount acceptable to the superintendent and
the release of which is conditioned upon:
(A) Timely
payment of all taxes and civil penalties due the state or its political
subdivisions;
(B) Payment to
the state or a political subdivision of the state that establishes liability
against a promoter for damages, penalties or expenses arising from promotional
activity;
(C) Payment of
the purses of the entertainment wrestlers or unarmed combat sports competitors;
(D) Payment of
reimbursement to the superintendent of the cost of approval of an event
canceled by the promoter without good cause; and
(E) Payment of
compensation to inspectors, referees, timekeepers, judges and event medical
personnel.
(4) In addition
to the requirements specified in subsection (3) of this section, prior to being
issued a license to promote entertainment wrestling, an applicant must provide
an affidavit to the superintendent stating that the health and safety of the participants
is the responsibility of the promoter.
(5) If the
circumstances of an event to be promoted so require, the superintendent may
increase the required amount of the corporate surety bond previously filed with
the superintendent in compliance with this section.
(6) The
superintendent may accept a cash deposit or the assignment of a savings account
in lieu of the corporate surety bond required by this section.
(7) A person
under 18 years of age may not be issued a license to act as a promoter. [1987
c.789 §§12,16; 1987 c.788 §8; 1991 c.211 §3; 1993 c.742 §§122,122a; 1993 c.744 §§209b,209c;
2003 c.142 §2; 2007 c.585 §4; 2017 c.235 §5]