Section 1370.27  Timekeepers

a)         There shall be a timekeeper, licensed by the State of Illinois, responsible for keeping track of time during a contest.

b)         Timekeepers shall be equipped with a whistle, a knockdown watch, a 3-minute topwatch and a back-up gong that has been approved by the Department.

c)         Timekeepers must adhere to the following:

1)         The timekeeper shall use his/her whistle only to indicate that 10 seconds remain before the beginning of the next round.

2)         The timekeeper shall indicate the commencing and conclusion of each round by sounding the gong or bell.

3)         In the event of a knockdown, the timekeeper shall begin the count. The timekeeper's count is picked up by the referee and becomes the official count.

(Source:  Added at 25 Ill. Reg. 4229, effective March 13, 2001)