Section 1370.28  Referees

a)         Referees shall be licensed by the State of Illinois and shall be selected and assigned to boxing contests by the Department.

b)         Referees shall adhere to the following:

1)         When a referee has cause to suspect a violation, he/she shall file a report with the Department describing the event.

2)         The referee must report for duty at least one hour before the scheduled starting time of the show and be examined by the physician or paramedics.

3)         Referees must first report to Department representatives, then to ringside, and shall avoid conversation except with Department officials.

4)         At the beginning of the contest, the referee shall call contestants to the center of the ring.  Contestants shall be accompanied by their chief second only.  After receiving instructions, the contestants shall shake hands and retire to their corners.  They shall not shake hands again until the beginning of the last round.

5)         The contestants, the physician and the referee shall be the only persons allowed in the ring during the progress of a round.

6)         Referees shall wear disposable gloves when refereeing a bout.

7)         The referee shall be the chief official of every contest and shall remain in the ring during the entire time of the contest.

8)         The referee shall insure that the boxer stays in his/her corner between rounds.

c)         In the event a bout terminates before its scheduled number of rounds, the referee shall inform the judges and the Department of the exact duration of  the bout.

d)         In the event of a knockout or technical knockout, the boxer will be suspended for a minimum of 45 days.

e)         In the event a boxer is disqualified for any reason, the boxer will be suspended for a minimum of 45 days.

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