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225 ILCS 105/11

(225 ILCS 105/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5011)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 11. Qualifications for license.

The Department shall grant
licenses to the following persons
if the following qualifications are met:

(1) An applicant for licensure as a professional or

amateur must: (1) be 18 years old, (2) be of good moral character, (3) file an application stating the applicant's legal name (and no assumed or ring name may be used unless such name is registered with the Department along with the applicant's legal name), date of birth, place of current residence, and a sworn statement that he or she is not currently in violation of any federal, State or local laws or rules governing boxing or full-contact martial arts, (4) file a certificate from a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches which attests that the applicant is physically fit and qualified to participate in professional or amateur contests, and (5) pay the required fee and meet any other requirements as determined by rule. Applicants over age 35 who have not competed in a professional or amateur contest within the 12  months preceding their application for licensure or have insufficient experience to participate in a professional or amateur contest may be required to appear before the Department to determine their fitness to participate in a professional or amateur contest.

(2) An applicant for licensure as a referee, judge,

manager, second, matchmaker, or timekeeper must: (1) be of good moral character, (2) file an application stating the applicant's name, date of birth, and place of current residence along with a certifying statement that he or she is not currently in violation of any federal, State, or local laws or rules governing boxing, or full-contact martial arts, (3) have had satisfactory experience in his or her field as defined by rule, (4) pay the required fee, and (5) meet any other requirements as determined by rule.

(3) An applicant for licensure as a promoter must:

(1) be of good moral character, (2) file an application with the Department stating the applicant's name, date of birth, place of current residence along with a certifying statement that he or she is not currently in violation of any federal, State, or local laws or rules governing boxing or full-contact martial arts, (3) pay the required fee and meet any other requirements as established by rule, and (4) in addition to the foregoing, an applicant for licensure as a promoter of professional or amateur contests or a combination of both professional and amateur bouts in one contest shall also provide (i) proof of a surety bond of no less than $5,000 to cover financial obligations under this Act, payable to the Department and conditioned for the payment of the tax imposed by this Act and compliance with this Act, and the rules adopted under this Act, and (ii) a $10,000 performance bond guaranteeing payment of all obligations relating to the promotional activities payable to the Department and conditioned for the payment of the tax imposed by this Act and its rules.

(4) All applicants shall submit an application to the

Department, in writing or electronically, on forms prescribed by the Department, containing such information as determined by rule.

In determining good moral character, the Department may take into
consideration any violation of any of the provisions of Section 16 of this
Act as to referees, judges, managers, matchmakers, timekeepers, or promoters and any felony conviction of the applicant, but such a conviction shall
not
operate as a bar to licensure. No license issued under this Act is
transferable.

(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)