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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Professional Boxing Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 0.05, 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 16, and 25.1 as | ||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (225 ILCS 105/0.05)
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8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
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9 | Sec. 0.05. Declaration of public policy. Professional | ||||||
10 | boxing
and full-contact martial arts other contests in the | ||||||
11 | State of Illinois , and amateur full-contact martial arts | ||||||
12 | events, are
hereby declared to affect the public health,
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13 | safety, and welfare and to be subject to regulation and control | ||||||
14 | in the public
interest. It is further declared to be a matter | ||||||
15 | of public interest and concern
that these contests and events | ||||||
16 | boxing and other contests , as defined in this Act, merit and | ||||||
17 | receive the
confidence of the public and that only qualified | ||||||
18 | persons be authorized to
participate in these contests and | ||||||
19 | events boxing and other contests in the State of
Illinois. This | ||||||
20 | Act shall be liberally construed to best carry out these | ||||||
21 | objects
and purposes.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 95-593, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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1 | (225 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5001)
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2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
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3 | Sec. 1. Short title and definitions.
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4 | (a) This Act may be cited as the Professional Boxing Act.
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5 | (b) As used in this Act:
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6 | 1. "Department" means the Department of Financial and
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7 | Professional Regulation.
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8 | 2. "Secretary" means the Secretary
of Financial and | ||||||
9 | Professional Regulation.
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10 | 3. "Board" means the State Professional Boxing Board
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11 | appointed by the
Secretary.
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12 | 4. "License" means the license issued for
promoters,
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13 | contestants, or officials
in accordance with this Act.
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14 | 5. (Blank).
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15 | 6. "Contest" means a
professional boxing , martial art, | ||||||
16 | or professional full-contact mixed martial arts art match | ||||||
17 | or exhibition.
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18 | 7. (Blank).
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19 | 8. (Blank).
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20 | 9. "Permit" means the authorization from the | ||||||
21 | Department to a
promoter
to conduct
contests.
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22 | 10. "Promoter" means a person who is licensed and
who
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23 | holds a permit to conduct contests.
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24 | 11. Unless the context indicates otherwise, "person" | ||||||
25 | includes , but is not limited to, an individual,
an
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26 | association, organization, business entity partnership, |
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1 | corporation , gymnasium, or club.
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2 | 12. (Blank).
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3 | 13. (Blank).
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4 | 14. (Blank).
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5 | 15. "Judge" means a person licensed by the Department | ||||||
6 | who is
at ringside
during a contest
match and who has the | ||||||
7 | responsibility of scoring the performance of the
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8 | participants in the contest.
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9 | 16. "Referee" means a person licensed by the Department | ||||||
10 | who
has the
general
supervision of
a contest and is present | ||||||
11 | inside of the ring during the contest.
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12 | 17. "Amateur" means a person who is not competing for, | ||||||
13 | and has never received or
competed for , any
purse or other
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14 | article of value, directly or indirectly, either for | ||||||
15 | participating in any contest or for the
expenses of | ||||||
16 | training therefor,
other than a non-monetary prize that | ||||||
17 | does not exceed $50 in value.
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18 | 18. "Contestant" means a person licensed by the
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19 | Department who
competes for a
money prize, purse, or other | ||||||
20 | type of compensation in a contest ,
exhibition, or match | ||||||
21 | held in
Illinois.
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22 | 19. "Second" means a person licensed by the Department | ||||||
23 | who is
present at any
contest to provide assistance or | ||||||
24 | advice to a contestant during the contest.
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25 | 20. "Matchmaker" means a person licensed by the | ||||||
26 | Department who
brings
together
contestants or procures |
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1 | matches or contests for contestants.
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2 | 21. "Manager" means a person licensed by the Department | ||||||
3 | who is
not a
promoter and
who, under contract, agreement, | ||||||
4 | or other arrangement with any contestant, undertakes
to, | ||||||
5 | directly or
indirectly, control or administer the affairs | ||||||
6 | of contestants.
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7 | 22. "Timekeeper" means a person licensed by the | ||||||
8 | Department who
is the
official timer of
the length of | ||||||
9 | rounds and the intervals between the rounds.
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10 | 23. "Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other
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11 | remuneration for
which contestants
are participating in a | ||||||
12 | contest.
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13 | 24. "Physician" means a person licensed to practice | ||||||
14 | medicine
in all its
branches under the Medical Practice Act | ||||||
15 | of 1987.
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16 | 25. "Martial arts" means a discipline or combination of | ||||||
17 | different disciplines that utilizes sparring techniques | ||||||
18 | without the intent to injure, disable, or incapacitate | ||||||
19 | one's opponent, such as, but not limited to, Karate, Kung | ||||||
20 | Fu, Judo, and Jujitsu, Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do , and | ||||||
21 | Kick-boxing . | ||||||
22 | 26. " Full-contact Mixed martial arts" means the use of | ||||||
23 | a singular discipline or a combination of techniques from | ||||||
24 | different disciplines of the martial arts, including , | ||||||
25 | without limitation , full-force grappling, kicking, and | ||||||
26 | striking with the intent to injure, disable, or |
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1 | incapacitate one's opponent .
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2 | 27. "Amateur full-contact martial arts event" means a | ||||||
3 | full-contact martial arts match or exhibition which all of | ||||||
4 | the participants are amateurs. | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 95-593, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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6 | (225 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 5006)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
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8 | Sec. 6. Restricted contests and events Prohibitions . | ||||||
9 | (a) All professional contests in which
physical contact is | ||||||
10 | made are prohibited in Illinois unless authorized by the | ||||||
11 | Department pursuant to the requirements and standards stated in | ||||||
12 | this Act and the rules adopted pursuant to this Act . | ||||||
13 | (b) Department authorization is not required for amateur | ||||||
14 | full-contact martial arts events conducted in a manner that | ||||||
15 | provides substantially similar protections for the health, | ||||||
16 | safety, and welfare of the participants and the public as are | ||||||
17 | required for professional events by this Act and the rules | ||||||
18 | adopted by the Department under this Act. Those protections | ||||||
19 | shall include, at a minimum, onsite medical staff and | ||||||
20 | equipment, trained officials, adequate insurance coverage, | ||||||
21 | weight classes, use of appropriate safety equipment by | ||||||
22 | participants, adequate and safe competition surfaces, and | ||||||
23 | standards regarding striking techniques and fouls. Anyone | ||||||
24 | conducting an amateur full-contact martial arts event shall | ||||||
25 | notify the Department in writing of the date, time, and |
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1 | location of that event at least 20 days prior to the event. | ||||||
2 | Failure to comply with the requirements of this Section shall | ||||||
3 | render the event prohibited and unauthorized by the Department, | ||||||
4 | and persons involved in the event are subject to the procedures | ||||||
5 | and penalties set forth in Section 10.5.
This provision does | ||||||
6 | not apply to the following:
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7 | (1) Boxing contests or wrestling exhibitions conducted | ||||||
8 | by accredited
secondary schools, colleges or universities, | ||||||
9 | although a fee may be charged.
Institutions organized to | ||||||
10 | furnish instruction in athletics are not included in
this | ||||||
11 | exemption.
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12 | (2) Amateur boxing matches sanctioned by the United | ||||||
13 | States Amateur Boxing
Federation, Inc., Golden Gloves of | ||||||
14 | America, or other amateur sanctioning body, as determined | ||||||
15 | by rule, and amateur wrestling exhibitions.
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16 | (3) Amateur martial art matches sanctioned by a | ||||||
17 | sanctioning body approved by the Department, as determined | ||||||
18 | by rule. | ||||||
19 | (4) Martial art instruction conducted by a martial art | ||||||
20 | school and contests occurring within or amongst martial art | ||||||
21 | schools, provided that (i) the contestants do not receive | ||||||
22 | anything of value for participating other than an award, | ||||||
23 | trophy, other item of recognition, or a prize that does not | ||||||
24 | exceed $50 in value and (ii) no entrance fee is charged to | ||||||
25 | participate or watch the school contests. | ||||||
26 | (Source: P.A. 95-593, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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1 | (225 ILCS 105/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 5007)
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2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
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3 | Sec. 7. In order to conduct a contest
in this State, a | ||||||
4 | promoter shall obtain a permit issued by the Department
in | ||||||
5 | accordance with this Act and the rules and regulations adopted | ||||||
6 | pursuant
thereto. This permit shall authorize one or more | ||||||
7 | contests or exhibitions .
A permit issued under this Act is not | ||||||
8 | transferable.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 95-593, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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10 | (225 ILCS 105/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 5008)
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11 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
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12 | Sec. 8. Permits.
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13 | (a) A promoter who desires to obtain a permit to conduct a
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14 | contest shall apply to the Department at least 20 days prior to | ||||||
15 | the
event,
in writing, on forms furnished by the Department. | ||||||
16 | The application shall
be accompanied by the required fee and | ||||||
17 | shall
contain at least the following information:
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18 | (1) the names and addresses of the promoter;
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19 | (2) the name of the matchmaker;
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20 | (3) the time and exact location of the
contest;
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21 | (4) the seating
capacity of the building where the | ||||||
22 | event is to be held;
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23 | (5) a copy of the
lease or proof of ownership of the | ||||||
24 | building where the event is to be held;
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1 | (6) the admission
charge or charges to be made; and
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2 | (7) proof of adequate security measures and adequate | ||||||
3 | medical
supervision, as determined by Department rule, to | ||||||
4 | ensure the protection of the
health and safety of the | ||||||
5 | general public while attending contests and the
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6 | contestants' safety while participating in the events and | ||||||
7 | any other information
that the Department may determine by | ||||||
8 | rule in order to issue a permit.
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9 | (b) After the initial application and within 10 days prior | ||||||
10 | to of a scheduled event,
a promoter shall submit to the | ||||||
11 | Department all of the following information:
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12 | (1) The amount of compensation to be paid to each | ||||||
13 | participant.
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14 | (2) The names of the contestants.
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15 | (3) Proof of insurance for not less than $50,000 for | ||||||
16 | each contestant
participating in a
contest or exhibition .
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17 | Insurance required under this subsection shall cover (i)
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18 | hospital, medication, physician, and other such expenses as | ||||||
19 | would
accrue in the treatment of an injury as a result of the | ||||||
20 | contest or
exhibition and (ii) payment to the estate of the | ||||||
21 | contestant in the event of
his or her death as a result
of his | ||||||
22 | or her participation in the contest or exhibition .
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23 | (c) All promoters shall provide to the Department, at least | ||||||
24 | 24 hours
prior
to commencement of the event, the amount of the | ||||||
25 | purse to be paid for the event.
The Department shall promulgate | ||||||
26 | rules for payment of the purse.
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1 | (d) The contest shall be held in an area where adequate | ||||||
2 | neurosurgical
facilities are immediately available for skilled | ||||||
3 | emergency treatment of an
injured contestant.
It is the | ||||||
4 | responsibility of the promoter to ensure that the building to | ||||||
5 | be used
for the event complies with all laws, ordinances, and | ||||||
6 | regulations in the city,
town, or village where the contest is | ||||||
7 | to be held.
The Department may issue a permit to any promoter | ||||||
8 | who meets the requirements of
this Act
and the rules. The | ||||||
9 | permit shall only be issued for a specific date and location
of | ||||||
10 | a contest and
shall not be transferable.
In an emergency, the | ||||||
11 | Department may allow a promoter to amend a permit
application | ||||||
12 | to hold a contest in a different
location than the
application | ||||||
13 | specifies and may allow the promoter to substitute contestants.
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14 | (e) The Department shall be responsible for assigning the | ||||||
15 | judges,
timekeepers, referees, physicians, and medical | ||||||
16 | personnel for a contest.
It shall be the responsibility of the | ||||||
17 | promoter to cover the cost of the
individuals utilized at a | ||||||
18 | contest.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 95-593, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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20 | (225 ILCS 105/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5011)
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21 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
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22 | Sec. 11. Qualifications for license. The Department shall | ||||||
23 | grant
licenses to the following persons
if the following | ||||||
24 | qualifications are met:
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25 | (A) An applicant for licensure as a contestant in a
contest |
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1 | must:
(1) be 18 years old, (2) be of good moral character, (3) | ||||||
2 | file an application
stating
the applicant's correct name (and | ||||||
3 | no assumed or ring name may be used
unless such name is | ||||||
4 | registered with the Department along with the applicant's
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5 | correct name), date and place of birth, place of current | ||||||
6 | residence, and a
sworn statement that he is not currently in | ||||||
7 | violation of any federal, State or
local laws or rules | ||||||
8 | governing
boxing , martial arts, or full-contact mixed martial | ||||||
9 | arts, (4) file a certificate of a physician licensed to | ||||||
10 | practice medicine
in all of its branches which attests that the | ||||||
11 | applicant is physically fit
and qualified to participate in | ||||||
12 | contests, and (5) pay
the required fee
and meet any other | ||||||
13 | requirements.
Applicants over age 35 who have not competed in a | ||||||
14 | contest within the
last 36
months may be required to appear | ||||||
15 | before the Board to determine their fitness to
participate in a | ||||||
16 | contest. A picture identification card shall be issued to
all
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17 | contestants
licensed by the Department
who are residents of
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18 | Illinois or who are residents of any jurisdiction, state, or | ||||||
19 | country that does
not regulate professional boxing , martial | ||||||
20 | arts, or full-contact mixed martial arts. The identification | ||||||
21 | card shall be
presented to the
Department or its representative | ||||||
22 | upon request at weigh-ins.
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23 | (B) An applicant for licensure as a referee, judge,
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24 | manager, second, matchmaker, or timekeeper must: (1) be of good
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25 | moral character, (2) file
an application stating the | ||||||
26 | applicant's name, date and place of birth, and
place of current |
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1 | residence along with a certifying statement that
he is not
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2 | currently in violation of any federal, State, or local laws or | ||||||
3 | rules
governing
boxing, martial arts, or full-contact mixed | ||||||
4 | martial arts, (3) have had satisfactory experience in his | ||||||
5 | field, (4) pay the
required fee, and (5) meet any other | ||||||
6 | requirements as determined by rule.
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7 | (C) An applicant for licensure as a promoter must: (1) be | ||||||
8 | of good
moral character, (2) file an application with the | ||||||
9 | Department stating the
applicant's name, date and place of | ||||||
10 | birth, place of current residence along
with
a certifying | ||||||
11 | statement that he is not currently in violation of any federal,
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12 | State, or local laws or rules governing boxing , martial arts, | ||||||
13 | or full-contact mixed martial arts, (3) provide proof of a | ||||||
14 | surety
bond
of no less than $5,000 to cover financial | ||||||
15 | obligations pursuant to this Act,
payable to the Department and | ||||||
16 | conditioned for the payment of the tax imposed by
this Act and | ||||||
17 | compliance with this Act and the rules promulgated pursuant to
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18 | this
Act,
(4) provide a financial statement, prepared by a | ||||||
19 | certified public accountant,
showing
liquid working capital of | ||||||
20 | $10,000 or more, or a $10,000 performance bond
guaranteeing | ||||||
21 | payment of all obligations relating to the promotional | ||||||
22 | activities,
and (5) pay the required fee and meet any other | ||||||
23 | requirements.
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24 | In determining good moral character, the Department may | ||||||
25 | take into
consideration any violation of any of the provisions | ||||||
26 | of Section 16 of this
Act and any felony conviction of the |
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1 | applicant, but such a conviction shall
not
operate as a bar to | ||||||
2 | licensure. No license issued under this Act is
transferable.
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3 | The Department may issue temporary licenses as provided
by | ||||||
4 | rule.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 95-593, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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6 | (225 ILCS 105/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 5016)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
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8 | Sec. 16. Discipline and sanctions.
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9 | (a) The Department may refuse to issue a
permit or license, | ||||||
10 | refuse to renew, suspend, revoke,
reprimand, place on
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11 | probation, or take such other disciplinary action as the | ||||||
12 | Department may
deem proper, including the imposition of fines | ||||||
13 | not to exceed $5,000 for
each violation, with regard to any | ||||||
14 | license for one
or
any combination of the following reasons:
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15 | (1) gambling, betting, or wagering on the result of or | ||||||
16 | a
contingency connected
with a contest or permitting such | ||||||
17 | activity to
take place;
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18 | (2) participating in or permitting a sham or fake
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19 | contest;
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20 | (3) holding the contest at any other time or
place than
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21 | is stated
on the permit application;
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22 | (4) permitting any contestant other than those
stated | ||||||
23 | on the
permit application to participate in a
contest, | ||||||
24 | except as provided
in Section 9;
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25 | (5) violation or aiding in the violation of any of the
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1 | provisions of this
Act or any rules or regulations | ||||||
2 | promulgated thereto;
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3 | (6) violation of any federal, State or local laws of | ||||||
4 | the
United States or other jurisdiction governing
contests | ||||||
5 | or any regulation
promulgated pursuant thereto;
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6 | (7) charging a greater rate or rates of admission than | ||||||
7 | is
specified on the permit application;
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8 | (8) failure to obtain all the necessary permits,
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9 | registrations, or licenses as required under this Act;
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10 | (9) failure to file the necessary bond or to pay the | ||||||
11 | gross
receipts
tax as required by this Act;
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12 | (10) engaging in dishonorable, unethical or | ||||||
13 | unprofessional
conduct
of a character likely to deceive, | ||||||
14 | defraud or harm the public, or which
is detrimental to | ||||||
15 | honestly conducted contests;
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16 | (11) employment of fraud, deception or any unlawful | ||||||
17 | means in
applying
for or securing a permit or license under | ||||||
18 | this
Act;
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19 | (12) permitting a physician making the physical | ||||||
20 | examination
to
knowingly certify falsely to the physical | ||||||
21 | condition of a contestant;
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22 | (13) permitting contestants of widely disparate | ||||||
23 | weights or
abilities
to engage in contests;
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24 | (14) participating in a contest as a contestant
while | ||||||
25 | under medical suspension in this State or
in
any other
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26 | state, territory or country;
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1 | (15) physical illness, including, but not limited to,
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2 | deterioration
through the aging process, or loss of motor | ||||||
3 | skills which results in the
inability to participate in | ||||||
4 | contests with
reasonable judgment,
skill, or safety;
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5 | (16) allowing one's license or permit issued
under
this | ||||||
6 | Act to be used by another person;
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7 | (17) failing, within a reasonable time, to provide any
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8 | information
requested by the Department as a result of a | ||||||
9 | formal or informal
complaint;
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10 | (18) professional incompetence;
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11 | (19) failure to file a return, or to pay the tax, | ||||||
12 | penalty or
interest
shown in a filed return, or to pay any | ||||||
13 | final assessment of tax, penalty or
interest, as required | ||||||
14 | by any tax Act administered by the Illinois
Department of | ||||||
15 | Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such | ||||||
16 | tax
Act are satisfied;
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17 | (20) (blank);
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18 | (21) habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol, | ||||||
19 | narcotics,
stimulants, or any other
chemical agent or drug | ||||||
20 | that results in an inability to participate in an
event; or
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21 | (22) failure to stop a contest or exhibition when | ||||||
22 | requested to do so by
the Department.
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23 | (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is | ||||||
24 | subject to
involuntary admission or
judicial admission as | ||||||
25 | provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities | ||||||
26 | Code operates as
an automatic suspension. The suspension will |
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1 | end only upon a finding by a court
that the licensee is no
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2 | longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, | ||||||
3 | issuance of an
order so finding and
discharging the licensee, | ||||||
4 | and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
Director that | ||||||
5 | the licensee
be allowed to resume his or her practice.
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6 | (c) In enforcing this Section, the Board, upon a showing of | ||||||
7 | a possible
violation,
may compel any
individual licensed to | ||||||
8 | practice under this Act, or who has
applied for licensure | ||||||
9 | pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
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10 | examination, or both, as required
by and at the expense of the | ||||||
11 | Department. The examining physicians or clinical
psychologists | ||||||
12 | shall be
those specifically designated by the Board. The Board | ||||||
13 | or the Department may
order the examining
physician or clinical | ||||||
14 | psychologist to present testimony concerning this mental
or | ||||||
15 | physical examination
of the licensee or applicant. No | ||||||
16 | information shall be excluded
by
reason of any common
law or | ||||||
17 | statutory privilege relating to communications between the | ||||||
18 | licensee or applicant
and the examining physician or clinical | ||||||
19 | psychologist. Eye examinations may be
provided by a
licensed | ||||||
20 | and certified therapeutic optometrist. The individual to be | ||||||
21 | examined
may have, at his or her
own expense, another physician | ||||||
22 | of his or her choice present during all aspects
of the | ||||||
23 | examination.
Failure of any individual to submit to a mental or | ||||||
24 | physical examination, when
directed, shall be
grounds for | ||||||
25 | suspension of a license until such time as the individual | ||||||
26 | submits
to the examination if the
Board finds, after notice and |
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1 | hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
examination was | ||||||
2 | without
reasonable cause.
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3 | (d) If the Board finds an individual unable to practice | ||||||
4 | because of the
reasons
set forth in this
Section, the Board | ||||||
5 | shall require the individual to submit to care, counseling,
or | ||||||
6 | treatment by
physicians or clinical psychologists approved or | ||||||
7 | designated by the Board, as a
condition, term, or
restriction | ||||||
8 | for continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure, or
in lieu of | ||||||
9 | care,
counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend to the | ||||||
10 | Department to file a
complaint to
immediately suspend, revoke, | ||||||
11 | or otherwise discipline the license of the individual. Any
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12 | individual whose license was granted pursuant to this Act,
or
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13 | continued, reinstated,
renewed, disciplined, or supervised, | ||||||
14 | subject to such conditions, terms, or
restrictions, who shall | ||||||
15 | fail to
comply with such conditions, terms, or restrictions, | ||||||
16 | shall be referred to the
Director for a
determination as to | ||||||
17 | whether the individual shall have his or her license suspended
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18 | immediately, pending a hearing by the Board.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 95-593, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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20 | (225 ILCS 105/25.1)
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21 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
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22 | Sec. 25.1. Medical Suspension. A licensee who is determined | ||||||
23 | by the
examining
physician to
be unfit to compete or officiate | ||||||
24 | shall be immediately suspended until it is
shown that he or she | ||||||
25 | is fit for
further competition or officiating. If the licensee |
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1 | disagrees with a medical
suspension set at the
discretion of | ||||||
2 | the ringside physician, he or she may request a hearing to show
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3 | proof of fitness. The
hearing shall be provided at the earliest | ||||||
4 | opportunity after the Department
receives a written request
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5 | from the licensee.
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6 | If the referee has rendered a decision of technical | ||||||
7 | knockout against a
contestant or if
the contestant is knocked | ||||||
8 | out other than by a blow to the head, the
contestant shall be
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9 | immediately suspended for a period of not less than 30 days. In | ||||||
10 | a full-contact mixed martial arts art contest, if the | ||||||
11 | contestant has tapped out or has submitted, the referee shall | ||||||
12 | stop the contest and the ringside physician shall determine the | ||||||
13 | length of suspension.
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14 | If the contestant has been knocked out by a blow to the | ||||||
15 | head, he or
she shall be
suspended immediately for a period of | ||||||
16 | not less than 45 days.
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17 | Prior to reinstatement, any contestant suspended for his or | ||||||
18 | her
medical protection shall
satisfactorily pass a medical | ||||||
19 | examination upon the direction of the
Department. The examining
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20 | physician may require any necessary medical procedures during | ||||||
21 | the
examination.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 95-593, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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23 | (225 ILCS 105/1.5 rep.) | ||||||
24 | Section 10. The Professional Boxing Act is amended by | ||||||
25 | repealing Section 1.5.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law. |