Full Text of HB3743 102nd General Assembly
HB3743eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 4.32 and 4.37 as follows: | 6 | | (5 ILCS 80/4.32) | 7 | | Sec. 4.32. Acts repealed on January 1, 2022. The following | 8 | | Acts are repealed on January 1, 2022: | 9 | | The Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act. | 10 | | The Cemetery Oversight Act. | 11 | | The Collateral Recovery Act. | 12 | | The Community Association Manager Licensing and | 13 | | Disciplinary Act. | 14 | | The Crematory Regulation Act. | 15 | | The Detection of Deception Examiners Act.
| 16 | | The Home Inspector License Act.
| 17 | | The Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology | 18 | | Act. | 19 | | The Medical Practice Act of 1987. | 20 | | The Registered Interior Designers Act.
| 21 | | The Massage Licensing Act.
| 22 | | The Petroleum Equipment Contractors Licensing Act.
| 23 | | The Radiation Protection Act of 1990. |
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| 1 | | The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. | 2 | | The Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's License | 3 | | Act. | 4 | | (Source: P.A. 100-920, eff. 8-17-18; 101-316, eff. 8-9-19; | 5 | | 101-614, eff. 12-20-19; 101-639, eff. 6-12-20.) | 6 | | Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by | 7 | | changing Section 4.37 as follows: | 8 | | (5 ILCS 80/4.37) | 9 | | Sec. 4.37. Acts and Articles repealed on January 1, 2027. | 10 | | The following are repealed on January 1, 2027: | 11 | | The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act.
| 12 | | The Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. | 13 | | Articles II, III, IV, V, VI, VIIA, VIIB, VIIC, XVII, XXXI,
| 14 | | XXXI 1/4, and XXXI 3/4 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
| 15 | | The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation Act. | 16 | | The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act. | 17 | | The Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 99-572, eff. 7-15-16; 99-909, eff. 12-16-16; | 19 | | 99-910, eff. 12-16-16; 99-911, eff. 12-16-16; 100-201, eff. | 20 | | 8-18-17; 100-372, eff. 8-25-17.) | 21 | | Section 10. The Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act | 22 | | is amended by changing Sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, | 23 | | 13, 15, 16, 17, 17.7, 17.8, 17.9, 18, 19, 19.1, 19.5, 20, 21, |
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| 1 | | 22, 23, 23.1, 24, 24.5, and 25.1 and by adding Sections 1.4 and | 2 | | 2.5 as follows:
| 3 | | (225 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5001)
| 4 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 5 | | Sec. 1. Short title and definitions.
| 6 | | (a) This Act may be cited as the Boxing and Full-contact | 7 | | Martial Arts Act.
| 8 | | (b) As used in this Act:
| 9 | | "Department" means the Department of Financial and
| 10 | | Professional Regulation.
| 11 | | "Secretary" means the Secretary
of Financial and | 12 | | Professional Regulation or a person authorized by the | 13 | | Secretary to act in the Secretary's stead .
| 14 | | "Board" means the State of Illinois Athletic Board
| 15 | | established pursuant to this Act .
| 16 | | "License" means the license issued for
promoters,
| 17 | | professionals, amateurs, or officials
in accordance with | 18 | | this Act.
| 19 | | " Contest Professional contest " means a
boxing or | 20 | | full-contact martial arts competition in which all of the | 21 | | participants competing against one another are | 22 | | professionals or amateurs and where the public is able to | 23 | | attend or a fee is charged.
| 24 | | "Permit" means the authorization from the Department | 25 | | to a
promoter
to conduct professional or amateur contests, |
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| 1 | | or a combination of both.
| 2 | | "Promoter" means a person who is licensed and
who
| 3 | | holds a permit to conduct professional or amateur | 4 | | contests, or a combination of both.
| 5 | | Unless the context indicates otherwise, "person" | 6 | | includes, but is not limited to, an individual,
| 7 | | association, organization, business entity, gymnasium, or | 8 | | club.
| 9 | | "Judge" means a person licensed by the Department who | 10 | | is
located at ringside or adjacent to the fighting area
| 11 | | during a professional contest
and who has the | 12 | | responsibility of scoring the performance of the
| 13 | | participants in that professional or amateur contest.
| 14 | | "Referee" means a person licensed by the Department | 15 | | who
has the
general
supervision of
and is present inside | 16 | | of the ring or fighting area during a professional or | 17 | | amateur contest.
| 18 | | "Amateur" means a person licensed registered by the | 19 | | Department who is not competing for, and has never | 20 | | received or
competed for, any
purse or other
article of | 21 | | value, directly or indirectly, either for participating in | 22 | | any contest or for the
expenses of training therefor,
| 23 | | other than a non-monetary prize that does not exceed $50 | 24 | | in value.
| 25 | | "Professional" means a person licensed by the
| 26 | | Department who
competes for a
money prize, purse, or other |
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| 1 | | type of compensation in a professional contest held in
| 2 | | Illinois.
| 3 | | "Second" means a person licensed by the Department who | 4 | | is
present at any professional or amateur
contest to | 5 | | provide assistance or advice to a professional during the | 6 | | contest.
| 7 | | "Matchmaker" means a person licensed by the Department | 8 | | who
brings
together professionals or amateurs to compete | 9 | | in
contests.
| 10 | | "Manager" means a person licensed by the Department | 11 | | who is
not a
promoter and
who, under contract, agreement, | 12 | | or other arrangement, undertakes
to, directly or
| 13 | | indirectly, control or administer the affairs of | 14 | | contestants professionals .
| 15 | | "Timekeeper" means a person licensed by the Department | 16 | | who
is the
official timer of
the length of rounds and the | 17 | | intervals between the rounds.
| 18 | | "Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other
| 19 | | remuneration for
which contestants
are participating in a | 20 | | professional contest.
| 21 | | "Physician" means a person licensed to practice | 22 | | medicine
in all its
branches under the Medical Practice | 23 | | Act of 1987.
| 24 | | "Martial arts" means a discipline or combination of | 25 | | different disciplines that utilizes sparring techniques | 26 | | without the intent to injure, disable, or incapacitate |
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| 1 | | one's opponent, such as, but not limited to, Karate, Kung | 2 | | Fu, Judo, Jujutsu, and Tae Kwon Do , and Kyuki-Do . | 3 | | "Full-contact martial arts" means the use of a | 4 | | singular discipline or a combination of techniques from | 5 | | different disciplines of the martial arts, including, | 6 | | without limitation, full-force grappling, kicking, and | 7 | | striking with the intent to injure, disable, or | 8 | | incapacitate one's opponent.
| 9 | | "Amateur contest" means a boxing or full-contact | 10 | | martial arts competition in which all of the participants | 11 | | competing against one another are amateurs and where the | 12 | | public is able to attend or a fee is charged. | 13 | | "Contestant" means a person who competes in either a | 14 | | boxing or full-contact martial arts contest. | 15 | | "Address of record" means the designated address | 16 | | recorded by the Department in the applicant's or | 17 | | licensee's application file or , license file , or | 18 | | registration file as maintained by the Department's | 19 | | licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the | 20 | | applicant or licensee to inform the Department of any | 21 | | change of address and those changes must be made either | 22 | | through the Department's website or by contacting the | 23 | | Department. | 24 | | "Bout" means one match between 2 contestants. | 25 | | "Sanctioning body" means an organization approved by | 26 | | the Department under the requirements and standards stated |
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| 1 | | in this Act and the rules adopted under this Act to act as | 2 | | a governing body that sanctions professional or amateur | 3 | | full-contact martial arts contests. | 4 | | "Email address of record" means the designated email | 5 | | address recorded by the Department in the applicant's | 6 | | application file or the licensee's license file as | 7 | | maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11; | 9 | | 97-1123, eff. 8-27-12.)
| 10 | | (225 ILCS 105/1.4 new) | 11 | | Sec. 1.4. Address of record; email address of record. All | 12 | | applicants and licensees shall: | 13 | | (1) provide a valid address and email address to the | 14 | | Department, which shall serve as the address of record and | 15 | | email address of record, respectively, at the time of | 16 | | application for licensure or renewal of a license; and | 17 | | (2) inform the Department of any change of address of | 18 | | record or email address of record within 14 days after | 19 | | such change either through the Department's website or by | 20 | | contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 105/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 5002)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 23 | | Sec. 2. State of Illinois Athletic Board. | 24 | | (a) The Secretary shall appoint members to the State of |
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| 1 | | Illinois Athletic Board. The Board shall consist of 7 members | 2 | | who shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary. | 3 | | There is
created the State of Illinois Athletic Board | 4 | | consisting
of 6 persons who shall be appointed by and shall | 5 | | serve in an advisory
capacity
to the Secretary, and the State | 6 | | Professional Boxing Board shall be disbanded. One member of | 7 | | the Board shall be a physician licensed to
practice medicine | 8 | | in all of its branches. One member of the Board shall be a | 9 | | member of the full-contact martial arts community . One and one | 10 | | member of the Board shall be a member of either the | 11 | | full-contact martial arts community or the boxing community. | 12 | | The Secretary shall appoint
each member to serve for a term of | 13 | | 3 years and until
his or her successor is appointed and | 14 | | qualified.
One member of the board shall
be designated as the | 15 | | Chairperson and one member shall be designated as the
| 16 | | Vice-chairperson.
No member shall be appointed to the Board | 17 | | for a term which would cause
continuous service to be
more than | 18 | | 9 years.
Each member of the board shall receive compensation | 19 | | for each day he or she is
engaged in transacting the business | 20 | | of
the board
and, in addition, shall be reimbursed for his or | 21 | | her authorized and
approved expenses necessarily incurred
in | 22 | | relation to such service in accordance with the travel | 23 | | regulations
applicable
to the Department at the time the | 24 | | expenses are incurred.
| 25 | | (b) Board members shall serve 5-year terms and until their | 26 | | successors are appointed and qualified. |
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| 1 | | (c) In appointing members to the Board, the Secretary | 2 | | shall give due consideration to recommendations by members and | 3 | | organizations of the martial arts and boxing industry. | 4 | | (d) The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect | 5 | | representation from the geographic areas in this State. | 6 | | (e) No member shall be appointed to the Board for a term | 7 | | that would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to | 8 | | be longer than 2 consecutive 5-year terms. | 9 | | (f) The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any | 10 | | member for cause that in the opinion of the Secretary | 11 | | reasonably justified such termination, which may include, but | 12 | | is not limited to, a Board member who does not attend 2 | 13 | | consecutive meetings. | 14 | | (g) Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the | 15 | | same manner as original appointments, for the unexpired | 16 | | portion of the vacated term. | 17 | | (h) Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A | 18 | | quorum is required for Board decisions. | 19 | | (i) Members of the Board shall have no liability in any | 20 | | action based upon activity performed in good faith as members | 21 | | of the Board. | 22 | | (j) Members of the Board may be reimbursed for all | 23 | | legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses. | 24 | | Four members shall constitute a quorum.
| 25 | | The members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any | 26 | | action based upon
any disciplinary proceedings or other acts |
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| 1 | | performed in good faith as members
of the Board.
| 2 | | The Secretary may remove any member of the Board for | 3 | | misconduct, incapacity,
or neglect of duty. The Secretary | 4 | | shall reduce to writing any causes for
removal.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 105/2.5 new) | 7 | | Sec. 2.5. Powers and duties of the Board. | 8 | | (a) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall | 9 | | exercise the following functions, powers, and duties: | 10 | | (1) The Board shall hold at least one meeting each | 11 | | year. | 12 | | (2) The Board shall elect a chairperson and a vice | 13 | | chairperson. | 14 | | (b) The Department may, at any time, seek the expert | 15 | | advice and knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the | 16 | | enforcement of this Act.
| 17 | | (225 ILCS 105/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 5005)
| 18 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 19 | | Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. The | 20 | | Department shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, | 21 | | exercise the following functions, powers, and duties: | 22 | | (1) Ascertain the qualifications and fitness of | 23 | | applicants for license and permits. | 24 | | (2) Adopt rules required for the administration of |
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| 1 | | this Act. | 2 | | (3) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to | 3 | | issue, renew, or restore licenses and revoke, suspend, | 4 | | place on probation, or reprimand those licensed under the | 5 | | provisions of this Act. | 6 | | (4) Issue licenses to those who meet the | 7 | | qualifications of this Act and its rules. | 8 | | (5) Conduct investigations related to possible | 9 | | violations of this Act. | 10 | | The Department shall exercise, but subject to the provisions
| 11 | | of this Act, the following functions, powers, and duties: (a) | 12 | | to
ascertain the
qualifications and fitness of applicants for | 13 | | licenses and
permits; (b) to prescribe rules and regulations | 14 | | for the administration of
the
Act; (c) to conduct hearings on | 15 | | proceedings to refuse to issue, refuse to
renew,
revoke, | 16 | | suspend, or subject to reprimand licenses or permits
under | 17 | | this Act; and (d) to revoke, suspend, or refuse issuance or
| 18 | | renewal
of such
licenses or permits.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 92-499, eff. 1-1-02 .)
| 20 | | (225 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 5006)
| 21 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 22 | | Sec. 6. Restricted contests and events. | 23 | | (a) All professional and amateur contests, or a | 24 | | combination of both, in which
physical contact is made are | 25 | | prohibited in Illinois unless authorized by the Department |
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| 1 | | pursuant to the requirements and standards stated in this Act | 2 | | and the rules adopted pursuant to this Act. This subsection | 3 | | (a) does not apply to any of the following: | 4 | | (1) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts | 5 | | contests conducted by accredited secondary schools, | 6 | | colleges, or universities, although a fee may be charged. | 7 | | (2) Amateur boxing contests that are sanctioned by USA | 8 | | Boxing or any other sanctioning organization approved by | 9 | | the Department as determined by rule Association of Boxing | 10 | | Commissions . | 11 | | (3) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts | 12 | | contests conducted by a State, county, or municipal | 13 | | entity , including those events held by any agency | 14 | | organized under these entities . | 15 | | (4) Amateur martial arts contests that are not defined | 16 | | as full-contact martial arts contests under this Act , | 17 | | including, but not limited to, Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, | 18 | | Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Kyuki-Do . | 19 | | (5) Full-contact martial arts
contests, as defined by | 20 | | this Act, that are recognized by
the International Olympic | 21 | | Committee or are contested in
the Olympic Games and are | 22 | | not conducted in an enclosed
fighting area or ring. | 23 | | No other amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts | 24 | | contests shall be permitted unless authorized by the | 25 | | Department. | 26 | | (b) The Department shall have the authority to determine |
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| 1 | | whether a professional or amateur contest is exempt for | 2 | | purposes of this Section.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11; | 4 | | 97-1123, eff. 8-27-12.)
| 5 | | (225 ILCS 105/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 5007)
| 6 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 7 | | Sec. 7. Authorization to conduct contests; sanctioning | 8 | | bodies. | 9 | | (a) In order to conduct a professional contest or, | 10 | | beginning 6 months after the adoption of rules pertaining to | 11 | | an amateur contest , an amateur contest, or a combination of | 12 | | both,
in this State, a promoter shall obtain a permit issued by | 13 | | the Department
in accordance with this Act and the rules and | 14 | | regulations adopted pursuant
thereto. This permit shall | 15 | | authorize one or more professional or amateur contests, or a | 16 | | combination of both. | 17 | | (b) Before January 1, 2023, amateur Amateur full-contact | 18 | | martial arts contests must be registered and sanctioned by a | 19 | | sanctioning body approved by the Department for that purpose | 20 | | under the requirements and standards stated in this Act and | 21 | | the rules adopted under this Act. | 22 | | (c) On and after January 1, 2023, a promoter for an amateur | 23 | | full-contact martial arts contest shall obtain a permit issued | 24 | | by the Department under the requirements and standards set | 25 | | forth in this Act and the rules adopted under this Act. |
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| 1 | | (d) On and after January 1, 2023, the Department shall not | 2 | | approve any sanctioning body. A sanctioning body's approval by | 3 | | the Department that was received before January 1, 2023 is | 4 | | withdrawn on January 1, 2023. | 5 | | (e) A permit issued under this Act is not transferable.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 7 | | (225 ILCS 105/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 5008)
| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 9 | | Sec. 8. Permits.
| 10 | | (a) A promoter who desires to obtain a permit to conduct a | 11 | | professional or amateur
contest, or a combination of both, | 12 | | shall apply to the Department at least 30 calendar 20 days | 13 | | prior to the
event,
in writing or electronically , on forms | 14 | | prescribed furnished by the Department. The application shall
| 15 | | be accompanied by the required fee and shall
contain, but not | 16 | | be limited to, the following information to be submitted at | 17 | | times specified by rule:
| 18 | | (1) the legal names and addresses of the promoter;
| 19 | | (2) the name of the matchmaker;
| 20 | | (3) the time and exact location of the professional or | 21 | | amateur
contest, or a combination of both. It is the | 22 | | responsibility of the promoter to ensure that the building | 23 | | to be used for the event complies with all laws, | 24 | | ordinances, and regulations in the city, town, village, or | 25 | | county where the contest is to be held;
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| 1 | | (4) the signed and executed copy of the event venue | 2 | | lease agreement; and proof of adequate security measures, | 3 | | as determined by Department rule, to ensure the protection | 4 | | of the
safety of contestants and the general public while | 5 | | attending professional or amateur contests, or a | 6 | | combination of both;
| 7 | | (5) proof of adequate medical supervision, as | 8 | | determined by Department rule, to ensure the protection of | 9 | | the health and safety of professionals' or amateurs' while | 10 | | participating in the contest;
| 11 | | (5) (6) the initial list of names of the professionals | 12 | | or amateurs competing subject to Department approval . ;
| 13 | | (7) proof of insurance for not less than $50,000 as | 14 | | further defined by rule for each professional or amateur
| 15 | | participating in a professional or amateur
contest, or a | 16 | | combination of both; insurance required under this | 17 | | paragraph (7) shall cover (i)
hospital, medication, | 18 | | physician, and other such expenses as would
accrue in the | 19 | | treatment of an injury as a result of the professional or | 20 | | amateur contest; (ii) payment to the estate of the | 21 | | professional or amateur in the event of
his or her death as | 22 | | a result
of his or her participation in the professional | 23 | | or amateur contest; and (iii) accidental death and | 24 | | dismemberment; the terms of the insurance coverage must | 25 | | not require the contestant to pay a deductible. The | 26 | | promoter may not carry an insurance policy with a |
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| 1 | | deductible in an amount greater than $500 for the medical, | 2 | | surgical, or hospital care for injuries a contestant | 3 | | sustains while engaged in a contest, and if a licensed or | 4 | | registered contestant pays for the medical, surgical, or | 5 | | hospital care, the insurance proceeds must be paid to the | 6 | | contestant or his or her beneficiaries as reimbursement | 7 | | for such payment;
| 8 | | (8) the amount of the purses to be paid to the | 9 | | professionals for the event; the Department shall adopt | 10 | | rules for payment of the purses;
| 11 | | (9) organizational or internationally accepted rules, | 12 | | per discipline, for professional or amateur full-contact | 13 | | martial arts contests where the Department does not | 14 | | provide the rules; | 15 | | (10) proof of contract indicating the requisite | 16 | | registration and sanctioning by a Department approved | 17 | | sanctioning body for any full-contact martial arts contest | 18 | | with scheduled amateur bouts; and | 19 | | (11) any other information that the Department may | 20 | | require to determine whether a permit shall be issued. | 21 | | (b)
The Department may issue a permit to any promoter who | 22 | | meets the requirements of
this Act
and the rules. The permit | 23 | | shall only be issued for a specific date and location
of a | 24 | | professional or amateur contest, or a combination of both, and
| 25 | | shall not be transferable. The
Department may allow a promoter | 26 | | to amend a permit
application to hold a professional or |
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| 1 | | amateur contest, or a combination of both, in a different
| 2 | | location other than the
application specifies if all | 3 | | requirements of this Section are met, waiving the 30-day | 4 | | provision of subsection (a) and may allow the promoter to | 5 | | substitute professionals or amateurs, respectively .
| 6 | | (c) The Department shall be responsible for assigning the | 7 | | judges,
timekeepers, referees, and physicians , for a | 8 | | professional contest , an amateur contest, or a combination of | 9 | | both . Compensation shall be determined by the Department, and | 10 | | it
shall be the responsibility of the promoter to pay the
| 11 | | individuals utilized.
| 12 | | (d) The promoter shall submit the following documents to | 13 | | the Department at times specified by rule: | 14 | | (1) proof of adequate security measures, as determined | 15 | | by rule, to ensure the protection of the safety of | 16 | | contestants and the general public while attending | 17 | | professional contests, amateur contests, or a combination | 18 | | of both; | 19 | | (2) proof of adequate medical supervision, as | 20 | | determined by rule, to ensure the protection of the health | 21 | | and safety of professionals or amateurs while | 22 | | participating in contests; | 23 | | (3) the complete and final list of names of the | 24 | | professionals or amateurs competing, subject to Department | 25 | | approval, which shall be submitted up to 48 hours prior to | 26 | | the event date specified in the permit; |
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| 1 | | (4) proof of insurance for not less than $50,000 as | 2 | | further defined by rule for each professional or amateur | 3 | | participating in a professional or amateur contest, or a | 4 | | combination of both; insurance required under this | 5 | | paragraph shall cover: (i) hospital, medication, | 6 | | physician, and other such expenses as would accrue in the | 7 | | treatment of an injury as a result of the professional or | 8 | | amateur contest; (ii) payment to the estate of the | 9 | | professional or amateur in the event of his or her death as | 10 | | a result of his or her participation in the professional | 11 | | or amateur contest; and (iii) accidental death and | 12 | | dismemberment; the terms of the insurance coverage shall | 13 | | require the promoter, not the licensed contestant, to pay | 14 | | the policy deductible for the medical, surgical, or | 15 | | hospital care of a contestant for injuries a contestant | 16 | | sustained while engaged in a contest; if a licensed | 17 | | contestant pays for the medical, surgical, or hospital | 18 | | care, the insurance proceeds shall be paid to the | 19 | | contestant or his or her beneficiaries as reimbursement | 20 | | for such payment; | 21 | | (5) the amount of the purses to be paid to the | 22 | | professionals for the event as determined by rule; | 23 | | (6) organizational or internationally accepted rules, | 24 | | per discipline, for professional or amateur full-contact | 25 | | martial arts contests if the Department does not provide | 26 | | the rules for Department approval; and |
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| 1 | | (7) any other information the Department may require, | 2 | | as determined by rule, to issue a permit. | 3 | | (e) If the accuracy, relevance, or sufficiency of any | 4 | | submitted documentation is questioned by the Department | 5 | | because of lack of information, discrepancies, or conflicts in | 6 | | information given or a need for clarification, the promoter | 7 | | seeking a permit may be required to provide additional | 8 | | information. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
| 10 | | (225 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5010)
| 11 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 12 | | Sec. 10. Who must be licensed. | 13 | | (a) In order to participate in professional
contests the | 14 | | following persons
must each be licensed and in good standing | 15 | | with the Department: (a) professionals and amateurs ,
(b) | 16 | | seconds, (c) referees, (d) judges, (e) managers, (f)
| 17 | | matchmakers, and (g) timekeepers.
| 18 | | (b) In order to participate in professional or amateur | 19 | | contests or a combination of both, promoters must be licensed | 20 | | and in good standing with the Department. | 21 | | (c) Announcers may participate in professional or amateur | 22 | | contests, or a combination of both, without being licensed | 23 | | under this Act. It shall be the responsibility of
the promoter | 24 | | to ensure that announcers comply
with the Act, and all rules | 25 | | and regulations promulgated pursuant to this
Act.
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| 1 | | (d) A licensed promoter may not act as, and cannot be | 2 | | licensed as, a second, professional, referee, timekeeper, | 3 | | judge, or manager. If he or she is so licensed, he
or she must | 4 | | relinquish any of these licenses to the Department for
| 5 | | cancellation.
A person possessing a valid
promoter's license | 6 | | may act as a matchmaker.
| 7 | | (e) Participants in amateur full-contact martial arts | 8 | | contests taking place before January 1, 2023 are not required | 9 | | to obtain licenses by the Department, except for promoters of | 10 | | amateur contests. | 11 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 12 | | (225 ILCS 105/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5011)
| 13 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 14 | | Sec. 11. Qualifications for license. The Department shall | 15 | | grant
licenses to the following persons
if the following | 16 | | qualifications are met:
| 17 | | (1) An applicant for licensure as a professional or | 18 | | amateur must:
(1) be 18 years old, (2) be of good moral | 19 | | character, (3) file an application
stating
the applicant's | 20 | | legal name (and no assumed or ring name may be used
unless | 21 | | such name is registered with the Department along with the | 22 | | applicant's
legal name), date and place of birth, place of | 23 | | current residence, and a
sworn statement that he or she is | 24 | | not currently in violation of any federal, State or
local | 25 | | laws or rules governing
boxing or full-contact martial |
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| 1 | | arts, (4) file a certificate from a physician licensed to | 2 | | practice medicine
in all of its branches which attests | 3 | | that the applicant is physically fit
and qualified to | 4 | | participate in professional or amateur contests, and (5) | 5 | | pay
the required fee
and meet any other requirements as | 6 | | determined by rule .
Applicants over age 35 who have not | 7 | | competed in a professional or amateur contest within the
| 8 | | 12 last 36
months preceding their application for | 9 | | licensure or have insufficient experience to participate | 10 | | in a professional or amateur contest may be required to | 11 | | appear before the Department to determine their fitness to
| 12 | | participate in a professional or amateur contest. A | 13 | | picture identification card shall be issued to
all | 14 | | professionals
licensed by the Department
who are residents | 15 | | of
Illinois or who are residents of any jurisdiction, | 16 | | state, or country that does
not regulate professional | 17 | | boxing or full-contact martial arts. The identification | 18 | | card shall be
presented to the
Department or its | 19 | | representative upon request at weigh-ins.
| 20 | | (2) An applicant for licensure as a referee, judge,
| 21 | | manager, second, matchmaker, or timekeeper must: (1) be of | 22 | | good
moral character, (2) file
an application stating the | 23 | | applicant's name, date and place of birth, and
place of | 24 | | current residence along with a certifying statement that
| 25 | | he or she is not
currently in violation of any federal, | 26 | | State, or local laws or rules
governing
boxing, or |
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| 1 | | full-contact martial arts, (3) have had satisfactory | 2 | | experience in his or her field as defined by rule , (4) pay | 3 | | the
required fee, and (5) meet any other requirements as | 4 | | determined by rule.
| 5 | | (3) An applicant for licensure as a promoter must: (1) | 6 | | be of good
moral character, (2) file an application with | 7 | | the Department stating the
applicant's name, date and | 8 | | place of birth, place of current residence along
with
a | 9 | | certifying statement that he or she is not currently in | 10 | | violation of any federal,
State, or local laws or rules | 11 | | governing boxing or full-contact martial arts, (3) pay the | 12 | | required fee and meet any other requirements as | 13 | | established by rule,
and (4) in addition to the foregoing, | 14 | | an applicant for licensure as a promoter of professional | 15 | | or amateur contests or a combination of both professional | 16 | | and amateur bouts in one contest shall also provide (i) | 17 | | proof of a surety bond of no less than $5,000 to cover | 18 | | financial obligations under this Act, payable to the | 19 | | Department and conditioned for the payment of the tax | 20 | | imposed by this Act and compliance with this Act, and the | 21 | | rules adopted under this Act, and (ii) a financial | 22 | | statement, prepared by a certified public accountant,
| 23 | | showing
liquid working capital of $10,000 or more, or a | 24 | | $10,000 performance bond
guaranteeing payment of all | 25 | | obligations relating to the promotional activities payable | 26 | | to the Department and conditioned for the payment of the |
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| 1 | | tax imposed by this Act and its rules .
| 2 | | (4) All applicants shall submit an application to the | 3 | | Department, in writing or electronically , on forms | 4 | | prescribed provided by the Department, containing such | 5 | | information as determined by rule. | 6 | | In determining good moral character, the Department may | 7 | | take into
consideration any violation of any of the provisions | 8 | | of Section 16 of this
Act as to referees, judges, managers, | 9 | | matchmakers, timekeepers, or promoters and any felony | 10 | | conviction of the applicant, but such a conviction shall
not
| 11 | | operate as a bar to licensure. No license issued under this Act | 12 | | is
transferable.
| 13 | | The Department may issue temporary licenses as provided
by | 14 | | rule.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 16 | | (225 ILCS 105/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 5012)
| 17 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 18 | | Sec. 12. Professional or amateur contests. | 19 | | (a) The professional or amateur contest, or a combination | 20 | | of both,
shall be held in an area where adequate neurosurgical
| 21 | | facilities are immediately available for skilled emergency
| 22 | | treatment of an injured professional or amateur. | 23 | | (b) Each professional or amateur shall be examined before | 24 | | the contest
and promptly after each bout by a physician. The | 25 | | physician
shall determine, prior to
the contest, if each |
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| 1 | | professional or amateur is physically fit to compete in the | 2 | | contest.
After the bout the physician shall examine the | 3 | | professional or amateur to
determine
possible injury. If the | 4 | | professional's or amateur's physical condition so indicates, | 5 | | the
physician shall recommend to the Department immediate | 6 | | medical suspension. The physician or a licensed paramedic must | 7 | | check the vital signs of all contestants as established by | 8 | | rule. | 9 | | (c)
The physician may, at any time during the professional | 10 | | or amateur bout, stop the professional or amateur bout to
| 11 | | examine a professional or amateur contestant and may direct | 12 | | the referee to terminate the bout when, in the physician's | 13 | | opinion,
continuing the bout could result in serious injury to | 14 | | the professional or amateur. If the professional's or | 15 | | amateur's physical condition so indicates, the physician shall | 16 | | recommend to the Department immediate medical suspension. The
| 17 | | physician shall certify to the condition of the professional | 18 | | or amateur in writing, over
his or her signature on forms | 19 | | prescribed provided by the Department. Such reports shall
be | 20 | | submitted to the Department in a timely manner.
| 21 | | (d) No professional or amateur contest, or a combination | 22 | | of
both, shall be allowed to begin or be held unless
at least | 23 | | one physician, at least one EMT and one paramedic, and one | 24 | | ambulance have been contracted
with solely for the care of | 25 | | professionals or amateurs who are competing as defined by | 26 | | rule.
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| 1 | | (e) No professional boxing bout shall be more than 12 | 2 | | rounds in length. The rounds
shall not
be more than 3 minutes | 3 | | each with a minimum one-minute one minute interval between | 4 | | them, and
no professional boxer shall be allowed to | 5 | | participate in more than one contest within a 7-day period. | 6 | | The number and length of rounds for all other professional | 7 | | or amateur boxing or full-contact martial
arts contests, or a | 8 | | combination of both, shall be determined by rule. | 9 | | (f) The number and types of officials required for each | 10 | | professional or amateur contest, or a combination of both, | 11 | | shall be determined by rule.
| 12 | | (g) The Department or its representative shall have
| 13 | | discretion to declare
a price, remuneration,
or purse or any | 14 | | part of it belonging to the professional withheld if in the
| 15 | | judgment of the Department or its representative the | 16 | | professional
is not honestly competing. | 17 | | (h)
The Department shall have the authority to prevent a | 18 | | professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both,
| 19 | | from being held and shall have the authority to stop a | 20 | | professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both, for | 21 | | noncompliance
with any part of this Act or rules or when, in | 22 | | the judgment of the Department,
or its representative, | 23 | | continuation of the event would endanger the health,
safety, | 24 | | and welfare of the professionals or amateurs or spectators. | 25 | | The Department's authority to stop a contest on the basis that | 26 | | the professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both, |
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| 1 | | would endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the | 2 | | professionals or amateurs or spectators shall extend to any | 3 | | professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both, | 4 | | regardless of whether that amateur contest is exempted from | 5 | | the prohibition in Section 6 of this Act. Department staff, or | 6 | | its representative, may be present at any full-contact martial | 7 | | arts contest with scheduled amateur bouts. | 8 | | (i) A professional shall only compete against another | 9 | | professional. An amateur shall only compete against another | 10 | | amateur.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11; 98-973, eff. 8-15-14.)
| 12 | | (225 ILCS 105/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 5013)
| 13 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 14 | | Sec. 13. Tickets; tax. Tickets to professional or amateur | 15 | | contests, or a combination of
both, shall be printed in such | 16 | | form as
the Department shall prescribe. A certified inventory | 17 | | of all
tickets printed
for any professional or amateur | 18 | | contest, or a combination of
both, shall be mailed to the | 19 | | Department by the
promoter
not less
than 7 days before the | 20 | | contest. The total number of
tickets sold
printed shall not | 21 | | exceed the total seating capacity of the premises in which
the | 22 | | professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both, is | 23 | | to be held. No tickets of admission to any professional or | 24 | | amateur
contest, or a combination of
both,
shall be sold | 25 | | except those declared on an
official ticket inventory as |
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| 2 | | A promoter who conducts a professional contest, an amateur | 3 | | contest, or a combination of both a professional and amateur | 4 | | contest under this
Act shall, within 7 business days 24 hours | 5 | | after such a contest: | 6 | | (1)
furnish to the Department a written or electronic | 7 | | report verified by the promoter or his
or her authorized | 8 | | designee showing the number of tickets sold for such a
| 9 | | contest or the
actual ticket stubs of tickets sold and the
| 10 | | amount of the gross proceeds thereof; and | 11 | | (2) pay to the Department a tax
of 5% of gross receipts
| 12 | | from the sale of admission tickets, not to exceed $75,000 | 13 | | $52,500 , to be collected by the Department and placed in | 14 | | the General Professions Dedicated Athletics Supervision | 15 | | and Regulation Fund , a special fund created in the State | 16 | | Treasury to be administered by the Department . | 17 | | Moneys in the General Professions Dedicated Athletics | 18 | | Supervision and Regulation Fund shall be used by the | 19 | | Department, subject to appropriation, for expenses incurred in | 20 | | administering this Act. Moneys in the Fund may be transferred | 21 | | to the Professions Indirect Cost Fund, as authorized under | 22 | | Section 2105-300 of the Department of Professional Regulation | 23 | | Law.
| 24 | | In addition to the payment of any other taxes and money due
| 25 | | under this Section, every promoter of a professional or a | 26 | | combination of a professional and amateur contest shall pay to |
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3% of the first $500,000 and 4% thereafter, | 2 | | which shall not exceed $50,000 $35,000 in total from the
total | 3 | | gross receipts from the sale, lease, or other exploitation of | 4 | | broadcasting, including, but not limited to,
Internet, cable, | 5 | | television, and motion picture rights for that
professional | 6 | | contest, amateur contest, or professional and amateur | 7 | | combination of both, contest or exhibition without any
| 8 | | deductions for commissions, brokerage fees, distribution fees, | 9 | | advertising, professional contestants' purses, or any other
| 10 | | expenses or charges. These fees shall be paid to the
| 11 | | Department within 7 business days 72 hours after the | 12 | | conclusion of the broadcast of the contest and placed in the | 13 | | General Professions Dedicated Athletics Supervision and | 14 | | Regulation Fund. | 15 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
| 16 | | (225 ILCS 105/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 5015)
| 17 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 18 | | Sec. 15. Inspectors. The Secretary may appoint
inspectors | 19 | | to
assist the Department staff in the administration of the | 20 | | Act.
Each inspector appointed
by the
Secretary shall receive
| 21 | | compensation
for each day he or she is engaged in the | 22 | | transacting of
business of the Department.
Each inspector | 23 | | shall carry a card issued by the Department to authorize
him or | 24 | | her to act in such capacity. The inspector or inspectors shall
| 25 | | supervise
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| 1 | | combination of both and, at the
Department's discretion, may | 2 | | supervise any contest to ensure that the provisions of the Act | 3 | | are
strictly enforced.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 5 | | (225 ILCS 105/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 5016)
| 6 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 7 | | Sec. 16. Discipline and sanctions.
| 8 | | (a) The Department may refuse to issue a
permit or , | 9 | | license , or registration, refuse to renew, suspend, revoke,
| 10 | | reprimand, place on
probation, or take such other disciplinary | 11 | | or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
deem proper, | 12 | | including the imposition of fines not to exceed $10,000 for
| 13 | | each violation, with regard to any permit or , license , or | 14 | | registration for one
or
any combination of the following | 15 | | reasons:
| 16 | | (1) gambling, betting, or wagering on the result of or | 17 | | a
contingency connected
with a professional or amateur | 18 | | contest, or a combination of
both, or permitting such | 19 | | activity to
take place;
| 20 | | (2) participating in or permitting a sham or fake | 21 | | professional or amateur
contest, or a combination of
both;
| 22 | | (3) holding the professional or amateur contest, or a | 23 | | combination of
both, at any other time or
place than
is | 24 | | stated
on the permit application;
| 25 | | (4) permitting any professional or amateur other than |
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| 1 | | those
stated on the
permit application to participate in a | 2 | | professional or amateur
contest, or a combination of
both, | 3 | | except as provided
in Section 9;
| 4 | | (5) violation or aiding in the violation of any of the
| 5 | | provisions of this
Act or any rules or regulations | 6 | | promulgated thereto;
| 7 | | (6) violation of any federal, State or local laws of | 8 | | the
United States or other jurisdiction governing | 9 | | professional or amateur
contests or any regulation
| 10 | | promulgated pursuant thereto;
| 11 | | (7) charging a greater rate or rates of admission than | 12 | | is
specified on the permit application;
| 13 | | (8) failure to obtain all the necessary permits ,
| 14 | | registrations, or licenses as required under this Act;
| 15 | | (9) failure to file the necessary bond or to pay the | 16 | | gross
receipts or broadcast
tax as required by this Act;
| 17 | | (10) engaging in dishonorable, unethical or | 18 | | unprofessional
conduct
of a character likely to deceive, | 19 | | defraud or harm the public, or which
is detrimental to | 20 | | honestly conducted contests;
| 21 | | (11) employment of fraud, deception or any unlawful | 22 | | means in
applying
for or securing a permit or license | 23 | | under this
Act;
| 24 | | (12) permitting a physician making the physical | 25 | | examination
to
knowingly certify falsely to the physical | 26 | | condition of a professional or amateur;
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| 1 | | (13) permitting professionals or amateurs of widely | 2 | | disparate weights or
abilities
to engage in professional | 3 | | or amateur contests, respectively;
| 4 | | (14) participating in a professional contest as a | 5 | | professional
while under medical suspension in this State | 6 | | or
in
any other
state, territory or country;
| 7 | | (15) physical illness, including, but not limited to,
| 8 | | deterioration
through the aging process, or loss of motor | 9 | | skills which results in the
inability to participate in | 10 | | contests with
reasonable judgment,
skill, or safety;
| 11 | | (16) allowing one's license or permit issued
under
| 12 | | this Act to be used by another person;
| 13 | | (17) failing, within a reasonable time, to provide any
| 14 | | information
requested by the Department as a result of a | 15 | | formal or informal
complaint;
| 16 | | (18) professional incompetence;
| 17 | | (19) failure to file a return, or to pay the tax, | 18 | | penalty or
interest
shown in a filed return, or to pay any | 19 | | final assessment of tax, penalty or
interest, as required | 20 | | by any tax Act administered by the Illinois
Department of | 21 | | Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such | 22 | | tax
Act are satisfied;
| 23 | | (20) (blank);
| 24 | | (21) habitual or excessive use or addiction to | 25 | | alcohol, narcotics,
stimulants, or any other
chemical | 26 | | agent or drug that results in an inability to participate |
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| 1 | | in an
event;
| 2 | | (22) failure to stop a professional or amateur | 3 | | contest, or a combination of
both, when requested to do so | 4 | | by
the Department;
| 5 | | (23) failure of a promoter to adequately supervise and
| 6 | | enforce this Act and its rules as applicable to amateur
| 7 | | contests, as set forth in rule; or | 8 | | (24) a finding by the Department that the licensee, | 9 | | after
having his or her license placed on probationary | 10 | | status,
has violated the terms of probation. | 11 | | (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee | 12 | | is subject to
involuntary admission or
judicial admission as | 13 | | provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities | 14 | | Code operates as
an automatic suspension. The suspension will | 15 | | end only upon a finding by a court
that the licensee is no
| 16 | | longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, | 17 | | issuance of an
order so finding and
discharging the licensee.
| 18 | | (c) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a | 19 | | showing of a possible
violation,
may compel any
individual | 20 | | licensed to practice under this Act, or who has
applied for | 21 | | licensure pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or | 22 | | physical
examination, or both, as required
by and at the | 23 | | expense of the Department. The examining physicians or | 24 | | clinical
psychologists shall be
those specifically designated | 25 | | by the Department. The Department may
order the examining
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| 1 | | concerning this mental
or physical examination
of the licensee | 2 | | or applicant. No information shall be excluded
by
reason of | 3 | | any common
law or statutory privilege relating to | 4 | | communications between the licensee or applicant
and the | 5 | | examining physician or clinical psychologist. Eye examinations | 6 | | may be
provided by a physician licensed to practice medicine | 7 | | in all of its branches or a
licensed and certified therapeutic | 8 | | optometrist. The individual to be examined
may have, at his or | 9 | | her
own expense, another physician of his or her choice | 10 | | present during all aspects
of the examination.
Failure of any | 11 | | individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
| 12 | | directed, shall be
grounds for suspension or revocation of a | 13 | | license.
| 14 | | (d) A contestant who tests positive for a banned | 15 | | substance, as defined by rule, shall have his or her license | 16 | | immediately suspended. The license shall be subject to other | 17 | | discipline as authorized in this Section. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 19 | | (225 ILCS 105/17) (from Ch. 111, par. 5017)
| 20 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 21 | | Sec. 17. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois | 22 | | Administrative
Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and | 23 | | incorporated herein as if all of
the provisions of that Act | 24 | | were included in this Act. The Department shall not be | 25 | | required to annually verify email addresses as specified in |
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| 1 | | paragraph (2) subsection (a) of Section 10-75 of the Illinois | 2 | | Administrative Procedure Act. For the purposes of this
Act the | 3 | | notice required under Section 10-25 of the Illinois | 4 | | Administrative Procedure Act
is deemed sufficient when mailed | 5 | | to the last known address of record or emailed to the email | 6 | | address of record a party .
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 88-45 .)
| 8 | | (225 ILCS 105/17.7)
| 9 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 10 | | Sec. 17.7. Restoration of license from discipline. | 11 | | (a) At any time after the successful completion of a term | 12 | | of indefinite probation, suspension, or revocation of a | 13 | | license under this Act, the Department may restore the license | 14 | | to the licensee unless, after an investigation and a hearing, | 15 | | the Secretary determines that restoration is not in the public | 16 | | interest. | 17 | | (b) If circumstances of suspension or revocation so | 18 | | indicate, the Department may require an examination of the | 19 | | licensee prior to restoring his or her license. | 20 | | (c) No person whose license has been revoked as authorized | 21 | | in this Act may apply for restoration of that license until | 22 | | allowed under the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. | 23 | | (d) A license that has been suspended or revoked shall be | 24 | | considered nonrenewed for purposes of restoration under this | 25 | | Section and a licensee restoring his or her license from |
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| 1 | | suspension or revocation must comply with the requirements for | 2 | | renewal as set forth in this Act and its rules. | 3 | | At any time after the
successful completion of a term of | 4 | | indefinite probation,
suspension, or revocation of a license, | 5 | | the Department may
restore the license to the licensee, unless | 6 | | after an
investigation and hearing the Secretary determines | 7 | | that
restoration is not in the public interest. No person or
| 8 | | entity whose license, certificate, or authority has been
| 9 | | revoked as authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of
| 10 | | that license, certification, or authority until such time as
| 11 | | provided for in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 13 | | (225 ILCS 105/17.8)
| 14 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 15 | | Sec. 17.8. Surrender of license. Upon the revocation or
| 16 | | suspension of a
license or registration , the licensee
shall | 17 | | immediately surrender his or her license to the
Department. If | 18 | | the
licensee fails to do so, the
Department has the right to | 19 | | seize the license.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00; 92-499, eff. 1-1-02 .)
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 105/17.9)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 23 | | Sec. 17.9. Summary suspension of a license or | 24 | | registration . The Secretary
may summarily
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| 1 | | registration without a hearing if the Secretary finds that | 2 | | evidence in
the
Secretary's possession
indicates that the | 3 | | continuation of practice would constitute an imminent
danger | 4 | | to the public, participants, including any professional | 5 | | contest officials, or the
individual involved or cause harm to | 6 | | the profession. If the Secretary summarily suspends the
| 7 | | license
without a hearing, a hearing must be commenced within | 8 | | 30 days after the
suspension has occurred
and concluded as | 9 | | expeditiously as practical.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 11 | | (225 ILCS 105/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 5018)
| 12 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 13 | | Sec. 18. Investigations; notice and hearing. | 14 | | (a) The Department may investigate the actions of any | 15 | | applicant or of any person or entity holding or claiming to | 16 | | hold a license under this Act. | 17 | | (b) The Department shall, before disciplining an applicant | 18 | | or licensee, at least 30 days prior to the date set for the | 19 | | hearing: (i) notify, in writing, the accused of the charges | 20 | | made and the time and place for the hearing on the charges; | 21 | | (ii) direct him or her to file a written answer to the charges, | 22 | | under oath, within 20 days after service of the notice; and | 23 | | (iii) inform the applicant or licensee that failure to file an | 24 | | answer will result in a default being entered against the | 25 | | applicant or licensee. |
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| 1 | | (c) Written or electronic notice, and any notice in the | 2 | | subsequent proceedings, may be served by personal delivery, by | 3 | | email, or by mail to the applicant or licensee at his or her | 4 | | address of record or email address of record. | 5 | | (d) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the hearing | 6 | | officer appointed by the Secretary shall proceed to hear the | 7 | | charges, and the parties or their counsel shall be accorded | 8 | | ample opportunity to present any statement, testimony, | 9 | | evidence, and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to | 10 | | their defense. The hearing officer may continue the hearing | 11 | | from time to time. | 12 | | (e) If the licensee or applicant, after receiving the | 13 | | notice, fails to file an answer, his or her license may, in the | 14 | | discretion of the Secretary, be suspended, revoked, or placed | 15 | | on probationary status or be subject to whatever disciplinary | 16 | | action the Secretary considers proper, including limiting the | 17 | | scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or | 18 | | imposition of a fine, without hearing, if the act or acts | 19 | | charged constitute sufficient grounds for the action under | 20 | | this Act. | 21 | | The Department may investigate the
actions
of any applicant or | 22 | | of
any person or persons promoting or participating in a | 23 | | professional or amateur contest
or
any person holding or
| 24 | | claiming to hold a license. The Department shall, before
| 25 | | revoking, suspending,
placing on probation,
reprimanding, or | 26 | | taking any other disciplinary action under this Act, at least
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| 1 | | 30 days before the date
set for the hearing, (i) notify the | 2 | | accused in writing of the charges made and
the time and place | 3 | | for
the hearing on the charges, (ii) direct him or her to file | 4 | | a written answer to
the charges with the Department
under oath | 5 | | within 20 days after the service on him or her of the notice, | 6 | | and
(iii) inform the accused
that, if he or she fails to | 7 | | answer, default will be taken against him or her or
that his or | 8 | | her license may
be suspended, revoked, or placed on | 9 | | probationary status or that other
disciplinary action may be | 10 | | taken with regard
to the license, including limiting the | 11 | | scope, nature, or
extent
of his or her
practice, as the | 12 | | Department
may consider proper. At the time and place fixed in | 13 | | the notice, the hearing officer shall
proceed to hear the
| 14 | | charges, and the parties or their counsel shall be accorded | 15 | | ample opportunity
to present any pertinent
statements, | 16 | | testimony, evidence, and arguments. The hearing officer may | 17 | | continue the
hearing from time to
time. In case the person, | 18 | | after receiving the notice, fails to file an answer,
his or her | 19 | | license may, in
the discretion of the Department, be | 20 | | suspended, revoked, or placed on
probationary status or the
| 21 | | Department may take whatever disciplinary action considered | 22 | | proper, including
limiting the scope,
nature, or extent of the | 23 | | person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without
a | 24 | | hearing, if the act or
acts charged constitute sufficient | 25 | | grounds for that action under this Act. The
written notice may | 26 | | be
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| 1 | | person's address of record.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 3 | | (225 ILCS 105/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 5019)
| 4 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 5 | | Sec. 19. Hearing; Motion for rehearing Findings and | 6 | | recommendations . | 7 | | (a) The hearing officer appointed by the Secretary shall | 8 | | hear evidence in support of the formal charges and evidence | 9 | | produced by the applicant or licensee. At the conclusion of | 10 | | the hearing, the hearing officer shall present to the | 11 | | Secretary a written report of his or her findings of fact, | 12 | | conclusions of law, and recommendations. | 13 | | (b) A copy of the hearing officer's report shall be served | 14 | | upon the applicant or licensee, either personally or as | 15 | | provided in this Act for the service of the notice of hearing. | 16 | | Within 20 calendar days after such service, the applicant or | 17 | | licensee may present to the Department a motion, in writing, | 18 | | for a rehearing that shall specify the particular grounds for | 19 | | rehearing. The Department may respond to the motion for | 20 | | rehearing within 20 calendar days after its service on the | 21 | | Department. If no motion for rehearing is filed, then upon the | 22 | | expiration of the time specified for filing such a motion, or | 23 | | upon denial of a motion for rehearing, the Secretary may enter | 24 | | an order in accordance with the recommendations of the hearing | 25 | | officer. If the applicant or licensee orders from the |
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| 1 | | reporting service and pays for a transcript of the record | 2 | | within the time for filing a motion for rehearing, the 20 | 3 | | calendar day period within which a motion may be filed shall | 4 | | commence upon delivery of the transcript to the applicant or | 5 | | licensee. | 6 | | (c) If the Secretary disagrees in any regard with the | 7 | | report of the hearing officer, the Secretary may issue an | 8 | | order contrary to the report. | 9 | | (d) Whenever the Secretary is not satisfied that | 10 | | substantial justice has been done, the Secretary may order a | 11 | | hearing by the same or another hearing officer. | 12 | | (e) At any point in any investigation or disciplinary | 13 | | proceeding provided for in this Act, both parties may agree to | 14 | | a negotiated consent order. The consent order shall be final | 15 | | upon signature of the Secretary. | 16 | | At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer
shall | 17 | | present to the
Secretary a written report of its findings, | 18 | | conclusions of law, and
recommendations. The report shall
| 19 | | contain a finding of whether the accused person violated this | 20 | | Act or its
rules or failed to comply
with the conditions | 21 | | required in this Act or its rules. The hearing officer shall | 22 | | specify
the nature of any
violations or failure to comply and | 23 | | shall make its recommendations to the
Secretary. In making
| 24 | | recommendations for any disciplinary actions, the hearing | 25 | | officer may take into
consideration all facts and
| 26 | | circumstances bearing upon the reasonableness of the conduct |
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| 1 | | of the accused and
the potential for future harm to the public | 2 | | including, but not limited to,
previous discipline of the | 3 | | accused by the Department, intent, degree of harm to
the | 4 | | public and likelihood of harm in the future, any restitution | 5 | | made by the
accused, and whether the incident or incidents | 6 | | contained in the complaint
appear to be isolated or represent | 7 | | a continuing pattern of conduct. In making
its recommendations | 8 | | for discipline,
the hearing officer shall endeavor to ensure | 9 | | that the severity of the discipline
recommended is reasonably | 10 | | related to the severity of the violation.
| 11 | | The report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and | 12 | | recommendation of the hearing officer
shall be
the basis for | 13 | | the Department's order refusing to issue, restore, or renew a
| 14 | | license, or otherwise
disciplining a licensee. If the | 15 | | Secretary disagrees with the
recommendations of the hearing | 16 | | officer, the Secretary
may issue an order in contravention of | 17 | | the hearing officer's recommendations. The finding is not | 18 | | admissible in evidence against the person in a
criminal | 19 | | prosecution
brought for a violation of this Act, but the | 20 | | hearing and finding are not a bar
to a criminal prosecution
| 21 | | brought for a violation of this Act.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 23 | | (225 ILCS 105/19.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5019.1)
| 24 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 25 | | Sec. 19.1. Hearing officer Appointment of a hearing |
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| 1 | | officer . Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the | 2 | | Secretary has the authority to appoint an attorney duly | 3 | | licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as | 4 | | the hearing officer in any action for refusal to issue or renew | 5 | | a license or discipline a license. The hearing officer shall | 6 | | have full authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing | 7 | | officer shall report his or her findings of fact, conclusions | 8 | | of law, and recommendations to the Secretary The Secretary has
| 9 | | the authority to appoint any attorney duly licensed to | 10 | | practice law in the
State of Illinois to serve as the hearing | 11 | | officer in any action for refusal
to issue, restore, or renew a | 12 | | license or
discipline of
a licensee. The hearing officer has
| 13 | | full authority to
conduct the hearing. The hearing officer | 14 | | shall report his or her findings
of fact,
conclusions of law, | 15 | | and
recommendations to the Secretary. If the Secretary | 16 | | determines that the hearing officer's report is
contrary to | 17 | | the manifest weight of the evidence, he may issue an order in
| 18 | | contravention of the recommendation .
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 20 | | (225 ILCS 105/19.5)
| 21 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 22 | | Sec. 19.5. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An | 23 | | order or
certified copy thereof, over
the seal of the | 24 | | Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, is
| 25 | | prima facie proof that:
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| 1 | | (1) the signature is the genuine signature of the | 2 | | Secretary; and
| 3 | | (2) the Secretary is duly appointed and qualified ; | 4 | | and .
| 5 | | (3) the hearing officer is qualified to act. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 7 | | (225 ILCS 105/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 5020)
| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 9 | | Sec. 20. Record of proceeding Stenographer; transcript . | 10 | | (a) The Department, at its expense, shall provide a | 11 | | certified shorthand reporter to take down the testimony and | 12 | | preserve a record of all proceedings at the hearing of any case | 13 | | in which a licensee may be revoked, suspended, placed on | 14 | | probationary status, reprimanded, fined, or subjected to other | 15 | | disciplinary action with reference to the license when a | 16 | | disciplinary action is authorized under this Act and rules. | 17 | | The notice of hearing, complaint, and all other documents in | 18 | | the nature of pleadings and written portions filed in the | 19 | | proceedings, the transcript of the testimony, the report of | 20 | | the hearing officer, and the orders of the Department shall be | 21 | | the record of the proceedings. The record may be made | 22 | | available to any person interested in the hearing upon payment | 23 | | of the fee required by Section 2105-115 of the Department of | 24 | | Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code | 25 | | of Illinois. |
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| 1 | | (b) The Department may contract for court reporting | 2 | | services, and, if it does so, the Department shall provide the | 3 | | name and contact information for the certified shorthand | 4 | | reporter who transcribed the testimony at a hearing to any | 5 | | person interested, who may obtain a copy of the transcript of | 6 | | any proceedings at a hearing upon payment of the fee specified | 7 | | by the certified shorthand reporter. | 8 | | The Department, at its expense,
shall provide a stenographer
| 9 | | to take down the testimony and preserve a record of all | 10 | | proceedings at
the hearing of any case wherein a license or | 11 | | permit is subjected to
disciplinary action. The notice of | 12 | | hearing, complaint and all other
documents in the nature of | 13 | | pleadings and written motions filed in the
proceedings, the | 14 | | transcript of testimony, the report of the hearing officer and | 15 | | the
orders of the Department shall be the record of the | 16 | | proceedings.
The
Department shall furnish a transcript of the | 17 | | record to any person
interested in the hearing upon payment of | 18 | | the fee required under
Section
2105-115 of the Department of | 19 | | Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS
2105/2105-115).
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 105/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 5021)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 23 | | Sec. 21. Injunctive action; cease and desist order.
| 24 | | (a) If a person violates the provisions of this Act, the | 25 | | Secretary Director , in the
name of the People of
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| 1 | | Illinois, through the Attorney General or the State's Attorney | 2 | | of
the county in which the
violation is alleged to have | 3 | | occurred, may petition for an order enjoining the
violation or | 4 | | for an order
enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the | 5 | | filing of a verified petition, the
court with appropriate
| 6 | | jurisdiction may issue a temporary restraining order, without | 7 | | notice or bond,
and may preliminarily
and permanently enjoin | 8 | | the violation. If it is established that the person has
| 9 | | violated or is violating the
injunction, the court may punish | 10 | | the offender for contempt of court.
Proceedings under this | 11 | | Section
are in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other | 12 | | remedies and penalties
provided by this Act.
| 13 | | (b) Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person | 14 | | violates any
provision of this Act, the
Department may issue a | 15 | | rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist
should not | 16 | | be entered
against that person. The rule shall clearly set | 17 | | forth the grounds relied upon
by the Department and
shall | 18 | | allow at least 7 days from the date of the rule to file an | 19 | | answer
satisfactory to the Department.
Failure to answer to | 20 | | the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to
| 21 | | cease and desist to be
issued.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00 .)
| 23 | | (225 ILCS 105/22) (from Ch. 111, par. 5022)
| 24 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 25 | | Sec. 22.
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| 1 | | license
issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The holder | 2 | | of a license
may renew such license during the month preceding | 3 | | the expiration date
thereof by paying the required fee and | 4 | | meeting additional requirements as determined by rule .
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 82-522 .)
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 105/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 5023)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 8 | | Sec. 23. Fees. | 9 | | (a) The fees for the administration and enforcement of
| 10 | | this Act including, but not limited to, original licensure, | 11 | | renewal, and
restoration shall be set by rule. The fees shall | 12 | | not be refundable. All
Beginning July 1, 2003, all of the fees, | 13 | | taxes, and fines collected under
this Act shall be deposited | 14 | | into the General Professions Dedicated Fund.
| 15 | | (b) Before January 1, 2023, there shall be no fees for | 16 | | amateur full-contact martial arts events; except that until | 17 | | January 1, 2023, the applicant fees for promoters of amateur | 18 | | events where only amateur bouts are held shall be $300. | 19 | | (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01;
92-499, eff. 1-1-02; 93-32, | 20 | | eff. 7-1-03 .)
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 105/23.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5023.1)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
| 23 | | Sec. 23.1. Returned checks; fines. Any person who delivers | 24 | | a check or other
payment to the Department that is returned to |
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| 1 | | the Department unpaid by the
financial institution upon which | 2 | | it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in
addition to the | 3 | | amount already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The
fines | 4 | | imposed by this Section are in addition to any other | 5 | | discipline provided
under this Act for unlicensed practice or | 6 | | practice on a nonrenewed license.
The Department shall notify | 7 | | the person that payment of fees and fines shall be
paid to the | 8 | | Department by certified check or money order within 30 | 9 | | calendar
days of the notification. If, after the expiration of | 10 | | 30 days from the date of
the notification, the person has | 11 | | failed to submit the necessary remittance,
the Department | 12 | | shall automatically terminate the license or deny the
| 13 | | application, without hearing. If, after termination or denial, | 14 | | the person
seeks a license, he or she shall apply to the | 15 | | Department for restoration or
issuance of the license and pay | 16 | | all fees and fines due to the Department.
The Department may | 17 | | establish a fee for the processing of an application for
| 18 | | restoration of a license to pay all expenses of processing | 19 | | this application.
The Secretary Director may waive the fines | 20 | | due under this Section in individual cases
where the Secretary | 21 | | Director finds that the fines would be unreasonable or | 22 | | unnecessarily
burdensome.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 92-146, eff. 1-1-02; 92-499, eff. 1-1-02 .)
| 24 | | (225 ILCS 105/24) (from Ch. 111, par. 5024)
| 25 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
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| 1 | | Sec. 24. Unlicensed practice; violations; civil penalty. | 2 | | (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts | 3 | | to practice, or holds himself or herself out as being able to | 4 | | engage in practices requiring a license under this Act without | 5 | | being licensed or exempt under this Act shall, in addition to | 6 | | any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the | 7 | | Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each | 8 | | offense, as determined by the Department. The civil penalty | 9 | | shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in | 10 | | accordance with the provision set forth in this Act regarding | 11 | | the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee. | 12 | | (b) The Department may investigate any actual, alleged, or | 13 | | suspected unlicensed activity. | 14 | | (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after | 15 | | the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. | 16 | | The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and | 17 | | executed thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any | 18 | | court of record. | 19 | | (d) A person or entity not licensed under this Act who has | 20 | | violated any provision of this Act or its rules is guilty of a | 21 | | Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony | 22 | | for a second and subsequent offenses. | 23 | | A person who violates a provision of this Act is guilty
of a | 24 | | Class A Misdemeanor. On conviction of a second or subsequent | 25 | | offense
the violator shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 86-615 .)
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 105/24.5) | 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022) | 3 | | Sec. 24.5. Confidentiality. All information collected by | 4 | | the Department in the course of an examination or | 5 | | investigation of a licensee , registrant, or applicant, | 6 | | including, but not limited to, any complaint against a | 7 | | licensee or registrant filed with the Department and | 8 | | information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall | 9 | | be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and | 10 | | shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose such | 11 | | information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, | 12 | | other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory | 13 | | interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting | 14 | | a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents | 15 | | disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law | 16 | | enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for | 17 | | any purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint | 18 | | filed against a licensee or registrant by the Department or | 19 | | any order issued by the Department against a licensee , | 20 | | registrant, or applicant shall be a public record, except as | 21 | | otherwise prohibited by law.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 23 | | (225 ILCS 105/25.1)
| 24 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
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| 1 | | Sec. 25.1. Medical Suspension. | 2 | | (a) A licensee or registrant who is determined by the
| 3 | | examining
physician or Department to
be unfit to compete or | 4 | | officiate shall be prohibited from participating in a contest | 5 | | in Illinois and, if actively licensed, shall be medically | 6 | | suspended immediately suspended until it is
shown that he or | 7 | | she is fit for
further competition or officiating. If the | 8 | | licensee or registrant disagrees with a medical
suspension set | 9 | | at the
discretion of the ringside physician, he or she may | 10 | | request a hearing to show
proof of fitness. The
hearing shall | 11 | | be provided at the earliest opportunity after the Department
| 12 | | receives a written request
from the licensee.
| 13 | | (b) If the referee has stopped the bout or rendered a | 14 | | decision of technical knockout against a professional or | 15 | | amateur
or if
the professional or amateur is knocked out other | 16 | | than by a blow to the head , the professional or amateur
shall | 17 | | be medically
immediately suspended immediately for a period of | 18 | | not less than 30 days. | 19 | | (c) In a full-contact martial arts contest, if the | 20 | | professional or amateur has tapped out , or has submitted, or | 21 | | the referee has stopped the bout, shall stop the professional | 22 | | or amateur contest and the ringside physician shall determine | 23 | | the length of suspension.
| 24 | | (d) If the professional or amateur has been knocked | 25 | | unconscious out by a blow to the head , he or
she shall be | 26 | | medically
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| 2 | | (e) A licensee may receive a medical suspension for any | 3 | | injury sustained as a result of a bout that shall not be less | 4 | | than 7 days. | 5 | | (f) A licensee may receive additional terms and conditions | 6 | | for a medical suspension beyond a prescribed passage of time | 7 | | as authorized under this Section. | 8 | | (g) If a licensee receives a medical suspension that | 9 | | includes terms and conditions in addition to the prescribed | 10 | | passage of time as authorized under this Section, before the | 11 | | removal of the medical suspension a licensee shall: | 12 | | (1) satisfactorily pass a medical examination; | 13 | | (2) provide those examination results to the | 14 | | Department; | 15 | | (3) provide any additional requested documentation as | 16 | | directed by the licensee's examining physician or | 17 | | Department where applicable; and | 18 | | (4) if the licensee's examining physician requires any | 19 | | necessary additional medical procedures during the | 20 | | examination related to the injury that resulted in the | 21 | | medical suspension, those results shall be provided to the | 22 | | Department. | 23 | | (h) Any medical suspension imposed as authorized under | 24 | | this Act against a licensee shall be reported to the | 25 | | Department's record keeper as determined by rule. | 26 | | (i) A medical suspension as authorized under this Section |
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| 1 | | shall not be considered a suspension under Section 16 of this | 2 | | Act. A violation of the terms of a medical suspension | 3 | | authorized under this Section shall subject a licensee to | 4 | | discipline under Section 16 of this Act. | 5 | | (j) A professional or amateur contestant who has been | 6 | | placed on medical suspension under the laws of another state, | 7 | | the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States | 8 | | for substantially similar reasons as this Section shall be | 9 | | prohibited from participating in a contest as authorized under | 10 | | this Act until the requirements of subsection (g) of this | 11 | | Section have been met or the medical suspension has been | 12 | | removed by that jurisdiction. | 13 | | (k) A medical suspension authorized under this Section | 14 | | shall begin the day after the bout a licensee participated in. | 15 | | Prior to reinstatement, any professional or amateur | 16 | | suspended for his or her
medical protection shall
| 17 | | satisfactorily pass a medical examination upon the direction | 18 | | of the
Department. The examining
physician may require any | 19 | | necessary medical procedures during the
examination.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 105/0.10 rep.) | 22 | | (225 ILCS 105/10.1 rep.) | 23 | | (225 ILCS 105/10.5 rep.) | 24 | | (225 ILCS 105/11.5 rep.) | 25 | | (225 ILCS 105/17.11 rep.) |
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 105/17.12 rep.) | 2 | | (225 ILCS 105/19.4 rep.) | 3 | | Section 15. The Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act | 4 | | is amended by repealing Sections 0.10, 10.1, 10.5, 11.5, | 5 | | 17.11, 17.12, and 19.4. | 6 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 7 | | 1, 2022, except that this Section and Section 5 take effect | 8 | | upon becoming law.
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
| | 3 | | 5 ILCS 80/4.32 | | | 4 | | 5 ILCS 80/4.41 new | | | 5 | | 225 ILCS 105/1 | from Ch. 111, par. 5001 | | 6 | | 225 ILCS 105/1.4 new | | | 7 | | 225 ILCS 105/2 | from Ch. 111, par. 5002 | | 8 | | 225 ILCS 105/2.5 new | | | 9 | | 225 ILCS 105/5 | from Ch. 111, par. 5005 | | 10 | | 225 ILCS 105/6 | from Ch. 111, par. 5006 | | 11 | | 225 ILCS 105/7 | from Ch. 111, par. 5007 | | 12 | | 225 ILCS 105/8 | from Ch. 111, par. 5008 | | 13 | | 225 ILCS 105/10 | from Ch. 111, par. 5010 | | 14 | | 225 ILCS 105/11 | from Ch. 111, par. 5011 | | 15 | | 225 ILCS 105/12 | from Ch. 111, par. 5012 | | 16 | | 225 ILCS 105/13 | from Ch. 111, par. 5013 | | 17 | | 225 ILCS 105/15 | from Ch. 111, par. 5015 | | 18 | | 225 ILCS 105/16 | from Ch. 111, par. 5016 | | 19 | | 225 ILCS 105/17 | from Ch. 111, par. 5017 | | 20 | | 225 ILCS 105/17.7 | | | 21 | | 225 ILCS 105/17.8 | | | 22 | | 225 ILCS 105/17.9 | | | 23 | | 225 ILCS 105/18 | from Ch. 111, par. 5018 | | 24 | | 225 ILCS 105/19 | from Ch. 111, par. 5019 | | 25 | | 225 ILCS 105/19.1 | from Ch. 111, par. 5019.1 | |
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| 1 | | 225 ILCS 105/19.5 | | | 2 | | 225 ILCS 105/20 | from Ch. 111, par. 5020 | | 3 | | 225 ILCS 105/21 | from Ch. 111, par. 5021 | | 4 | | 225 ILCS 105/22 | from Ch. 111, par. 5022 | | 5 | | 225 ILCS 105/23 | from Ch. 111, par. 5023 | | 6 | | 225 ILCS 105/23.1 | from Ch. 111, par. 5023.1 | | 7 | | 225 ILCS 105/24 | from Ch. 111, par. 5024 | | 8 | | 225 ILCS 105/24.5 | | | 9 | | 225 ILCS 105/25.1 | | | 10 | | 225 ILCS 105/0.10 rep. | | | 11 | | 225 ILCS 105/10.1 rep. | | | 12 | | 225 ILCS 105/10.5 rep. | | | 13 | | 225 ILCS 105/11.5 rep. | | | 14 | | 225 ILCS 105/17.11 rep. | | | 15 | | 225 ILCS 105/17.12 rep. | | | 16 | | 225 ILCS 105/19.4 rep. | |
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