(225 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5001)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 1. Short title and definitions.
(a) This Act may be cited as the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act.
(b) As used in this Act:
"Department" means the Department of Financial and |
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"Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
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| Professional Regulation or a person authorized by the Secretary to act in the Secretary's stead.
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"Board" means the State of Illinois Athletic Board.
"License" means the license issued for promoters,
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| professionals, amateurs, or officials in accordance with this Act.
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"Contest" means a boxing or full-contact martial
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| arts competition in which all of the participants competing against one another are professionals or amateurs and where the public is able to attend or a fee is charged.
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"Permit" means the authorization from the Department
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| to a promoter to conduct professional or amateur contests, or a combination of both.
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"Promoter" means a person who is licensed and who
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| holds a permit to conduct professional or amateur contests, or a combination of both.
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Unless the context indicates otherwise, "person"
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| includes, but is not limited to, an individual, association, organization, business entity, gymnasium, or club.
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"Judge" means a person licensed by the Department who
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| is located at ringside or adjacent to the fighting area during a contest and who has the responsibility of scoring the performance of the participants in that professional or amateur contest.
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"Referee" means a person licensed by the Department
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| who has the general supervision of and is present inside of the ring or fighting area during a professional or amateur contest.
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"Amateur" means a person licensed by the Department
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| who is not competing for, and has never received or competed for, any purse or other article of value, directly or indirectly, either for participating in any contest or for the expenses of training therefor, other than a non-monetary prize that does not exceed $50 in value.
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"Professional" means a person licensed by the
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| Department who competes for a money prize, purse, or other type of compensation in a professional contest held in Illinois.
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"Second" means a person licensed by the Department
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| who is present at any professional or amateur contest to provide assistance or advice to a professional during the contest.
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"Matchmaker" means a person licensed by the
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| Department who brings together professionals or amateurs to compete in contests.
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"Manager" means a person licensed by the Department
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| who is not a promoter and who, under contract, agreement, or other arrangement, undertakes to, directly or indirectly, control or administer the affairs of contestants.
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"Timekeeper" means a person licensed by the
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| Department who is the official timer of the length of rounds and the intervals between the rounds.
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"Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other
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| remuneration for which contestants are participating in a professional contest.
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"Physician" means a person licensed to practice
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| medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
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"Martial arts" means a discipline or combination of
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| different disciplines that utilizes sparring techniques without the intent to injure, disable, or incapacitate one's opponent, such as, but not limited to, Karate, Kung Fu, Jujutsu, and Tae Kwon Do.
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"Full-contact martial arts" means the use of a
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| singular discipline or a combination of techniques from different disciplines of the martial arts, including, without limitation, full-force grappling, kicking, and striking with the intent to injure, disable, or incapacitate one's opponent.
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"Contestant" means a person who competes in either a
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| boxing or full-contact martial arts contest.
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"Address of record" means the designated address
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| recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license file as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
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"Bout" means one match between 2 contestants.
"Sanctioning body" means an organization approved by
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| the Department under the requirements and standards stated in this Act and the rules adopted under this Act to act as a governing body that sanctions professional or amateur full-contact martial arts contests.
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"Email address of record" means the designated email
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| address recorded by the Department in the applicant's application file or the licensee's license file as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
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(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
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(225 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 5006)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 6. Restricted contests and events. (a) All professional and amateur contests, or a combination of both, in which
physical contact is made are prohibited in Illinois unless authorized by the Department pursuant to the requirements and standards stated in this Act and the rules adopted pursuant to this Act. This subsection (a) does not apply to any of the following: (1) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts |
| contests conducted by accredited secondary schools, colleges, or universities, although a fee may be charged.
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(2) Amateur boxing contests that are sanctioned by
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| USA Boxing or any other sanctioning organization approved by the Department as determined by rule.
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(3) Amateur boxing contests conducted by a State,
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| county, or municipal entity, including those events held by any agency organized under these entities.
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(4) Amateur martial arts contests that are not
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| defined as full-contact martial arts contests under this Act.
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(5) Full-contact martial arts contests, as
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| defined by this Act, that are recognized by the International Olympic Committee or are contested in the Olympic Games and are not conducted in an enclosed fighting area or ring.
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No other amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts contests shall be permitted unless authorized by the Department.
(b) The Department shall have the authority to determine whether a professional or amateur contest is exempt for purposes of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
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(225 ILCS 105/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 5008)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 8. Permits.
(a) A promoter who desires to obtain a permit to conduct a professional or amateur
contest, or a combination of both, shall apply to the Department at least 30 calendar days prior to the
event,
in writing or electronically, on forms prescribed by the Department. The application shall
be accompanied by the required fee and shall
contain, but not be limited to, the following information to be submitted at times specified by rule:
(1) the legal names and addresses of the promoter;
(2) the name of the matchmaker;
(3) the time and exact location of the professional |
| or amateur contest, or a combination of both. It is the responsibility of the promoter to ensure that the building to be used for the event complies with all laws, ordinances, and regulations in the city, town, village, or county where the contest is to be held;
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(4) the signed and executed copy of the event venue
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(5) the initial list of names of the professionals or
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| amateurs competing subject to Department approval.
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(b)
The Department may issue a permit to any promoter who meets the requirements of
this Act
and the rules. The permit shall only be issued for a specific date and location
of a professional or amateur contest, or a combination of both, and
shall not be transferable. The
Department may allow a promoter to amend a permit
application to hold a professional or amateur contest, or a combination of both, in a different
location other than the
application specifies if all requirements of this Section are met, waiving the 30-day provision of subsection (a).
(c) The Department shall be responsible for assigning the judges,
timekeepers, referees, and physicians for a professional contest, an amateur contest, or a combination of both. Compensation shall be determined by the Department, and it
shall be the responsibility of the promoter to pay the
individuals utilized.
(d) The promoter shall submit the following documents to the Department at times specified by rule:
(1) proof of adequate security measures, as
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| determined by rule, to ensure the protection of the safety of contestants and the general public while attending professional contests, amateur contests, or a combination of both;
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(2) proof of adequate medical supervision, as
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| determined by rule, to ensure the protection of the health and safety of professionals or amateurs while participating in contests;
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(3) the complete and final list of names of the
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| professionals or amateurs competing, subject to Department approval, which shall be submitted up to 48 hours prior to the event date specified in the permit;
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(4) proof of insurance for not less than $50,000 as
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| further defined by rule for each professional or amateur participating in a professional or amateur contest, or a combination of both; insurance required under this paragraph shall cover: (i) hospital, medication, physician, and other such expenses as would accrue in the treatment of an injury as a result of the professional or amateur contest; (ii) payment to the estate of the professional or amateur in the event of his or her death as a result of his or her participation in the professional or amateur contest; and (iii) accidental death and dismemberment; the terms of the insurance coverage shall require the promoter, not the licensed contestant, to pay the policy deductible for the medical, surgical, or hospital care of a contestant for injuries a contestant sustained while engaged in a contest; if a licensed contestant pays for the medical, surgical, or hospital care, the insurance proceeds shall be paid to the contestant or his or her beneficiaries as reimbursement for such payment;
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(5) the amount of the purses to be paid to the
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| professionals for the event as determined by rule;
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(6) organizational or internationally accepted
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| rules, per discipline, for professional or amateur full-contact martial arts contests if the Department does not provide the rules for Department approval; and
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(7) any other information the Department may
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| require, as determined by rule, to issue a permit.
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(e) If the accuracy, relevance, or sufficiency of any submitted documentation is questioned by the Department because of lack of information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given or a need for clarification, the promoter seeking a permit may be required to provide additional information.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
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(225 ILCS 105/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5011)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 11. Qualifications for license. The Department shall grant
licenses to the following persons
if the following qualifications are met:
(1) An applicant for licensure as a professional or |
| amateur must: (1) be 18 years old, (2) be of good moral character, (3) file an application stating the applicant's legal name (and no assumed or ring name may be used unless such name is registered with the Department along with the applicant's legal name), date of birth, place of current residence, and a sworn statement that he or she is not currently in violation of any federal, State or local laws or rules governing boxing or full-contact martial arts, (4) file a certificate from a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches which attests that the applicant is physically fit and qualified to participate in professional or amateur contests, and (5) pay the required fee and meet any other requirements as determined by rule. Applicants over age 35 who have not competed in a professional or amateur contest within the 12 months preceding their application for licensure or have insufficient experience to participate in a professional or amateur contest may be required to appear before the Department to determine their fitness to participate in a professional or amateur contest.
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(2) An applicant for licensure as a referee, judge,
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| manager, second, matchmaker, or timekeeper must: (1) be of good moral character, (2) file an application stating the applicant's name, date of birth, and place of current residence along with a certifying statement that he or she is not currently in violation of any federal, State, or local laws or rules governing boxing, or full-contact martial arts, (3) have had satisfactory experience in his or her field as defined by rule, (4) pay the required fee, and (5) meet any other requirements as determined by rule.
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(3) An applicant for licensure as a promoter must:
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| (1) be of good moral character, (2) file an application with the Department stating the applicant's name, date of birth, place of current residence along with a certifying statement that he or she is not currently in violation of any federal, State, or local laws or rules governing boxing or full-contact martial arts, (3) pay the required fee and meet any other requirements as established by rule, and (4) in addition to the foregoing, an applicant for licensure as a promoter of professional or amateur contests or a combination of both professional and amateur bouts in one contest shall also provide (i) proof of a surety bond of no less than $5,000 to cover financial obligations under this Act, payable to the Department and conditioned for the payment of the tax imposed by this Act and compliance with this Act, and the rules adopted under this Act, and (ii) a $10,000 performance bond guaranteeing payment of all obligations relating to the promotional activities payable to the Department and conditioned for the payment of the tax imposed by this Act and its rules.
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(4) All applicants shall submit an application to the
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| Department, in writing or electronically, on forms prescribed by the Department, containing such information as determined by rule.
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In determining good moral character, the Department may take into
consideration any violation of any of the provisions of Section 16 of this
Act as to referees, judges, managers, matchmakers, timekeepers, or promoters and any felony conviction of the applicant, but such a conviction shall
not
operate as a bar to licensure. No license issued under this Act is
transferable.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
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(225 ILCS 105/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 5012)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 12. Professional or amateur contests. (a) The professional or amateur contest, or a combination of both,
shall be held in an area where adequate neurosurgical
facilities are immediately available for skilled emergency
treatment of an injured professional or amateur. (b) Each professional or amateur shall be examined before the contest
and promptly after each bout by a physician. The physician
shall determine, prior to
the contest, if each professional or amateur is physically fit to compete in the contest.
After the bout the physician shall examine the professional or amateur to
determine
possible injury. If the professional's or amateur's physical condition so indicates, the
physician shall recommend to the Department immediate medical suspension. The physician or a licensed paramedic must check the vital signs of all contestants as established by rule. (c)
The physician may, at any time during the professional or amateur bout, stop the professional or amateur bout to
examine a professional or amateur contestant and may direct the referee to terminate the bout when, in the physician's opinion,
continuing the bout could result in serious injury to the professional or amateur. If the professional's or amateur's physical condition so indicates, the physician shall recommend to the Department immediate medical suspension. The
physician shall certify to the condition of the professional or amateur in writing, over
his or her signature on forms prescribed by the Department. Such reports shall
be submitted to the Department in a timely manner.
(d) No professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both, shall be allowed to begin or be held unless
at least one physician, at least one EMT and one paramedic, and one ambulance have been contracted
with solely for the care of professionals or amateurs who are competing as defined by rule.
(e) No professional boxing bout shall be more than 12 rounds in length. The rounds
shall not
be more than 3 minutes each with a minimum one-minute interval between them, and
no professional boxer shall be allowed to participate in more than one contest within a 7-day period. The number and length of rounds for all other professional or amateur boxing or full-contact martial
arts contests, or a combination of both, shall be determined by rule. (f) The number and types of officials required for each professional or amateur contest, or a combination of both, shall be determined by rule.
(g) The Department or its representative shall have
discretion to declare
a price, remuneration,
or purse or any part of it belonging to the professional withheld if in the
judgment of the Department or its representative the professional
is not honestly competing. (h)
The Department shall have the authority to prevent a professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both,
from being held and shall have the authority to stop a professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both, for noncompliance
with any part of this Act or rules or when, in the judgment of the Department,
or its representative, continuation of the event would endanger the health,
safety, and welfare of the professionals or amateurs or spectators. The Department's authority to stop a contest on the basis that the professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both, would endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the professionals or amateurs or spectators shall extend to any professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both, regardless of whether that amateur contest is exempted from the prohibition in Section 6 of this Act. (i) A professional shall only compete against another professional. An amateur shall only compete against another amateur.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
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(225 ILCS 105/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 5013)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 13. Tickets; tax. The total number of
tickets sold
shall not exceed the total seating capacity of the premises in which
the professional or amateur contest, or a combination of
both, is to be held. No tickets of admission to any professional or amateur
contest, or a combination of
both,
shall be sold except those declared on an
official ticket inventory as described in this Section.
A promoter who conducts a professional contest, an amateur contest, or a combination of both under this
Act shall, within 7 business days after such a contest: (1) furnish to the Department a written or electronic |
| report verified by the promoter or his or her authorized designee showing the number of tickets sold for such a contest or the actual ticket stubs of tickets sold and the amount of the gross proceeds thereof; and
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(2) pay to the Department a tax of 5% of gross
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| receipts from the sale of admission tickets, not to exceed $75,000, to be collected by the Department and placed in the General Professions Dedicated Fund.
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Moneys in the General Professions Dedicated Fund shall be used by the Department, subject to appropriation, for expenses incurred in administering this Act. Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the Professions Indirect Cost Fund, as authorized under Section 2105-300 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law.
In addition to the payment of any other taxes and money due
under this Section, every promoter of a professional or a combination of a professional and amateur contest shall pay to the Department
3% of the first $500,000 and 4% thereafter, which shall not exceed $50,000 in total from the
total gross receipts from the sale, lease, or other exploitation of broadcasting, including, but not limited to,
Internet, cable, television, and motion picture rights for that
professional contest, amateur contest, combination of both, or exhibition without any
deductions for commissions, brokerage fees, distribution fees, advertising, professional contestants' purses, or any other
expenses or charges. These fees shall be paid to the
Department within 7 business days after the conclusion of the broadcast of the contest and placed in the General Professions Dedicated Fund.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
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(225 ILCS 105/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 5016)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 16. Discipline and sanctions.
(a) The Department may refuse to issue a
permit or license or refuse to renew, suspend, revoke,
reprimand, place on
probation, or take such other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
deem proper, including the imposition of fines not to exceed $10,000 for
each violation, with regard to any permit or license for one
or
any combination of the following reasons:
(1) gambling, betting, or wagering on the result of |
| or a contingency connected with a professional or amateur contest, or a combination of both, or permitting such activity to take place;
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(2) participating in or permitting a sham or fake
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| professional or amateur contest, or a combination of both;
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(3) holding the professional or amateur contest, or a
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| combination of both, at any other time or place than is stated on the permit application;
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(4) permitting any professional or amateur other than
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| those stated on the permit application to participate in a professional or amateur contest, or a combination of both, except as provided in Section 9;
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(5) violation or aiding in the violation of any of
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| the provisions of this Act or any rules or regulations promulgated thereto;
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(6) violation of any federal, State or local laws of
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| the United States or other jurisdiction governing professional or amateur contests or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto;
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(7) charging a greater rate or rates of admission
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(8) failure to obtain all the necessary permits or
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| licenses as required under this Act;
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(9) failure to file the necessary bond or to pay the
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| gross receipts or broadcast tax as required by this Act;
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(10) engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
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| unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public, or which is detrimental to honestly conducted contests;
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(11) employment of fraud, deception or any unlawful
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| means in applying for or securing a permit or license under this Act;
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(12) permitting a physician making the physical
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| examination to knowingly certify falsely to the physical condition of a professional or amateur;
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(13) permitting professionals or amateurs of widely
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| disparate weights or abilities to engage in professional or amateur contests, respectively;
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(14) participating in a contest while under medical
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| suspension in this State or in any other state, territory or country;
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(15) physical illness, including, but not limited to,
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| deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor skills which results in the inability to participate in contests with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
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(16) allowing one's license or permit issued under
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| this Act to be used by another person;
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(17) failing, within a reasonable time, to provide
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| any information requested by the Department as a result of a formal or informal complaint;
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(18) professional incompetence;
(19) failure to file a return, or to pay the tax,
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| penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied;
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(20) (blank);
(21) habitual or excessive use or addiction to
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| alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug that results in an inability to participate in an event;
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(22) failure to stop a professional or amateur
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| contest, or a combination of both, when requested to do so by the Department;
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(23) failure of a promoter to adequately supervise
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| and enforce this Act and its rules as applicable to amateur contests, as set forth in rule; or
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(24) a finding by the Department that the licensee,
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| after having his or her license placed on probationary status, has violated the terms of probation.
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(b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is subject to
involuntary admission or
judicial admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code operates as
an automatic suspension. The suspension will end only upon a finding by a court
that the licensee is no
longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, issuance of an
order so finding and
discharging the licensee.
(c) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a showing of a possible
violation,
may compel any
individual licensed to practice under this Act, or who has
applied for licensure pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or physical
examination, or both, as required
by and at the expense of the Department. The examining physicians or clinical
psychologists shall be
those specifically designated by the Department. The Department may
order the examining
physician or clinical psychologist to present testimony concerning this mental
or physical examination
of the licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded
by
reason of any common
law or statutory privilege relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
and the examining physician or clinical psychologist. Eye examinations may be
provided by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches or a
licensed and certified therapeutic optometrist. The individual to be examined
may have, at his or her
own expense, another physician of his or her choice present during all aspects
of the examination.
Failure of any individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
directed, shall be
grounds for suspension or revocation of a license.
(d) A contestant who tests positive for a banned substance, as defined by rule, shall have his or her license immediately suspended. The license shall be subject to other discipline as authorized in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
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