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92_HB2598
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1 AN ACT in relation to the regulation of professions.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Professional Boxing and Wrestling Act is
5 amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5010)
7 Sec. 10. Who must be licensed. In order to participate
8 in boxing contests the following persons must each be
9 licensed and in good standing with the Department: (a)
10 promoters, (b) contestants, (c) seconds, (d) referees, (e)
11 judges, (f) managers, (g) matchmakers, and (h) timekeepers.
12 Announcers may participate in boxing contests without
13 being licensed under this Act. It shall be the
14 responsibility of the promoter to ensure that announcers
15 comply with this the Act, and all rules and regulations
16 promulgated pursuant to this Act.
17 A licensed promoter may not act as, and cannot be
18 licensed as, a second, boxer, referee, timekeeper, judge, or
19 manager. If he or she is so licensed, he or she must
20 relinquish any of these licenses to the Department for
21 cancellation. A promoter may be licensed as a matchmaker.
22 Persons involved with wrestling exhibitions shall supply
23 the Department with their name, address, telephone number,
24 and social security number and shall meet other requirements
25 as established by rule.
26 (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)