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Public Act 097-1123
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| SB3685 Enrolled | LRB097 19867 CEL 65150 b |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act is |
amended by changing Sections 1 and 6 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5001)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
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Sec. 1. Short title and definitions.
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(a) This Act may be cited as the Boxing and Full-contact |
Martial Arts Act.
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(b) As used in this Act:
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"Department" means the Department of Financial and
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Professional Regulation.
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"Secretary" means the Secretary
of Financial and |
Professional Regulation.
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"Board" means the State of Illinois Athletic Board
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established pursuant to this Act.
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"License" means the license issued for
promoters,
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professionals, or officials
in accordance with this Act.
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"Professional contest" means a
boxing or full-contact |
martial arts competition in which all of the participants |
competing against one another are professionals and where |
the public is able to attend or a fee is charged.
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"Permit" means the authorization from the Department |
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
holds |
a permit to conduct professional or amateur contests, or a |
combination of both.
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Unless the context indicates otherwise, "person" |
includes, but is not limited to, an individual,
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association, organization, business entity, gymnasium, or |
club.
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"Judge" means a person licensed by the Department who |
is
located at ringside or adjacent to the fighting area
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during a professional contest
and who has the |
responsibility of scoring the performance of the
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participants in that professional contest.
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"Referee" means a person licensed by the Department who
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has the
general
supervision of
and is present inside of the |
ring or fighting area during a professional contest.
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"Amateur" means a person registered by the Department |
who is not competing for, and has never received or
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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 |
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type of compensation in a professional contest held in
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Illinois.
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"Second" means a person licensed by the Department who |
is
present at any professional
contest to provide |
assistance or advice to a professional during the contest.
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"Matchmaker" means a person licensed by the Department |
who
brings
together professionals to compete in
contests.
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"Manager" means a person licensed by the Department who |
is
not a
promoter and
who, under contract, agreement, or |
other arrangement, undertakes
to, directly or
indirectly, |
control or administer the affairs of professionals.
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"Timekeeper" means a person licensed by the 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 |
medicine
in all its
branches under the Medical Practice Act |
of 1987.
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"Martial arts" means a discipline or combination of |
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, Judo, Jujutsu, and Tae Kwon Do, and Kyuki-Do. |
"Full-contact martial arts" means the use of a singular |
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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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"Amateur contest" means a boxing or full-contact |
martial arts competition in which all of the participants |
competing against one another are amateurs and where the |
public is able to attend or a fee is charged. |
"Contestant" means a person who competes in either a |
boxing or full-contact martial arts contest. |
"Address of record" means the designated address |
recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's |
application file, license file, or registration file as |
maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. |
It is the duty of the applicant or licensee to inform the |
Department of any change of address and those changes must |
be made either through the Department's website or by |
contacting the Department. |
"Bout" means one match between 2 contestants. |
"Sanctioning body" means an organization approved by |
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 |
contests. |
(Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
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(225 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 5006)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
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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. |
(2) Amateur boxing contests that are sanctioned by USA |
Boxing or any other sanctioning organization approved by |
the Association of Boxing Commissions. |
(3) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts |
contests conducted by a State, county, or municipal entity. |
(4) Amateur martial arts contests that are not defined |
as full-contact martial arts contests under this Act, |
including, but not limited to, Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, |
Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Kyuki-Do. |
(5) Full-contact martial arts
contests, as 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. |