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| Public Act 097-1123 | ||||
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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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)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 | ||
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 | ||
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. | ||
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.
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(Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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