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 1        AN ACT to amend the  Professional  Boxing  and  Wrestling
 2    Act.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.  The Professional Boxing and Wrestling Act  is
 6    amended  by  changing Sections 1, 2, 6, 7.5, 8, 10, 10.5, 11,
 7    12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19,  19.1,  21,  and  23  and  adding
 8    Sections  0.05,  17.7, 17.8, 17.9, 17.10, 17.11, 17.12, 19.2,
 9    19.3, 19.4, 19.5, and 25.1 as follows:

10        (225 ILCS 105/0.05 new)
11        Sec. 0.05.  Declaration of  public  policy.  Professional
12    boxing  and  wrestling  in  the  State  of Illinois is hereby
13    declared to affect the public health, safety, and welfare and
14    to be  subject  to  regulation  and  control  in  the  public
15    interest.  It  is  further  declared to be a matter of public
16    interest and concern that boxing and wrestling, as defined in
17    this Act, merit and receive the confidence of the public  and
18    that  only  qualified persons be authorized to participate in
19    boxing contests and wrestling exhibitions  in  the  State  of
20    Illinois. This Act shall be liberally construed to best carry
21    out these objects and purposes.

22        (225 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5001)
23        Sec. 1. Short title and definitions.
24        (a)  This  Act  shall  be  known  and may be cited as the
25    "Professional Boxing and Wrestling Act".
26        (b)  As used in this Act:
27             1.  "Department"    means    the    Department    of
28        Professional Regulation.
29             2.  "Director" means the  Director  of  Professional
30        Regulation.
 
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 1             3.  "Board"  means  the  State  Boxing and Wrestling
 2        Board appointed by the Director.
 3             4.  "License" means the license  issued  for  boxing
 4        contestants or officials in accordance with this Act.
 5             5.  "Registration"  means the registration issued to
 6        wrestling promoters in accordance with this Act.
 7             6.  "Boxing Contests" include professional boxing or
 8        sparring matches and, events, exhibitions, or cards.
 9             7.  "Wrestling  Exhibitions"  include   professional
10        wrestling contests, matches, events, and shows.
11             8.  "Athletic   Events"  include  both  professional
12        boxing contests and professional wrestling exhibitions.
13             9.  "Permit"  means  the  authorization   from   the
14        Department  to  a promoter to conduct professional boxing
15        contests or professional wrestling exhibitions.
16             10.  "Promoter" means a person who  is  licensed  or
17        registered and who holds a permit to conduct professional
18        boxing matches or professional wrestling exhibitions.
19             11.  Unless   the   context   indicates   otherwise,
20        "person"    includes    an    association,   partnership,
21        corporation, gymnasium, or club.
22             12.  For the purposes of this Act the term "trainer"
23        includes what is commonly referred to as  "second  corner
24        man" or "coach".
25             13.  "Ultimate  fighting exhibition" has the meaning
26        given by rule adopted by  the  Department  in  accordance
27        with Section 7.5.
28             14.  "Professional boxer" means a person licensed by
29        the  Department who competes for a money prize, purse, or
30        other  type  of  compensation  in   a   boxing   contest,
31        exhibition, or match held in Illinois.
32             15.  "Judge"   means   a   person  licensed  by  the
33        Department who is at ringside during a boxing  match  and
34        who  has the responsibility of scoring the performance of
 
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 1        the participants in the match.
 2             16.  "Referee"  means  a  person  licensed  by   the
 3        Department  who  has  the general supervision of a boxing
 4        match and is present inside of the ring during the match.
 5             17.  "Amateur" means a person who has never received
 6        or competed for any purse  or  other  article  of  value,
 7        either  for  participating in any boxing match or for the
 8        expenses of training therefor, other than  a  prize  that
 9        does not exceed $50 in value.
10             18.    "Contestant"    means   an   individual   who
11        participates in a boxing contest or wrestling exhibition.
12             19.   "Second"  means  a  person  licensed  by   the
13        Department  who  is  present  at  any  boxing  contest to
14        provide assistance  or  advice  to  a  boxer  during  the
15        contest.
16             20.  "Matchmaker"  means  a  person  licensed by the
17        Department who brings  together  professional  boxers  or
18        procures matches for professional boxers.
19             21.   "Manager"  means  a  person  licensed  by  the
20        Department who is not a promoter and who, under contract,
21        agreement,  or  other   arrangement   with   any   boxer,
22        undertakes   to,   directly  or  indirectly,  control  or
23        administer the boxing affairs of boxers.
24             22. "Timekeeper" means  a  person  licensed  by  the
25        Department  who  is  the  official timer of the length of
26        rounds and the intervals between the rounds.
27             23. "Purse" means the  financial  guarantee  or  any
28        other    remuneration    for    which   contestants   are
29        participating in a boxing contest.
30    (Source: P.A. 89-578, eff. 7-30-96.)

31        (225 ILCS 105/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 5002)
32        Sec. 2.  State  Boxing  and  Wrestling  Board.  There  is
33    created the State Boxing and Wrestling Board consisting of 6
 
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 1    5  persons  who  shall  be appointed by and shall serve in an
 2    advisory capacity to the Director.  One There shall also be a
 3    physician  licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  all  of  its
 4    branches. who shall act as  a  consultant  to  the  board  as
 5    needed.    Upon  the  expiration  of  the  terms of the board
 6    members appointed before or after the effective date of  this
 7    Act, The Director shall appoint their successors, each member
 8     to serve for a term of 3 years from and after the 3rd Monday
 9    in  January  of the year in which the antecedent term expires
10    and all  to  serve  until  his  or  her  successor  is  their
11    successors  are  appointed  and qualified.  One member of the
12    board shall be designated as  the  Chairperson  Chairman.  No
13    member shall be appointed to the Board for a term which would
14    cause  continuous  service  to  be more than 9 years. Service
15    prior to the effective date of this  amendatory  Act  of  the
16    91st  General Assembly shall not be considered in calculating
17    length of service on the Board.  Each  member  of  the  board
18    shall receive compensation $75 per day for each day he or she
19    is  engaged  in transacting the business of the board and, in
20    addition, shall be reimbursed for his or her  authorized  and
21    approved  expenses  necessarily  incurred in relation to such
22    service in accordance with the travel regulations  applicable
23    to the Department at the time the expenses are incurred.
24        A   majority  of  the  current  members  appointed  shall
25    constitute a quorum.
26        The members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
27    action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other  acts
28    performed in good faith as members of the Board.
29        The  Director  may  remove  any  member  of the Board for
30    misconduct, incapacity, or  neglect  of  duty.  The  Director
31    shall reduce to writing any causes for removal.
32        The  Director  may  appoint  and at his pleasure remove a
33    secretary to the Board.  It is the duty of the  Secretary  to
34    make  a  full  record  of  all board proceedings, and perform
 
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 1    other duties prescribed by the Director.
 2    (Source: P.A. 87-1182.)

 3        (225 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 5006)
 4        Sec. 6. Prohibitions.  All boxing matches,  contests,  or
 5    exhibits in which physical contact is made including, but not
 6    limited  to,  "ultimate fighting exhibitions", are prohibited
 7    in  Illinois  unless  authorized  by  the  Department.   This
 8    provision does not apply to the following Applicability.  The
 9    provisions of this Act do not apply to:
10             (1) 1.  Boxing  contests  or  wrestling  exhibitions
11        conducted  by  accredited  secondary schools, colleges or
12        universities,   although   a   fee   may   be    charged.
13        Institutions   organized   to   furnish   instruction  in
14        athletics are not included in this exemption.
15             (2) 2.  Amateur boxing  matches  sanctioned  by  the
16        United  States  Amateur Boxing Federation, Inc. or Golden
17        Gloves of America,  amateur  wrestling  exhibitions,  and
18        amateur  or  professional  martial  arts  or kick boxing;
19        except that this Act  does  apply  to  ultimate  fighting
20        exhibitions.
21    (Source: P.A. 89-578, eff. 7-30-96.)

22        (225 ILCS 105/7.5)
23        Sec. 7.5. Ultimate fighting exhibitions.
24        (a)  The General Assembly finds and declares that:
25             (1)  The  entertainment  spectacle commonly known as
26        "ultimate fighting"  is  a  violent  exhibition  that  is
27        excessively    and    unacceptably   dangerous   to   the
28        participants.  "Ultimate fighting"  includes  exhibitions
29        of  the  same  nature  even  though  a  different name is
30        applied to this event.
31             (2)  Unlike the sports of boxing and  wrestling,  in
32        which  serious or permanent injury is largely preventable
 
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 1        and occurs only occasionally as an incidental  result  of
 2        the  athletic  contest,  ultimate fighting is intended by
 3        its  promoters  to  produce  serious  injury   in   every
 4        exhibition  and is widely and specifically advertised and
 5        promoted as being the  most  dangerous  of  all  fighting
 6        exhibitions.
 7             (3)  The   lack   of   appropriate  restrictions  on
 8        dangerous blows or  life-threatening  maneuvers  and  the
 9        matching  of  participants  with  incompatible  styles of
10        fighting make it difficult or impossible for the State to
11        regulate ultimate fighting in a way that  can  reasonably
12        protect the safety of the participants.
13             (4)  It  is therefore an appropriate exercise of the
14        police power of the State and necessary  for  the  public
15        safety  and the common good to prohibit ultimate fighting
16        exhibitions in this State.
17        (b)  The  Department,  in  consultation  with  the  State
18    Boxing and Wrestling Board, shall adopt  rules  defining  the
19    term  "ultimate  fighting exhibition" and distinguishing such
20    exhibitions from the legitimate boxing and wrestling contests
21    permitted under this Act and the exhibitions or  contests  of
22    the  martial  arts  and  other  sports that are traditionally
23    conducted with respect for the safety and protection  of  the
24    participants.
25        (c)  Beginning  on  the effective date of the rules to be
26    adopted under subsection (b) of this Section, No  person  may
27    hold,  promote,  or  participate  in  any  ultimate  fighting
28    exhibition in this State.
29    (Source: P.A. 89-578, eff. 7-30-96.)

30        (225 ILCS 105/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 5008)
31        Sec. 8. Permits.
32        (a)  A promoter who desires to obtain a permit to conduct
33    an  athletic  event shall apply to the Department at least 20
 
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 1    10 days prior to the event, in writing, on forms furnished by
 2    the Department.  The  application  shall  be  verified  under
 3    oath,  shall  be  accompanied  by  the required fee and shall
 4    contain at least the following information:
 5             (1) (a)  the names and addresses of the promoter;
 6             (2)  and  all  of  the   officers   of   any   club,
 7        association,  partnership  or  corporation  with whom the
 8        promoter is associated, (b) the names of the  contestants
 9        and their seconds, (c) the name of the their matchmaker;
10             (3), (d) the time and exact location of the athletic
11        event;
12             (4),  (e) the seating capacity of the building where
13        the event is to be held;
14             (5)  a copy of the lease or proof  of  ownership  of
15        the building where the event is to be held;
16             (6), (f)  the admission charge or charges to be made
17        ;, and
18             (7)  proof   of   adequate   security  measures  and
19        adequate medical supervision, as determined by Department
20        rule, to ensure the protection of the health  and  safety
21        of the general public while attending athletic events and
22        the contestants' safety while participating in the events
23        and   any  other  information  that  the  Department  may
24        determine by rule in order to  issue  a  permit  (g)  the
25        amount of compensation or percentage of the gate receipts
26        to be paid to each participant.
27        (b)  After  the initial application and within 10 days of
28    a scheduled event, a promoter shall submit to the  Department
29    all of the following information:
30             (1)  The  amount  of compensation to be paid to each
31        participant.
32             (2) The names of the contestants.
33             (3) Proof of insurance for not less than $10,000 for
34        each contestant participating  in  a  boxing  contest  or
 
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 1        exhibition.
 2        Insurance  required under this subsection shall cover (i)
 3    hospital, medication, physician, and other such  expenses  as
 4    would accrue in the treatment of an injury as a result of the
 5    boxing  contest  or exhibition and (ii) payment to the estate
 6    of the contestant in the event of  his  or  her  death  as  a
 7    result  of  his or her participation in the boxing contest or
 8    exhibition.
 9        (c)  All  boxing   promoters   shall   provide   to   the
10    Department,  at  least  24 hours prior to commencement of the
11    event, the amount of the purse to be paid for the event.  The
12    Department shall promulgate rules for payment of the purse.
13        (d)  The  boxing  contest  shall be held in an area where
14    adequate neurosurgical facilities are  immediately  available
15    for  skilled  emergency  treatment of an injured boxer. It is
16    the  responsibility  of  the  promoter  to  ensure  that  the
17    building to be used for the event  complies  with  all  laws,
18    ordinances,  and  regulations  in  the city, town, or village
19    where the athletic event is to be held.  The  Department  may
20    issue  a permit to any promoter who meets the requirements of
21    this Act and the rules. The permit shall only be issued for a
22    specific date and location of an athletic event and shall not
23    be transferable. In an emergency, the Department may allow  a
24    promoter  to  amend  a permit application to hold an athletic
25    event in a different location than the application  specifies
26    and may allow the promoter to substitute contestants.
27        (e)  The  Department  shall  be responsible for assigning
28    the judge,  timekeepers,  referees,  physician,  and  medical
29    personnel   for   an   athletic   event.   It  shall  be  the
30    responsibility of the promoter  to  cover  the  cost  of  the
31    individuals utilized at an athletic event.
32        Any   person  who  makes  or  causes  to  be  made  false
33    statements is guilty of perjury.
34    (Source: P.A. 82-522.)
 
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 1        (225 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5010)
 2        Sec. 10.  Who must be licensed.  In order to  participate
 3    in  boxing  contests  the  following  persons  must  each  be
 4    licensed  and  in  good  standing  with  the  Department: (a)
 5    promoters, (b) contestants, (c) seconds,  (d)  referees,  (e)
 6    judges,  (f)  managers,  (g)  matchmakers  trainers,  and (h)
 7    timekeepers.
 8        Matchmakers, physicians and Announcers may participate in
 9    boxing contests without being licensed under  this  Act.   It
10    shall  be  the  responsibility of the promoter to ensure that
11    announcers these unlicensed persons comply with the Act,  and
12    all  rules  and  regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act
13    thereto.
14        A licensed  promoter  may  not  act  as,  and  cannot  be
15    licensed  as, a second, boxer, referee, timekeeper, judge, or
16    manager. If he  or  she  is  so  licensed,  he  or  she  must
17    relinquish  any  of  these  licenses  to  the  Department for
18    cancellation. A promoter may be  licensed  as  a  matchmaker.
19    These persons involved with professional boxing and wrestling
20    must  register  with the Department by supplying the Athletic
21    Section with their name, address, telephone number and social
22    security number.
23    (Source: P.A. 85-225.)

24        (225 ILCS 105/10.5)
25        Sec.   10.5.  Unlicensed   practice;   violation;   civil
26    penalty.
27        (a)  Any  person  who  practices,  offers  to   practice,
28    attempts  to  practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a
29    promoter,  contestant,  second,  referee,   judge,   manager,
30    matchmaker  trainer,  or  timekeeper  without  being licensed
31    under this Act  shall,  in  addition  to  any  other  penalty
32    provided  by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an
33    amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense as determined by
 
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 1    the Department. The civil penalty shall be  assessed  by  the
 2    Department  after  a  hearing  is held in accordance with the
 3    provisions set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a
 4    hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
 5        (b)  The  Department  has  the  authority  and  power  to
 6    investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
 7        (c)  The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
 8    the effective date of the order imposing the  civil  penalty.
 9    The  order  shall  constitute a judgment and may be filed and
10    execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
11    any court of record.
12    (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)

13        (225 ILCS 105/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5011)
14        Sec. 11.  Qualifications  for  license.   The  Department
15    shall  grant licenses to or register the following persons if
16    the following qualifications are met:
17        (A)  An applicant for licensure  as  a  contestant  in  a
18    boxing  match  must:  (1)  be  18  years old, except when the
19    applicant has exhibited unusual maturity or ability,  (2)  be
20    of  good moral character, (3) file an application stating the
21    applicant's correct name (and no assumed or ring name may  be
22    used unless such name is registered with the Department along
23    with  the applicant's correct name), date and place of birth,
24    place of current residence, and a sworn statement that he  is
25    not  currently  in  violation  of any federal, State or local
26    laws or rules governing boxing, (4) file a certificate  of  a
27    physician  licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  all  of  its
28    branches  which  attests that the applicant is physically fit
29    and qualified to participate in boxing matches, and  (5)  pay
30    the  required fee and meet any other requirements. Applicants
31    over age 39 who have not competed in  a  contest  within  the
32    last  36 months may be required to appear before the Board to
33    determine their  fitness  to  participate  in  a  contest.  A
 
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 1    picture identification shall be issued to all boxers licensed
 2    by  the  Department. The identification shall be presented to
 3    the  Department  or  its  representative  upon   request   at
 4    weigh-ins or contests.
 5        (B)  An  applicant  for  licensure  as a boxing promoter,
 6    referee,  judge,  manager,  second,  matchmaker,  trainer  or
 7    timekeeper must: (1) be of good moral character, (2) file  an
 8    application  stating  the applicant's name, date and place of
 9    birth, and place of current residence along with a certifying
10     sworn statement that he is not currently in violation of any
11    federal, State, or local laws or rules governing boxing,  (3)
12    have  had  satisfactory  experience in his field, and (4) pay
13    the required fee, and (5)  meet  any  other  requirements  as
14    determined by rule.  An applicant for licensure as a referee,
15    manager   or  trainer  must  also  file  proof  that  he  has
16    participated  in  medical  seminars  pertaining   to   boxing
17    contests,  the  curriculum  and  number of hours of which the
18    Department by rule deems sufficient.
19        (C) An applicant for registration as  a  boxing  promoter
20    must: (1) be of good moral character, (2) file an application
21    with  the  Department  stating the applicant's name, date and
22    place of birth, place  of  current  residence  along  with  a
23    certifying statement that he is not currently in violation of
24    any  federal, State, or local laws or rules governing boxing,
25    (3) provide proof of a surety bond of no less than $5,000  to
26    cover  financial obligations pursuant to this Act, payable to
27    the Department and conditioned for the  payment  of  the  tax
28    imposed  by  this  Act  and  compliance with this Act and the
29    rules  promulgated  pursuant  to  this  Act,  (4)  provide  a
30    financial  statement,  prepared   by   a   certified   public
31    accountant,  showing  liquid  working  capital  of $10,000 or
32    more, or a $10,000 performance bond guaranteeing  payment  of
33    all  obligations  relating to the promotional activities, and
34    (5) pay the required fee and meet any other requirements.
 
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 1        (D) (C)  An applicant for  registration  as  a  wrestling
 2    promoter  must:  (1)  be of good moral character, (2) file an
 3    application with the Department stating the applicant's name,
 4    date and place of birth, and place of current residence along
 5    with a certifying sworn statement that he is not currently in
 6    violation of any federal,  State,  or  local  laws  or  rules
 7    governing wrestling, and (3) provide a surety bond of no less
 8    than  $10,000 to cover financial obligations pursuant to this
 9    Act, payable  to  the  Department  and  conditioned  for  the
10    payment  of  the  tax imposed by this Act and compliance with
11    this Act and the rules promulgated pursuant to this Act,  (4)
12    provide a financial statement, prepared by a certified public
13    accountant,  showing  liquid  working  capital  of $10,000 or
14    more, or a $10,000 performance bond guaranteeing  payment  of
15    all  obligations  relating to the promotional activities, and
16    (5) pay the required fee and meet any other requirements.
17        In determining good moral character, the  Department  may
18    take   into   consideration  any  violation  of  any  of  the
19    provisions  of  Section  16  of  this  Act  and  any   felony
20    conviction  of the applicant, but such a conviction shall not
21    operate as a bar to licensure. No license issued  under  this
22    Act is transferable.
23        The   Department   may   issue   temporary  licenses  and
24    registrations as provided by rule.
25    (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

26        (225 ILCS 105/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 5012)
27        Sec. 12.  Boxing contests.  Each boxing contestant  shall
28    be  examined  before  entering the ring and immediately after
29    each contest by medical personnel  a  physician  licensed  to
30    practice  medicine  in  all  of  its  branches. The physician
31    licensed to practice  medicine  in  all  its  branches  shall
32    determine,  prior  to  the  contest,  if  each  contestant is
33    physically fit to engage in the contest.  After  the  contest
 
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 1    the  physician  may shall examine the contestant to determine
 2    possible injury. If the contestant's  physical  condition  so
 3    indicates,  the  physician  shall recommend to the Department
 4    immediate medical suspension.  The physician may, at any time
 5    during the contest, stop the contest to examine a boxer,  and
 6    terminate  the  contest  when,  in  the  physician's opinion,
 7    continuing the contest could result in serious injury to  the
 8    boxer.   The  physician shall certify to the condition of the
 9    contestant in writing, over  his  signature  on  blank  forms
10    provided  by  the Department. Such reports shall be submitted
11    to the Department in a timely manner. The physician shall  be
12    paid by the promoter a fee fixed by the Department. No boxing
13    contest shall be held unless a physician licensed to practice
14    medicine in all of its branches is in attendance.
15        No  contest shall be allowed to begin unless at least one
16    physician and 2  trained  paramedics  or  2  nurses  who  are
17    trained  to  administer  emergency  medical  care are present
18    adequate medical supervision, as set forth in subsection  (3)
19    of Section 9, has been provided.
20        No contest shall be more than 12 15 rounds in length. The
21    rounds  shall  not  be  more  than  3 minutes each with a one
22    minute interval between them, and no boxer shall  be  allowed
23    to   participate   in  more  than  12  15  rounds  within  72
24    consecutive hours. At each boxing contest there  shall  be  a
25    referee  in  attendance  who  shall  direct  and  control the
26    contest. The referee, before each contest,  shall  learn  the
27    name  of  the  contestant's  chief  second and shall hold the
28    chief second responsible for the  conduct  of  his  assistant
29    during the progress of the match.
30        There  shall be 2 judges in attendance who shall render a
31    decision at the end  of  each  match.  The  decision  of  the
32    judges,  taken  together with the decision of the referee, is
33    final; or, 3 judges shall score the match  with  the  referee
34    not  scoring.   The  method  of scoring shall be set forth in
 
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 1    rules is to be determined by the Secretary of  the  Board  or
 2    the Supervisor of the Board.
 3        During  each  boxing  contest  each contestant shall wear
 4    gloves weighing not less than 6 ounces.
 5        Judges, or referees, or timekeepers for contests shall be
 6    assigned by the Department  Director  or  his  designee.  The
 7    referee,  the  Director, the board or any inspector appointed
 8    by the Department or its representative shall have discretion
 9    to declare a price, remuneration, or purse or any part of  it
10    belonging to the contestant withheld if in the their judgment
11    of the Department or its representative the contestant is not
12    honestly  competing.  The Department shall have the authority
13    to prevent a contest or exhibition from being held and  shall
14    have the authority to stop a fight for noncompliance with any
15    part  of  this  Act  or rules or when, in the judgment of the
16    Department, or its representative, continuation of the  event
17    would  endanger  the  health,  safety,  and  welfare  of  the
18    contestants or spectators.
19    (Source: P.A. 85-225.)

20        (225 ILCS 105/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 5013)
21        Sec.  13.   Tickets;  tax.   Tickets  to athletic events,
22    other than an athletic event conducted at  premises  with  an
23    indoor seating capacity of more than 17,000, shall be printed
24    in  such  form as the Department shall prescribe. A certified
25    sworn inventory of all tickets printed for any event shall be
26    mailed to the Department by the  promoter  printer  not  less
27    than  7  days  before the event, and a sworn inventory of all
28    tickets printed for any event shall be sent to the Department
29    by the promoter within 24 hours  after  receipt  of  delivery
30    from  the  printer. The total number of tickets printed shall
31    not exceed the total seating  capacity  of  the  premises  in
32    which the event is to be held. No tickets of admission to any
33    event,  other  than  an  athletic event conducted at premises
 
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 1    with an indoor seating capacity of more than 17,000, shall be
 2    sold except those declared on an official ticket inventory as
 3    described in this Section.
 4        A promoter who conducts an athletic event under this Act,
 5    other than an athletic event conducted at  premises  with  an
 6    indoor seating capacity of more than 17,000, shall, within 24
 7    hours  after  such  event:  (1)  furnish  to the Department a
 8    written report verified by the  promoter  or  his  authorized
 9    designee  showing  the number of tickets sold for the contest
10    or the actual ticket  stubs  and  the  amount  of  the  gross
11    proceeds  thereof;  and  (2)  pay  to  the  Department  State
12    Treasurer  a  tax  of  10%  of  the  first  $500,000 of gross
13    receipts from the sale of admission tickets, to be placed  in
14    the  General  Revenue  Fund.  Also,  every person, showing or
15    holding any boxing match or wrestling exhibition on a  closed
16    circuit  telecast  viewed  in this State, whether originating
17    within  this  State,  or  another  state  or  country,  where
18    admission is charged, shall register with the Department  and
19    pay  a  $400 fee each year of registration.  Registrant shall
20    be entitled to show unlimited closed  circuit  events  during
21    the  year the registration is valid.  A $25 fee shall be paid
22    for each event at each location where the boxing  contest  or
23    wrestling   exhibition   is  shown  by  a  licensed  Illinois
24    promoter.  The  Department  shall  prescribe  rules  for  the
25    implementation of this registration.  These closed circuit TV
26    fees   shall  be  paid  to  the  Department  of  Professional
27    Regulation.
28    (Source: P.A. 90-580, eff. 5-21-98.)

29        (225 ILCS 105/14) (from Ch. 111, par. 5014)
30        Sec. 14.  Failure to report ticket sales and tax.  If the
31    permit holder fails to make a report as required  by  Section
32    13, or if such report is unsatisfactory, the Department State
33    Treasurer  may  examine or cause to be examined the books and
 
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 1    records of any such holder or his  associates  or  any  other
 2    person  as a witness under oath to determine the total amount
 3    of tax due under this Act.
 4        If it is determined that there has been a default in  the
 5    payment  of a tax, the promoter shall be given 20 days notice
 6    of the amount due which shall include the  expenses  incurred
 7    in making the examination.
 8        If  the  promoter does not pay the amount due he shall be
 9    disqualified from obtaining a permit under this Act  and  the
10    Attorney  General  shall  institute  suit upon the bond filed
11    pursuant to this Act to recover the tax or penalties  imposed
12    by this Act.
13    (Source: P.A. 82-522.)

14        (225 ILCS 105/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 5015)
15        Sec. 15. Inspectors.  The Director may appoint inspectors
16    to  assist  the Department staff in the administration of the
17    Act. Such inspectors shall receive compensation $75 for  each
18    day  they  are  engaged in the transacting of business of the
19    Department. Each inspector shall carry a card issued  by  the
20    Department  to  authorize  him  to  act in such capacity. The
21    inspector or inspectors shall supervise each event to  ensure
22    that  the  provisions  of  the Act are strictly enforced. The
23    inspectors shall also be present at the counting of the gross
24    receipts and shall immediately deliver to the Department  the
25    official box office statement as required by Section 13.
26    (Source: P.A. 87-1182.)

27        (225 ILCS 105/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 5016)
28        Sec. 16. Discipline and sanctions.
29        (a)  The  Department  may  refuse  to  issue  a permit or
30    license, refuse to renew, suspend, revoke,  reprimand,  place
31    on  probation,  or take such other disciplinary action as the
32    Department may deem proper, including the imposition of fines
 
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 1    not to exceed $5,000 $1,000 for each violation,  with  regard
 2    to any license or permit holder for any one or combination of
 3    the following reasons:
 4             (1) 1.  gambling,  betting or wagering on the result
 5        of or a contingency connected with an athletic  event  or
 6        permitting such activity to take place;
 7             (2) 2.  participating  in  or  permitting  a sham or
 8        fake boxing match;
 9             (3) 3.  holding the athletic event at any other time
10        or place than is stated on the permit application;
11             (4) 4.  permitting any contestant or referees  other
12        than   those   stated   on   the  permit  application  to
13        participate in an athletic event, except as  provided  in
14        Section 9;
15             (5) 5.  violation  or aiding in the violation of any
16        of the provisions of this Act or any rules or regulations
17        promulgated thereto;
18             (6) 6.  violation of any  federal,  State  or  local
19        laws of the United States or other jurisdiction governing
20        athletic  events  or  any regulation promulgated pursuant
21        thereto;
22             (7) 7.  charging  a  greater  rate   or   rates   of
23        admission than is specified on the permit application;
24             (8) 8.  failure to obtain all the necessary permits,
25        registrations, or licenses as required under this Act;
26             (9) 9.  failure to file the necessary bond or to pay
27        the gross receipts tax as required by this Act;
28             (10) 10.  engaging  in  dishonorable,  unethical  or
29        unprofessional  conduct of a character likely to deceive,
30        defraud or harm the public, or which  is  detrimental  to
31        honestly conducted athletic events;
32             (11) 11.  employment  of  fraud,  deception  or  any
33        unlawful  means  in  applying  for  or  securing a permit
34        license, or registration under this Act;
 
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 1             (12) 12.  permitting a physician making the physical
 2        examination to knowingly certify falsely to the  physical
 3        condition of a contestant;
 4             (13) 13.  permitting contestants of widely disparate
 5        weights or abilities to engage in athletic events;
 6             (14) 14.  boxing  while  under medical suspension in
 7        this State or in any other state, territory or country;
 8             (15) 15.  physical  illness,  including,   but   not
 9        limited  to,  deterioration through the aging process, or
10        loss of motor skills which results in  the  inability  to
11        participate  in athletic events with reasonable judgment,
12        skill, or safety;
13             (16) 16.  allowing   one's   license,   permit,   or
14        registration issued under this Act to be used by  another
15        person;
16             (17) 17.  failing,  within  a  reasonable  time,  to
17        provide  any information requested by the Department as a
18        result of a formal or informal complaint;
19             (18) 18.  professional incompetence;
20             (19) 19.  failure to file a return, or  to  pay  the
21        tax,  penalty  or interest shown in a filed return, or to
22        pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest,  as
23        required  by  any  tax  Act  administered by the Illinois
24        Department  of  Revenue,   until   such   time   as   the
25        requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied; and
26             (20) 20.  holding  or promoting an ultimate fighting
27        exhibition, or  participating  in  an  ultimate  fighting
28        exhibition  as  a  promoter, contestant, second, referee,
29        judge, scorer, manager, trainer, announcer, or timekeeper
30        ;, after the effective date of the rules required  to  be
31        adopted under Section 7.5 of this Act.
32             (21)  habitual  or  excessive  use  or  addiction to
33        alcohol, narcotics, stimulants,  or  any  other  chemical
34        agent or drug that results in an inability to participate
 
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 1        in an event; or
 2             (22)  failure  to  stop a contest or exhibition when
 3        requested to do so by the Department.
 4        (b)  The determination by a circuit court that a licensee
 5    is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission  as
 6    provided  in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
 7    Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
 8    end only upon a finding by a court that the  licensee  is  no
 9    longer   subject   to   involuntary   admission  or  judicial
10    admission, issuance of an order so  finding  and  discharging
11    the licensee, and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
12    Director  that  the  licensee be allowed to resume his or her
13    practice.
14        (c)  In enforcing this Section, the Board, upon a showing
15    of a possible violation, may compel any  individual  licensed
16    or  registered to practice under this Act, or who has applied
17    for licensure or registration pursuant to this Act, to submit
18    to a mental or physical examination, or both, as required  by
19    and   at   the  expense  of  the  Department.  The  examining
20    physicians  or  clinical   psychologists   shall   be   those
21    specifically  designated  by  the  Board.  The  Board  or the
22    Department may order  the  examining  physician  or  clinical
23    psychologist  to  present testimony concerning this mental or
24    physical  examination  of  the   licensee,   registrant,   or
25    applicant.  No information shall be excluded by reason of any
26    common law or statutory privilege relating to  communications
27    between  the  licensee,  registrant,  or  applicant  and  the
28    examining    physician    or   clinical   psychologist.   Eye
29    examinations may be provided  by  a  licensed  and  certified
30    therapeutic  optometrist.  The  individual to be examined may
31    have, at his or her own expense, another physician of his  or
32    her  choice  present  during  all aspects of the examination.
33    Failure of any individual to submit to a mental  or  physical
34    examination,  when  directed, shall be grounds for suspension
 
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 1    of a license until such time as the individual submits to the
 2    examination if the Board finds,  after  notice  and  hearing,
 3    that  the  refusal  to  submit to the examination was without
 4    reasonable cause.
 5        (d)  If the Board finds an individual unable to  practice
 6    because  of  the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board
 7    shall require the individual to submit to  care,  counseling,
 8    or treatment by physicians or clinical psychologists approved
 9    or  designated  by  the  Board,  as  a  condition,  term,  or
10    restriction  for  continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure
11    or  registration,  or  in  lieu  of  care,   counseling,   or
12    treatment,  the Board may recommend to the Department to file
13    a complaint to  immediately  suspend,  revoke,  or  otherwise
14    discipline the license or registration of the individual. Any
15    individual whose license or registration was granted pursuant
16    to  this Act, or continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined,
17    or  supervised,  subject  to  such  conditions,   terms,   or
18    restrictions,  who shall fail to comply with such conditions,
19    terms, or restrictions, shall be referred to the Director for
20    a determination as to whether the individual shall  have  his
21    or her license or registration suspended immediately, pending
22    a hearing by the Board.
23    (Source: P.A. 89-578, eff. 7-30-96.)

24        (225 ILCS 105/17.7 new)
25        Sec. 17.7. Restoration of suspended or revoked license or
26    registration.  At any time after the suspension or revocation
27    of a license, the Department may restore it to  the  licensee
28    or  registrant  upon the written recommendation of the Board,
29    unless  after  an  investigation  and  a  hearing  the  Board
30    determines that restoration is not in the public interest.

31        (225 ILCS 105/17.8 new)
32        Sec. 17.8. Surrender of license. Upon the  revocation  or
 
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 1    suspension  of  a  license,  the  licensee  shall immediately
 2    surrender his or  her  license  to  the  Department.  If  the
 3    licensee  fails  to  do  so,  the Department has the right to
 4    seize the license.

 5        (225 ILCS 105/17.9 new)
 6        Sec. 17.9. Summary suspension of a license. The  Director
 7    may  summarily  suspend  a  license or registration without a
 8    hearing if the Director finds that evidence in the Director's
 9    possession indicates that the continuation of practice  would
10    constitute an imminent danger to the public or the individual
11    involved.  If  the Director summarily suspends the license or
12    registration without a hearing, a hearing must  be  commenced
13    within   30  days  after  the  suspension  has  occurred  and
14    concluded as expeditiously as practical.

15        (225 ILCS 105/17.10 new)
16        Sec. 17.10. Administrative review; venue.
17        (a) All final administrative decisions of the  Department
18    are  subject  to  judicial  review  under  the Administrative
19    Review Law and its rules. The term "administrative  decision"
20    is  defined  as  in  Section  3-101  of  the  Code  of  Civil
21    Procedure.
22        (b) Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in
23    the  circuit  court of the county in which the party applying
24    for review resides, but if the party is  not  a  resident  of
25    Illinois, the venue shall be in Sangamon County.

26        (225 ILCS 105/17.11 new)
27        Sec.   17.11.   Certifications   of  record;  costs.  The
28    Department shall not be required to certify any record to the
29    court, to file an answer in court, or to otherwise appear  in
30    any  court  in  a  judicial review proceeding unless there is
31    filed in the court, with the complaint, a  receipt  from  the
 
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 1    Department  acknowledging  payment of the costs of furnishing
 2    and certifying the record, which costs shall be determined by
 3    the Department. Failure on the part of the plaintiff to  file
 4    the receipt in court is grounds for dismissal of the action.

 5        (225 ILCS 105/17.12 new)
 6        Sec.   17.12.   Consent   order.  At  any  point  in  the
 7    proceedings, both parties may agree to a  negotiated  consent
 8    order. The consent order shall be final upon signature of the
 9    Director.

10        (225 ILCS 105/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 5018)
11        Sec.   18.   Investigations;   notice  and  hearing.  The
12    Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of
13    any person or persons promoting or participating in a contest
14    or exhibition or any person holding or  claiming  to  hold  a
15    license.  The  Department shall, before revoking, suspending,
16    placing on  probation,  reprimanding,  or  taking  any  other
17    disciplinary  action  under this Act, at least 30 days before
18    the date set for the  hearing,  (i)  notify  the  accused  in
19    writing  of  the  charges made and the time and place for the
20    hearing on the charges, (ii) direct him  or  her  to  file  a
21    written  answer  to  the  charges  with  the Board under oath
22    within 20 days after the service on him or her of the notice,
23    and (iii) inform the accused that, if  he  or  she  fails  to
24    answer,  default will be taken against him or her or that his
25    or her license  may  be  suspended,  revoked,  or  placed  on
26    probationary  status or that other disciplinary action may be
27    taken with regard to  the  license,  including  limiting  the
28    scope,  nature,  or  extent  of  his  or her practice, as the
29    Department may consider proper. At the time and  place  fixed
30    in  the  notice, the Board shall proceed to hear the charges,
31    and the parties or their  counsel  shall  be  accorded  ample
32    opportunity  to  present any pertinent statements, testimony,
 
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 1    evidence, and arguments. The Board may continue  the  hearing
 2    from  time  to  time. In case the person, after receiving the
 3    notice, fails to file an answer, his or her license  may,  in
 4    the  discretion  of the Department, be suspended, revoked, or
 5    placed on probationary status  or  the  Department  may  take
 6    whatever  disciplinary  action  considered  proper, including
 7    limiting  the  scope,  nature,  or  extent  of  the  person's
 8    practice or the imposition of a fine, without a  hearing,  if
 9    the  act  or  acts  charged constitute sufficient grounds for
10    that action under this Act. The written notice may be  served
11    by  personal  delivery  or  by  certified mail to the address
12    specified by the accused in his or her last notification with
13    the Department. If the Department refuses to grant a  license
14    or  a  permit  to an applicant, the applicant, at his option,
15    shall be entitled to a hearing before the Board.
16    (Source: P.A. 82-522.)

17        (225 ILCS 105/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 5019)
18        Sec. 19. Findings and recommendations. At the  conclusion
19    of  the  hearing,  the  Board shall present to the Director a
20    written report of  its  findings,  conclusions  of  law,  and
21    recommendations.  The  report  shall  contain  a  finding  of
22    whether  the accused person violated this Act or its rules or
23    failed to comply with the conditions required in this Act  or
24    its  rules.  The  Board  shall  specify  the  nature  of  any
25    violations   or   failure   to  comply  and  shall  make  its
26    recommendations to the Director.  In  making  recommendations
27    for  any  disciplinary  actions,  the  Board  may  take  into
28    consideration  all  facts  and circumstances bearing upon the
29    reasonableness  of  the  conduct  of  the  accused  and   the
30    potential  for  future  harm to the public including, but not
31    limited  to,  previous  discipline  of  the  accused  by  the
32    Department,  intent,  degree  of  harm  to  the  public   and
33    likelihood of harm in the future, any restitution made by the
 
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 1    accused,  and  whether the incident or incidents contained in
 2    the complaint appear to be isolated or represent a continuing
 3    pattern  of  conduct.  In  making  its  recommendations   for
 4    discipline,  the  Board  shall  endeavor  to  ensure that the
 5    severity of the discipline recommended is reasonably  related
 6    to the severity of the violation.
 7        The  report  of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
 8    recommendation of the  Board  shall  be  the  basis  for  the
 9    Department's  order  refusing  to  issue, restore, or renew a
10    license,  or  otherwise  disciplining  a  licensee.  If   the
11    Director disagrees with the recommendations of the Board, the
12    Director  may  issue  an  order in contravention of the Board
13    recommendations. The Director shall provide a written  report
14    to  the  Board  on  any  disagreement  and  shall specify the
15    reasons for the action in the final order. The finding is not
16    admissible in evidence  against  the  person  in  a  criminal
17    prosecution  brought  for  a  violation  of this Act, but the
18    hearing and finding are not a bar to a  criminal  prosecution
19    brought for a violation of this Act. At the conclusion of the
20    hearing  the  board  shall  present to the Director a written
21    report of its finding and recommendation.  The  report  shall
22    contain  a finding whether or not the accused person violated
23    this Act or failed to comply with the conditions required  in
24    this Act. The Board shall specify the nature of the violation
25    or  failure  to comply, and shall make its recommendations to
26    the Director. A copy of such report shall be served upon  the
27    accused,  either  personally  or  by  registered or certified
28    mail.  Within 20 days after such  service,  the  accused  may
29    present  to the Department his or her motion in writing for a
30    rehearing, specifying the particular  ground  for  rehearing.
31    If  the  accused  orders  and  pays  for  a transcript of the
32    record,  the  time  elapsing  thereafter  and   before   such
33    transcript  is  ready for delivery to him or her shall not be
34    counted as part of such 20 days.
 
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 1        The report of findings and recommendation  of  the  board
 2    shall  be  the basis for the Department's order of refusal or
 3    for the granting of a license or permit.  The finding is  not
 4    admissible  in  evidence  against  the  person  in a criminal
 5    prosecution brought for the violation of this  Act,  but  the
 6    hearing  and  finding are not a bar to a criminal prosecution
 7    brought for the violation of this Act.
 8    (Source: P.A. 86-615.)

 9        (225 ILCS 105/19.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5019.1)
10        Sec.  19.1.  Appointment  of  a  hearing  officer.    The
11    Director  has  the  authority  to  appoint  any attorney duly
12    licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as
13    the hearing officer in  any  action  for  refusal  to  issue,
14    restore, or renew a license or certificate of registration or
15    discipline  of  a licensee or certificate holder. The hearing
16    officer has full  authority  to  conduct  the  hearing.   The
17    hearing   officer   shall   report   his  findings  of  fact,
18    conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Board and  the
19    Director.   The  Board shall have has 60 days from receipt of
20    the report to review the report of the  hearing  officer  and
21    present   its  findings  of  fact,  conclusions  of  law  and
22    recommendations to the  Director.   If  the  Board  fails  to
23    present its report within the 60 day period, the Director may
24      shall  issue  an  order  based on the report of the hearing
25    officer.  If the Director determines that the Board's  report
26    is  contrary  to  the manifest weight of the evidence, he may
27    issue an order in contravention of the recommendation Board's
28    report. The Director shall promptly provide a written  report
29    of  the  Board on any deviation and shall specify the reasons
30    for the action in the final order.
31    (Source: P.A. 86-615.)

32        (225 ILCS 105/19.2 new)
 
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 1        Sec. 19.2. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths. The  Department
 2    has  the  power to subpoena and to bring before it any person
 3    and to take testimony either  orally  or  by  deposition,  or
 4    both,  with  the same fees and mileage and in the same manner
 5    as prescribed in civil cases in the courts of this State.
 6        The Director, the designated hearing officer,  and  every
 7    member  of  the  Board  has  the power to administer oaths to
 8    witnesses at any hearing that the Department is authorized to
 9    conduct  and  any  other  oaths   authorized   in   any   Act
10    administered by the Department.

11        (225 ILCS 105/19.3 new)
12        Sec.  19.3. Compelling testimony. Any circuit court, upon
13    application of the Department, designated hearing officer, or
14    the applicant or licensee against whom proceedings under this
15    Act are pending, may enter an order requiring the  attendance
16    of  witnesses  and  their  testimony  and  the  production of
17    documents, papers, files, books, and  records  in  connection
18    with  any  hearing  or  investigation.  The  court may compel
19    obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt.

20        (225 ILCS 105/19.4 new)
21        Sec. 19.4.  Director; rehearing.  Whenever  the  Director
22    believes  that  justice  has not been done in the revocation,
23    suspension, refusal to issue, restore, or renew a license, or
24    other discipline of an applicant or licensee, he or  she  may
25    order a rehearing by the same or other examiners.

26        (225 ILCS 105/19.5 new)
27        Sec. 19.5. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An
28    order  or  certified  copy  thereof,  over  the  seal  of the
29    Department and purporting to be signed by  the  Director,  is
30    prima facie proof that:
31             (1)  the  signature  is the genuine signature of the
 
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 1        Director;
 2             (2) the Director is duly  appointed  and  qualified;
 3        and
 4             (3) the Board and its members are qualified to act.

 5        (225 ILCS 105/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 5021)
 6        Sec. 21. Injunctive action; cease and desist order.
 7        (a)  If a person violates the provisions of this Act, the
 8    Director, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois,
 9    through the Attorney General or the State's Attorney  of  the
10    county  in  which  the violation is alleged to have occurred,
11    may petition for an order enjoining the violation or  for  an
12    order  enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the filing of
13    a verified petition, the court with appropriate  jurisdiction
14    may  issue  a  temporary restraining order, without notice or
15    bond,  and  may  preliminarily  and  permanently  enjoin  the
16    violation. If it is established that the person has  violated
17    or  is  violating  the  injunction,  the court may punish the
18    offender  for  contempt  of  court.  Proceedings  under  this
19    Section are in addition to, and not in  lieu  of,  all  other
20    remedies and penalties provided by this Act.
21        (b)  Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person
22    violates any provision of this Act, the Department may  issue
23    a  rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should
24    not be entered against that person. The  rule  shall  clearly
25    set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall
26    allow  at  least  7 days from the date of the rule to file an
27    answer satisfactory to the Department. Failure to  answer  to
28    the  satisfaction  of  the Department shall cause an order to
29    cease and desist to be issued. Engaging in athletic events by
30    any licensed or unlicensed person in violation of this Act is
31    declared to be inimical to the public welfare  and  to  be  a
32    public  nuisance.   The  Department  may conduct hearings and
33    issue cease and desist orders with respect to persons engaged
 
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 1    in  activities  prohibited  by  this  Act.   Any  person   in
 2    violation  of  a  cease  and  desist  order  entered  by  the
 3    Department shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the
 4    party  injured  by  the violation in an amount up to $10,000.
 5    Also, an action to  enjoin  any  person  from  such  unlawful
 6    activity  may  be maintained in the name of the People of the
 7    State of Illinois by the Attorney  General,  by  the  State's
 8    Attorney of the county in which the action is brought, by the
 9    Department  or by any resident citizen.  This remedy shall be
10    in addition to other remedies provided for violation of  this
11    Act.
12    (Source: P.A. 82-522.)

13        (225 ILCS 105/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 5023)
14        Sec.  23.   Fees.  The  fees  for  the administration and
15    enforcement of  this  Act  including,  but  not  limited  to,
16    original  licensure, renewal, and restoration shall be set by
17    rule.  The following fees shall are not be refundable.:
18        1.  The fee for a permit to hold an athletic event  shall
19    be $25.
20        2.  The  fee  for a license as a boxing promoter shall be
21    $300 and the fee for renewal shall be calculated at the  rate
22    of $150 per year.
23        3.  The  fee  for a license as a boxing promoter shall be
24    $300 and the fee for renewal shall be calculated at the  rate
25    of $150 per year.
26        4.  The  fee  for a license as boxing contestant shall be
27    $20 and the fee for renewal shall be calculated at  the  rate
28    of $10 per year.
29        5.  The  fee for a license as a referee shall be $100 and
30    the fee for renewal shall be calculated at the  rate  of  $50
31    per year.
32        6.  The fee for a license as a judge shall be $10 and the
33    fee  for  renewal  shall  be calculated at the rate of $5 per
 
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 1    year.
 2        7.  The fee for a license as a manager shall be  $50  and
 3    the  fee  for  renewal shall be calculated at the rate of $25
 4    per year.
 5        8.  The fee for a license as a trainer (second) shall  be
 6    $10,  and the fee for renewal shall be calculated at the rate
 7    of $5 per year.
 8        9.  The fee for a license as a timekeeper  shall  be  $50
 9    and  the  fee  for renewal shall be calculated at the rate of
10    $25 per year.
11        10.  The fee for a registration of a  wrestling  promoter
12    shall  be $300 and the fee for renewal shall be calculated at
13    the rate of $150 per year.
14    (Source: P.A. 82-522; revised 10-28-98.)

15        (225 ILCS 105/25.1 new)
16        Sec.  25.1.  Medical  Suspension.  A  licensee   who   is
17    determined  by the examining physician to be unfit to compete
18    or officiate shall be immediately suspended until it is shown
19    that he or she is fit for further competition or officiating.
20    If the licensee disagrees with a medical  suspension  set  at
21    the  discretion  of  the  ringside  physician,  he or she may
22    request a hearing to show proof of fitness. The hearing shall
23    be provided at the earliest opportunity after the  Department
24    receives a written request from the licensee.
25        If  the  referee  has  rendered  a  decision of technical
26    knockout against a boxing contestant or if the contestant  is
27    knocked  out  other  than  by  a blow to the head, the boxing
28    contestant shall be immediately suspended for a period of not
29    less than 30 days.
30        If the boxing contestant has been knocked out by  a  blow
31    to  the  head, he or she shall be suspended immediately for a
32    period of not less than 45 days.
33        Prior to reinstatement, any boxing  contestant  suspended
 
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 1    for his or her medical protection shall satisfactorily pass a
 2    medical examination upon the direction of the Department. The
 3    examining   physician   may  require  any  necessary  medical
 4    procedures during the examination.

 5        (225 ILCS 105/3 rep.)
 6        (225 ILCS 105/4 rep.)
 7        (225 ILCS 105/9 rep.)
 8        Section 10.  The Professional Boxing and Wrestling Act is
 9    amended by repealing Sections 3, 4, and 9.

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