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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1089

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 1089, on  page  1,
 3    in line 18, by deleting "and Wrestling"; and

 4    on page 1, below line 20, by inserting the following:

 5        "Section  10.  The  Professional Boxing and Wrestling Act
 6    is amended by changing the title  of  the  Act  and  Sections
 7    0.05,  1,  2,  5,  7,  8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17.7, 17.8,
 8    17.9, 18, 19, 19.1, 19.3, 19.4, 23, and 23.1 as follows:

 9        (225 ILCS 105/Act title)
10        An Act in relation to professional boxing and  wrestling,
11    creating   a   board,  prescribing  its  powers  and  duties,
12    providing penalties for violation of the provisions  thereof,
13    and to amend an Act herein named.

14        (225 ILCS 105/0.05)
15        Sec.  0.05.   Declaration  of public policy. Professional
16    boxing and wrestling in  the  State  of  Illinois  is  hereby
17    declared to affect the public health, safety, and welfare and
18    to  be  subject  to  regulation  and  control  in  the public
19    interest. It is further declared to be  a  matter  of  public
20    interest and concern that boxing and wrestling, as defined in
 
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 1    this  Act, merit and receive the confidence of the public and
 2    that only qualified persons be authorized to  participate  in
 3    boxing  contests  and  wrestling  exhibitions in the State of
 4    Illinois. This Act shall be liberally construed to best carry
 5    out these objects and purposes.
 6    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

 7        (225 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5001)
 8        Sec. 1. Short title and definitions.
 9        (a)  This Act may be cited as the Professional Boxing and
10    Wrestling Act.
11        (b)  As used in this Act:
12             1.  "Department"    means    the    Department    of
13        Professional Regulation.
14             2.  "Director" means the  Director  of  Professional
15        Regulation.
16             3.  "Board"  means the State Professional Boxing and
17        Wrestling Board appointed by the Director.
18             4.  "License" means the license  issued  for  boxing
19        promoters,  contestants,  or officials in accordance with
20        this Act.
21             5.  (Blank). "Registration" means  the  registration
22        issued  to  wrestling  promoters  in accordance with this
23        Act.
24             6.  "Boxing Contests"  include  professional  boxing
25        matches and exhibitions.
26             7.  (Blank).    "Wrestling    Exhibitions"   include
27        professional wrestling  contests,  matches,  events,  and
28        shows.
29             8.  (Blank).    "Athletic   Events"   include   both
30        professional boxing contests and  professional  wrestling
31        exhibitions.
32             9.  "Permit"   means   the  authorization  from  the
33        Department to a promoter to conduct  professional  boxing
 
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 1        contests or professional wrestling exhibitions.
 2             10.  "Promoter"  means  a  person who is licensed or
 3        registered and who holds a permit to conduct professional
 4        boxing  contests  matches   or   professional   wrestling
 5        exhibitions.
 6             11.  Unless   the   context   indicates   otherwise,
 7        "person"    includes    an    association,   partnership,
 8        corporation, gymnasium, or club.
 9             12.  (Blank). For the purposes of this Act the  term
10        "trainer"  includes  what  is  commonly  referred  to  as
11        "second", "corner man", or "coach".
12             13.  "Ultimate  fighting exhibition" has the meaning
13        given by rule adopted by  the  Department  in  accordance
14        with Section 7.5.
15             14.  "Professional boxer" means a person licensed by
16        the  Department who competes for a money prize, purse, or
17        other  type  of  compensation  in   a   boxing   contest,
18        exhibition, or match held in Illinois.
19             15.  "Judge"   means   a   person  licensed  by  the
20        Department who is at ringside during a boxing  match  and
21        who  has the responsibility of scoring the performance of
22        the participants in the contest.
23             16.  "Referee"  means  a  person  licensed  by   the
24        Department  who  has  the general supervision of a boxing
25        contest and is present inside  of  the  ring  during  the
26        contest.
27             17.  "Amateur" means a person who has never received
28        or  competed  for  any  purse  or other article of value,
29        either for participating in any boxing contest or for the
30        expenses of training therefor, other than  a  prize  that
31        does not exceed $50 in value.
32             18.    "Contestant"    means   an   individual   who
33        participates in a boxing contest or wrestling exhibition.
34             19.   "Second"  means  a  person  licensed  by   the
 
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 1        Department  who  is  present  at  any  boxing  contest to
 2        provide assistance  or  advice  to  a  boxer  during  the
 3        contest.
 4             20.  "Matchmaker"  means  a  person  licensed by the
 5        Department who brings  together  professional  boxers  or
 6        procures matches or contests for professional boxers.
 7             21.   "Manager"  means  a  person  licensed  by  the
 8        Department who is not a promoter and who, under contract,
 9        agreement,  or  other   arrangement   with   any   boxer,
10        undertakes   to,   directly  or  indirectly,  control  or
11        administer the boxing affairs of boxers.
12             22. "Timekeeper" means  a  person  licensed  by  the
13        Department  who  is  the  official timer of the length of
14        rounds and the intervals between the rounds.
15             23. "Purse" means the  financial  guarantee  or  any
16        other    remuneration    for    which   contestants   are
17        participating in a boxing contest.
18             24.  "Physician" means a person licensed to practice
19        medicine in all its branches under the  Medical  Practice
20        Act of 1987.
21    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

22        (225 ILCS 105/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 5002)
23        Sec.  2.  State  Professional Boxing and Wrestling Board.
24    There is created the State Professional Boxing and  Wrestling
25    Board  consisting  of 6 persons who shall be appointed by and
26    shall serve in an advisory capacity  to  the  Director.   One
27    shall  be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
28    its branches. The Director shall appoint each member to serve
29    for a term of 3 years and  until  his  or  her  successor  is
30    appointed  and  qualified.   One member of the board shall be
31    designated  as  the  Chairperson  and  one  member  shall  be
32    designated  as  the  Vice-chairperson.  No  member  shall  be
33    appointed  to  the  Board  for  a  term  which  would   cause
 
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 1    continuous  service to be more than 9 years. Service prior to
 2    January 1, 2000 the effective date of this amendatory Act  of
 3    the   91st  General  Assembly  shall  not  be  considered  in
 4    calculating length of service on the Board.  Each  member  of
 5    the  board  shall receive compensation for each day he or she
 6    is engaged in transacting the business of the board  and,  in
 7    addition,  shall  be reimbursed for his or her authorized and
 8    approved expenses necessarily incurred in  relation  to  such
 9    service  in accordance with the travel regulations applicable
10    to the Department at the time the expenses are incurred.
11        A  majority  of  the  current  members  appointed   shall
12    constitute a quorum.
13        The members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
14    action  based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other acts
15    performed in good faith as members of the Board.
16        The Director may remove  any  member  of  the  Board  for
17    misconduct,  incapacity,  or  neglect  of  duty. The Director
18    shall reduce to writing any causes for removal.
19    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

20        (225 ILCS 105/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 5005)
21        Sec. 5.  The Department shall exercise,  but  subject  to
22    the  provisions of this Act, the following functions, powers,
23    and duties: (a) to ascertain the qualifications  and  fitness
24    of applicants for licenses, registrations and permits; (b) to
25    prescribe rules and regulations for the administration of the
26    Act;  (c)  to  conduct  hearings  on proceedings to refuse to
27    issue, refuse  to  renew,  revoke,  suspend,  or  subject  to
28    reprimand licenses, registrations or permits under this Act;,
29    and  (d) to revoke, suspend, or refuse issuance or renewal of
30    such licenses, registrations or permits.
31    (Source: P.A. 82-522.)

32        (225 ILCS 105/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 5007)
 
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 1        Sec. 7.  In order to conduct a boxing  contest  match  or
 2    wrestling exhibition in this State, a promoter shall obtain a
 3    permit  issued  by the Department in accordance with this Act
 4    and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  This
 5    permit shall authorize one or more contests  or  exhibitions.
 6    A permit issued under this Act is not transferable.
 7    (Source: P.A. 82-522.)

 8        (225 ILCS 105/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 5008)
 9        Sec. 8. Permits.
10        (a)  A promoter who desires to obtain a permit to conduct
11    a  boxing  contest  an  athletic  event  shall  apply  to the
12    Department at least 20 days prior to the event,  in  writing,
13    on  forms furnished by the Department.  The application shall
14    be accompanied by the required fee and shall contain at least
15    the following information:
16             (1)   the names and addresses of the promoter;
17             (2)  the name of the matchmaker;
18             (3) the  time  and  exact  location  of  the  boxing
19        contest athletic event;
20             (4)  the  seating capacity of the building where the
21        event is to be held;
22             (5)  a copy of the lease or proof  of  ownership  of
23        the building where the event is to be held;
24             (6)  the admission charge or charges to be made; and
25             (7)  proof   of   adequate   security  measures  and
26        adequate medical supervision, as determined by Department
27        rule, to ensure the protection of the health  and  safety
28        of  the  general  public  while attending boxing contests
29        athletic  events  and  the  contestants'   safety   while
30        participating  in  the  events  and any other information
31        that the Department may determine by  rule  in  order  to
32        issue a permit.
33        (b)  After  the initial application and within 10 days of
 
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 1    a scheduled event, a promoter shall submit to the  Department
 2    all of the following information:
 3             (1)  The  amount  of compensation to be paid to each
 4        participant.
 5             (2) The names of the contestants.
 6             (3) Proof of insurance for not less than $10,000 for
 7        each contestant participating  in  a  boxing  contest  or
 8        exhibition.
 9        Insurance  required under this subsection shall cover (i)
10    hospital, medication, physician, and other such  expenses  as
11    would accrue in the treatment of an injury as a result of the
12    boxing  contest  or exhibition and (ii) payment to the estate
13    of the contestant in the event of  his  or  her  death  as  a
14    result  of  his or her participation in the boxing contest or
15    exhibition.
16        (c)  All  boxing   promoters   shall   provide   to   the
17    Department,  at  least  24 hours prior to commencement of the
18    event, the amount of the purse to be paid for the event.  The
19    Department shall promulgate rules for payment of the purse.
20        (d)  The  boxing  contest  shall be held in an area where
21    adequate neurosurgical facilities are  immediately  available
22    for  skilled  emergency  treatment of an injured boxer. It is
23    the  responsibility  of  the  promoter  to  ensure  that  the
24    building to be used for the event  complies  with  all  laws,
25    ordinances,  and  regulations  in  the city, town, or village
26    where the boxing contest athletic event is to  be  held.  The
27    Department  may  issue a permit to any promoter who meets the
28    requirements of this Act and the rules. The permit shall only
29    be issued for a  specific  date  and  location  of  a  boxing
30    contest  an  athletic event and shall not be transferable. In
31    an emergency, the Department may allow a promoter to amend  a
32    permit application to hold a boxing contest an athletic event
33    in  a  different  location than the application specifies and
34    may allow the promoter to substitute contestants.
 
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 1        (e)  The Department shall be  responsible  for  assigning
 2    the  judge,  timekeepers,  referees,  physician,  and medical
 3    personnel  for  a   boxing   contest.   It   shall   be   the
 4    responsibility  of  the  promoter  to  cover  the cost of the
 5    individuals utilized at a boxing contest an athletic event.
 6    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

 7        (225 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5010)
 8        Sec. 10.  Who must be licensed.  In order to  participate
 9    in  boxing  contests  the  following  persons  must  each  be
10    licensed  and  in  good  standing  with  the  Department: (a)
11    promoters, (b) contestants, (c) seconds,  (d)  referees,  (e)
12    judges, (f) managers, (g) matchmakers, and (h) timekeepers.
13        Announcers  may  participate  in  boxing contests without
14    being  licensed  under   this   Act.    It   shall   be   the
15    responsibility  of  the  promoter  to  ensure that announcers
16    comply  with  the  Act,  and  all   rules   and   regulations
17    promulgated pursuant to this Act.
18        A  licensed  promoter  may  not  act  as,  and  cannot be
19    licensed as, a second, boxer, referee, timekeeper, judge,  or
20    manager.  If  he  or  she  is  so  licensed,  he  or she must
21    relinquish any  of  these  licenses  to  the  Department  for
22    cancellation.  A person possessing a valid promoter's license
23    may act as a matchmaker. A promoter  may  be  licensed  as  a
24    matchmaker.
25        Persons  involved with wrestling exhibitions shall supply
26    the Department with their name,  address,  telephone  number,
27    and  social security number and shall meet other requirements
28    as established by rule.
29    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

30        (225 ILCS 105/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5011)
31        Sec. 11.  Qualifications  for  license.   The  Department
32    shall  grant licenses to or register the following persons if
 
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 1    the following qualifications are met:
 2        (A)  An applicant for licensure  as  a  contestant  in  a
 3    boxing  contest  match  must:  (1) be 18 years old, (2) be of
 4    good moral character, (3) file  an  application  stating  the
 5    applicant's  correct name (and no assumed or ring name may be
 6    used unless such name is registered with the Department along
 7    with the applicant's correct name), date and place of  birth,
 8    place  of current residence, and a sworn statement that he is
 9    not currently in violation of any  federal,  State  or  local
10    laws  or  rules governing boxing, (4) file a certificate of a
11    physician  licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  all  of  its
12    branches which attests that the applicant is  physically  fit
13    and  qualified to participate in boxing contests matches, and
14    (5) pay the required fee and  meet  any  other  requirements.
15    Applicants  over age 35 39 who have not competed in a contest
16    within the last 36 months may be required  to  appear  before
17    the  Board  to  determine  their  fitness to participate in a
18    contest. A picture identification card shall be issued to all
19    boxers licensed  by  the  Department  who  are  residents  of
20    Illinois  or who are residents of any jurisdiction, state, or
21    country that  does  not  regulate  professional  boxing.  The
22    identification  card  shall be presented to the Department or
23    its representative upon request at weigh-ins or contests.
24        (B)  An applicant for  licensure  as  a  boxing  referee,
25    judge,  manager,  second, matchmaker, or timekeeper must: (1)
26    be of good moral character, (2) file an  application  stating
27    the  applicant's  name, date and place of birth, and place of
28    current residence along with a certifying statement  that  he
29    is not currently in violation of any federal, State, or local
30    laws  or  rules  governing  boxing, (3) have had satisfactory
31    experience in his field, (4) pay the required  fee,  and  (5)
32    meet any other requirements as determined by rule.
33        (C) An applicant for licensure as a boxing promoter must:
34    (1)  be of good moral character, (2) file an application with
 
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 1    the Department stating the applicant's name, date  and  place
 2    of  birth, place of current residence along with a certifying
 3    statement that he  is  not  currently  in  violation  of  any
 4    federal,  State, or local laws or rules governing boxing, (3)
 5    provide proof of a surety bond of  no  less  than  $5,000  to
 6    cover  financial obligations pursuant to this Act, payable to
 7    the Department and conditioned for the  payment  of  the  tax
 8    imposed  by  this  Act  and  compliance with this Act and the
 9    rules  promulgated  pursuant  to  this  Act,  (4)  provide  a
10    financial  statement,  prepared   by   a   certified   public
11    accountant,  showing  liquid  working  capital  of $10,000 or
12    more, or a $10,000 performance bond guaranteeing  payment  of
13    all  obligations  relating to the promotional activities, and
14    (5) pay the required fee and meet any other requirements.
15        (D)   An  applicant  for  registration  as  a   wrestling
16    promoter  must:  (1)  be of good moral character, (2) file an
17    application with the Department stating the applicant's name,
18    date and place of birth, and place of current residence along
19    with a certifying statement  that  he  is  not  currently  in
20    violation  of  any  federal,  State,  or  local laws or rules
21    governing wrestling, (3) provide a surety  bond  of  no  less
22    than  $10,000 to cover financial obligations pursuant to this
23    Act, payable  to  the  Department  and  conditioned  for  the
24    payment  of  the  tax imposed by this Act and compliance with
25    this Act and the rules promulgated pursuant to this Act,  (4)
26    provide a financial statement, prepared by a certified public
27    accountant,  showing  liquid  working  capital  of $10,000 or
28    more, or a $10,000 performance bond guaranteeing  payment  of
29    all  obligations  relating to the promotional activities, and
30    (5) pay the required fee and meet any other requirements.
31        In determining good moral character, the  Department  may
32    take   into   consideration  any  violation  of  any  of  the
33    provisions  of  Section  16  of  this  Act  and  any   felony
34    conviction  of the applicant, but such a conviction shall not
 
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 1    operate as a bar to licensure. No license issued  under  this
 2    Act is transferable.
 3        The   Department   may   issue   temporary  licenses  and
 4    registrations as provided by rule.
 5    (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

 6        (225 ILCS 105/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 5012)
 7        Sec. 12.  Boxing contests.  Each boxing contestant  shall
 8    be  examined  before  entering the ring and immediately after
 9    each contest by a physician licensed to practice medicine  in
10    all  of its branches. The physician shall determine, prior to
11    the contest, if each contestant is physically fit  to  engage
12    in the contest. After the contest the physician shall examine
13    the   contestant   to   determine  possible  injury.  If  the
14    contestant's physical condition so indicates,  the  physician
15    shall   recommend   to   the   Department  immediate  medical
16    suspension.  The  physician  may,  at  any  time  during  the
17    contest,  stop  the contest to examine a boxer, and terminate
18    the contest when, in the physician's opinion, continuing  the
19    contest  could  result  in  serious injury to the boxer.  The
20    physician shall certify to the condition of the contestant in
21    writing, over his signature on blank forms  provided  by  the
22    Department. Such reports shall be submitted to the Department
23    in  a  timely  manner.  The  physician  shall  be paid by the
24    promoter a fee fixed by the  Department.  No  boxing  contest
25    shall  be  held  unless  a  physician  licensed  to  practice
26    medicine in all of its branches is in attendance.
27        No  contest shall be allowed to begin unless at least one
28    physician and 2  trained  paramedics  or  2  nurses  who  are
29    trained to administer emergency medical care are present.
30        No  contest  shall  be more than 12 rounds in length. The
31    rounds shall not be more than  3  minutes  each  with  a  one
32    minute  interval  between them, and no boxer shall be allowed
33    to participate in more than 12 rounds within  72  consecutive
 
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 1    hours.  At  each  boxing  contest there shall be a referee in
 2    attendance who shall direct  and  control  the  contest.  The
 3    referee,  before  each  contest,  shall learn the name of the
 4    contestant's chief second and shall  hold  the  chief  second
 5    responsible  for  the  conduct  of  his  assistant during the
 6    progress of the contest match.
 7        There shall be 2 judges in attendance who shall render  a
 8    decision  at  the  end of each contest match. The decision of
 9    the judges, taken together with the decision of the  referee,
10    is final; or, 3 judges shall score the contest match with the
11    referee  not  scoring.   The  method  of scoring shall be set
12    forth in rules.
13        Judges, referees, or timekeepers for  contests  shall  be
14    assigned   by   the   Department.   The   Department  or  its
15    representative shall have  discretion  to  declare  a  price,
16    remuneration,  or  purse  or  any part of it belonging to the
17    contestant withheld if in the judgment of the  Department  or
18    its  representative the contestant is not honestly competing.
19    The Department shall have the authority to prevent a  contest
20    or exhibition from being held and shall have the authority to
21    stop  a  fight for noncompliance with any part of this Act or
22    rules or when, in the judgment  of  the  Department,  or  its
23    representative,  continuation of the event would endanger the
24    health, safety, and welfare of the contestants or spectators.
25    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

26        (225 ILCS 105/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 5013)
27        Sec.  13.  Tickets;  tax.   Tickets  to  boxing  contests
28    athletic events, other than  a  boxing  contest  an  athletic
29    event  conducted  at premises with an indoor seating capacity
30    of more than 17,000, shall be printed in  such  form  as  the
31    Department  shall  prescribe.  A  certified  inventory of all
32    tickets printed for any boxing contest event shall be  mailed
33    to the Department by the promoter not less than 7 days before
 
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 1    the boxing contest event. The total number of tickets printed
 2    shall  not  exceed the total seating capacity of the premises
 3    in which the boxing contest event is to be held.  No  tickets
 4    of admission to any boxing contest event, other than a boxing
 5    contest  an  athletic  event  conducted  at  premises with an
 6    indoor seating capacity of more than 17,000,  shall  be  sold
 7    except  those  declared  on  an  official ticket inventory as
 8    described in this Section.
 9        A promoter who conducts  a  boxing  contest  an  athletic
10    event under this Act, other than a boxing contest an athletic
11    event  conducted  at premises with an indoor seating capacity
12    of more than 17,000, shall, within 24 hours  after  a  boxing
13    contest  such  event: (1) furnish to the Department a written
14    report verified by the promoter or  his  authorized  designee
15    showing  the number of tickets sold for the boxing contest or
16    the actual ticket stubs and the amount of the gross  proceeds
17    thereof;  and  (2)  pay to the Department a tax of 10% of the
18    first $500,000 of gross receipts from the sale  of  admission
19    tickets, to be placed in the General Revenue Fund.
20    (Source: P.A. 90-580, eff. 5-21-98; 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

21        (225 ILCS 105/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 5015)
22        Sec.  15.  Inspectors.   The  Director may appoint boxing
23    inspectors  to   assist   the   Department   staff   in   the
24    administration of the Act. Each boxing inspector appointed by
25    the  Director  Such inspectors shall receive compensation for
26    each day he or she is they are engaged in the transacting  of
27    business of the Department. Each inspector shall carry a card
28    issued  by  the  Department to authorize him or her to act in
29    such capacity. The inspector or  inspectors  shall  supervise
30    each  contest  event to ensure that the provisions of the Act
31    are strictly enforced. The inspectors shall also  be  present
32    at  the  counting of the gross receipts and shall immediately
33    deliver to the Department the official box  office  statement
 
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 1    as required by Section 13.
 2    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

 3        (225 ILCS 105/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 5016)
 4        Sec. 16. Discipline and sanctions.
 5        (a)  The   Department  may  refuse  to  issue  a  permit,
 6    registration, or license, refuse to renew,  suspend,  revoke,
 7    reprimand,   place   on   probation,   or   take  such  other
 8    disciplinary  action  as  the  Department  may  deem  proper,
 9    including the imposition of fines not to  exceed  $5,000  for
10    each  violation,  with  regard to any license or registration
11    for any one or any combination of the following reasons:
12             (1)  gambling, betting or wagering on the result  of
13        or  a  contingency  connected  with  a  boxing contest an
14        athletic event or permitting such activity to take place;
15             (2)  participating in or permitting a sham  or  fake
16        boxing contest;
17             (3)  holding  the  boxing  contest athletic event at
18        any other time or place than  is  stated  on  the  permit
19        application;
20             (4)  permitting  any  contestant  other  than  those
21        stated  on  the  permit  application  to participate in a
22        boxing contest an athletic event, except as  provided  in
23        Section 9;
24             (5)  violation  or aiding in the violation of any of
25        the provisions of this Act or any  rules  or  regulations
26        promulgated thereto;
27             (6)  violation  of  any federal, State or local laws
28        of the United  States  or  other  jurisdiction  governing
29        boxing   contests   athletic  events  or  any  regulation
30        promulgated pursuant thereto;
31             (7)  charging a greater rate or rates  of  admission
32        than is specified on the permit application;
33             (8)  failure  to  obtain  all the necessary permits,
 
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 1        registrations, or licenses as required under this Act;
 2             (9)  failure to file the necessary bond  or  to  pay
 3        the gross receipts tax as required by this Act;
 4             (10)  engaging   in   dishonorable,   unethical   or
 5        unprofessional  conduct of a character likely to deceive,
 6        defraud or harm the public, or which  is  detrimental  to
 7        honestly conducted boxing contests athletic events;
 8             (11)  employment of fraud, deception or any unlawful
 9        means  in  applying for or securing a permit or, license,
10        or registration under this Act;
11             (12)  permitting a  physician  making  the  physical
12        examination  to knowingly certify falsely to the physical
13        condition of a contestant;
14             (13)  permitting  contestants  of  widely  disparate
15        weights  or  abilities  to  engage  in  boxing   contests
16        athletic events;
17             (14)  boxing  while under medical suspension in this
18        State or in any other state, territory or country;
19             (15)  physical illness, including, but  not  limited
20        to,  deterioration  through the aging process, or loss of
21        motor  skills  which  results   in   the   inability   to
22        participate  in  boxing  contests  athletic  events  with
23        reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
24             (16)  allowing   one's   license   or,   permit,  or
25        registration issued under this Act to be used by  another
26        person;
27             (17)  failing,  within a reasonable time, to provide
28        any information requested by the Department as  a  result
29        of a formal or informal complaint;
30             (18)  professional incompetence;
31             (19)  failure  to  file a return, or to pay the tax,
32        penalty or interest shown in a filed return,  or  to  pay
33        any  final  assessment  of  tax,  penalty or interest, as
34        required by any tax  Act  administered  by  the  Illinois
 
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 1        Department   of   Revenue,   until   such   time  as  the
 2        requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied;
 3             (20)  holding  or  promoting  an  ultimate  fighting
 4        exhibition, or  participating  in  an  ultimate  fighting
 5        exhibition  as  a  promoter,  contestant, referee, judge,
 6        scorer, manager, trainer, announcer, or timekeeper;
 7             (21)  habitual or  excessive  use  or  addiction  to
 8        alcohol,  narcotics,  stimulants,  or  any other chemical
 9        agent or drug that results in an inability to participate
10        in an event; or
11             (22)  failure to stop a contest or  exhibition  when
12        requested to do so by the Department.
13        (b)  The determination by a circuit court that a licensee
14    is  subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
15    provided in the Mental Health and Developmental  Disabilities
16    Code operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
17    end  only  upon  a finding by a court that the licensee is no
18    longer  subject  to   involuntary   admission   or   judicial
19    admission,  issuance  of  an order so finding and discharging
20    the licensee, and upon the recommendation of the Board to the
21    Director that the licensee be allowed to resume  his  or  her
22    practice.
23        (c)  In enforcing this Section, the Board, upon a showing
24    of  a  possible violation, may compel any individual licensed
25    or registered to practice under this Act, or who has  applied
26    for licensure or registration pursuant to this Act, to submit
27    to  a mental or physical examination, or both, as required by
28    and  at  the  expense  of  the  Department.   The   examining
29    physicians   or   clinical   psychologists   shall  be  those
30    specifically designated  by  the  Board.  The  Board  or  the
31    Department  may  order  the  examining  physician or clinical
32    psychologist to present testimony concerning this  mental  or
33    physical   examination   of   the  licensee,  registrant,  or
34    applicant. No information shall be excluded by reason of  any
 
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 1    common  law or statutory privilege relating to communications
 2    between  the  licensee,  registrant,  or  applicant  and  the
 3    examining   physician   or   clinical    psychologist.    Eye
 4    examinations  may  be  provided  by  a licensed and certified
 5    therapeutic optometrist. The individual to  be  examined  may
 6    have,  at his or her own expense, another physician of his or
 7    her choice present during all  aspects  of  the  examination.
 8    Failure  of  any individual to submit to a mental or physical
 9    examination, when directed, shall be grounds  for  suspension
10    of a license until such time as the individual submits to the
11    examination  if  the  Board  finds, after notice and hearing,
12    that the refusal to submit to  the  examination  was  without
13    reasonable cause.
14        (d)  If  the Board finds an individual unable to practice
15    because of the reasons set forth in this Section,  the  Board
16    shall  require  the individual to submit to care, counseling,
17    or treatment by physicians or clinical psychologists approved
18    or  designated  by  the  Board,  as  a  condition,  term,  or
19    restriction for continued, reinstated, or  renewed  licensure
20    or   registration,   or  in  lieu  of  care,  counseling,  or
21    treatment, the Board may recommend to the Department to  file
22    a  complaint  to  immediately  suspend,  revoke, or otherwise
23    discipline the license or registration of the individual. Any
24    individual whose license or registration was granted pursuant
25    to this Act, or continued, reinstated, renewed,  disciplined,
26    or   supervised,   subject  to  such  conditions,  terms,  or
27    restrictions, who shall fail to comply with such  conditions,
28    terms, or restrictions, shall be referred to the Director for
29    a  determination  as to whether the individual shall have his
30    or her license or registration suspended immediately, pending
31    a hearing by the Board.
32    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

33        (225 ILCS 105/17.7)
 
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 1        Sec. 17.7. Restoration of suspended or revoked license or
 2    registration. At any time after the suspension or  revocation
 3    of  a  license, the Department may restore it to the licensee
 4    or registrant upon the written recommendation of  the  Board,
 5    unless  after  an  investigation  and  a  hearing  the  Board
 6    determines that restoration is not in the public interest.
 7    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

 8        (225 ILCS 105/17.8)
 9        Sec.  17.8.  Surrender  of license or registration.  Upon
10    the revocation or suspension of a  license  or  registration,
11    the licensee or registrant shall immediately surrender his or
12    her  license  or  registration  to  the  Department.  If  the
13    licensee or registrant fails to do so, the Department has the
14    right to seize the license or registration.
15    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

16        (225 ILCS 105/17.9)
17        Sec.   17.9.   Summary   suspension   of   a  license  or
18    registration. The Director may summarily suspend a license or
19    registration without a hearing if  the  Director  finds  that
20    evidence  in  the  Director's  possession  indicates that the
21    continuation of practice would constitute an imminent  danger
22    to  the  public  or  the individual involved. If the Director
23    summarily suspends the  license  or  registration  without  a
24    hearing, a hearing must be commenced within 30 days after the
25    suspension  has  occurred  and  concluded as expeditiously as
26    practical.
27    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

28        (225 ILCS 105/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 5018)
29        Sec.  18.  Investigations;  notice   and   hearing.   The
30    Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of
31    any person or persons promoting or participating in a contest
 
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 1    or  exhibition  or  any  person holding or claiming to hold a
 2    license  or  registration.  The  Department   shall,   before
 3    revoking,  suspending, placing on probation, reprimanding, or
 4    taking any other disciplinary action under this Act, at least
 5    30 days before the date set for the hearing, (i)  notify  the
 6    accused in writing of the charges made and the time and place
 7    for  the  hearing  on  the charges, (ii) direct him or her to
 8    file a written answer to the charges  with  the  Board  under
 9    oath  within  20  days after the service on him or her of the
10    notice, and (iii) inform the accused that, if he or she fails
11    to answer, default will be taken against him or her  or  that
12    his or her license or registration may be suspended, revoked,
13    or  placed  on probationary status or that other disciplinary
14    action  may  be  taken  with  regard  to   the   license   or
15    registration, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent
16    of  his  or  her  practice,  as  the  Department may consider
17    proper. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the  Board
18    shall  proceed  to hear the charges, and the parties or their
19    counsel shall be accorded ample opportunity  to  present  any
20    pertinent statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments. The
21    Board may continue the hearing from time to time. In case the
22    person,  after receiving the notice, fails to file an answer,
23    his or her license or registration may, in the discretion  of
24    the   Department,   be   suspended,  revoked,  or  placed  on
25    probationary status  or  the  Department  may  take  whatever
26    disciplinary action considered proper, including limiting the
27    scope,  nature,  or  extent  of  the person's practice or the
28    imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act  or  acts
29    charged  constitute  sufficient grounds for that action under
30    this Act. The  written  notice  may  be  served  by  personal
31    delivery or by certified mail to the address specified by the
32    accused in his or her last notification with the Department.
33    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
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 1        (225 ILCS 105/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 5019)
 2        Sec.  19. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion
 3    of the hearing, the Board shall present  to  the  Director  a
 4    written  report  of  its  findings,  conclusions  of law, and
 5    recommendations.  The  report  shall  contain  a  finding  of
 6    whether the accused person violated this Act or its rules  or
 7    failed  to comply with the conditions required in this Act or
 8    its  rules.  The  Board  shall  specify  the  nature  of  any
 9    violations  or  failure  to  comply  and   shall   make   its
10    recommendations  to  the  Director. In making recommendations
11    for  any  disciplinary  actions,  the  Board  may  take  into
12    consideration all facts and circumstances  bearing  upon  the
13    reasonableness   of  the  conduct  of  the  accused  and  the
14    potential for future harm to the public  including,  but  not
15    limited  to,  previous  discipline  of  the  accused  by  the
16    Department,   intent,  degree  of  harm  to  the  public  and
17    likelihood of harm in the future, any restitution made by the
18    accused, and whether the incident or incidents  contained  in
19    the complaint appear to be isolated or represent a continuing
20    pattern   of  conduct.  In  making  its  recommendations  for
21    discipline, the Board  shall  endeavor  to  ensure  that  the
22    severity  of the discipline recommended is reasonably related
23    to the severity of the violation.
24        The report of findings of fact, conclusions of  law,  and
25    recommendation  of  the  Board  shall  be  the  basis for the
26    Department's order refusing to issue,  restore,  or  renew  a
27    license or registration, or otherwise disciplining a licensee
28    or   registrant.   If   the   Director   disagrees  with  the
29    recommendations of the Board, the Director may issue an order
30    in contravention of the Board recommendations.  The  Director
31    shall   provide   a  written  report  to  the  Board  on  any
32    disagreement and shall specify the reasons for the action  in
33    the  final  order.  The finding is not admissible in evidence
34    against the person in a criminal prosecution  brought  for  a
 
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 1    violation  of this Act, but the hearing and finding are not a
 2    bar to a criminal prosecution brought for a violation of this
 3    Act.
 4    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

 5        (225 ILCS 105/19.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5019.1)
 6        Sec.  19.1.  Appointment  of  a  hearing  officer.    The
 7    Director  has  the  authority  to  appoint  any attorney duly
 8    licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as
 9    the hearing officer in  any  action  for  refusal  to  issue,
10    restore, or renew a license or certificate of registration or
11    discipline  of  a licensee or registrant. The hearing officer
12    has full authority  to  conduct  the  hearing.   The  hearing
13    officer shall report his or her findings of fact, conclusions
14    of  law,  and  recommendations to the Board and the Director.
15    The Board shall have 60 days from receipt of  the  report  to
16    review  the  report  of  the  hearing officer and present its
17    findings of fact, conclusions of law and  recommendations  to
18    the  Director.   If  the  Board  fails  to present its report
19    within the 60 day period, the Director  may  issue  an  order
20    based  on the report of the hearing officer.  If the Director
21    determines  that  the  Board's  report  is  contrary  to  the
22    manifest weight of the evidence, he may  issue  an  order  in
23    contravention  of  the  recommendation.  The  Director  shall
24    promptly  provide  a  written  report  of  the  Board  on any
25    deviation and shall specify the reasons for the action in the
26    final order.
27    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

28        (225 ILCS 105/19.3)
29        Sec. 19.3. Compelling testimony. Any circuit court,  upon
30    application of the Department, designated hearing officer, or
31    the  applicant  or,  licensee,  or  registrant  against  whom
32    proceedings  under  this  Act are pending, may enter an order
 
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 1    requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony and
 2    the  production  of  documents,  papers,  files,  books,  and
 3    records in connection with any hearing or investigation.  The
 4    court  may  compel  obedience to its order by proceedings for
 5    contempt.
 6    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

 7        (225 ILCS 105/19.4)
 8        Sec. 19.4.  Director; rehearing.  Whenever  the  Director
 9    believes  that  justice  has not been done in the revocation,
10    suspension, refusal to issue, restore, or renew a license  or
11    registration,   or  other  discipline  of  an  applicant  or,
12    licensee, or registrant, he or she may order a  rehearing  by
13    the same or other examiners.
14    (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)

15        (225 ILCS 105/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 5023)
16        Sec.  23.   Fees.  The  fees  for  the administration and
17    enforcement of  this  Act  including,  but  not  limited  to,
18    original  licensure or registration, renewal, and restoration
19    shall be set by rule.  The  fees  shall  not  be  refundable.
20    (Blank).
21    (Source:  P.A.  91-357,  eff.  7-29-99;  91-408, eff. 1-1-00;
22    revised 8-27-99.)

23        (225 ILCS 105/23.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5023.1)
24        Sec.  23.1.  Returned  checks;  fines.  Any  person   who
25    delivers  a  check or other payment to the Department that is
26    returned  to  the  Department   unpaid   by   the   financial
27    institution   upon  which  it  is  drawn  shall  pay  to  the
28    Department, in addition to the amount  already  owed  to  the
29    Department,  a fine of $50. If the check or other payment was
30    for a renewal or  issuance  fee  and  that  person  practices
31    without  paying  the renewal fee or issuance fee and the fine
 
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 1    due, an additional fine of $100 shall be imposed.  The  fines
 2    imposed  by  this  Section  are  in  addition  to  any  other
 3    discipline provided under this Act for unlicensed practice or
 4    practice on a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify
 5    the  person  that  payment of fees and fines shall be paid to
 6    the Department by certified check or money  order  within  30
 7    calendar  days  of the notification. If, after the expiration
 8    of 30 days from the date of the notification, the person  has
 9    failed  to  submit  the  necessary remittance, the Department
10    shall automatically terminate the license or  certificate  or
11    deny  the application, without hearing. If, after termination
12    or denial, the person seeks a license or certificate,  he  or
13    she shall apply to the Department for restoration or issuance
14    of  the license or certificate and pay all fees and fines due
15    to the Department. The Department may establish a fee for the
16    processing of an application for restoration of a license  or
17    certificate   to   pay   all   expenses  of  processing  this
18    application. The Director may waive the fines due under  this
19    Section in individual cases where the Director finds that the
20    fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
21    (Source: P.A. 86-615; 87-1031.)"; and

22    on  page 1, line 22, after "law", by inserting ", except that
23    Section 10 takes effect on January 1, 2002.".

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