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820 ILCS 205/2.5

(820 ILCS 205/2.5)

Sec. 2.5. Officiating youth activities.

Nothing in this Act
prohibits a
minor who is 12 or 13 years of age from officiating youth sports activities
for a
not-for-profit youth club, park district, or municipal parks and recreation
department if each of the following restrictions is met:

(1) The parent or guardian of the minor who is

officiating or an adult designated by the parent or guardian shall be responsible for being present at the youth sports activity while the minor is officiating.  Failure of the parent or guardian or designated adult to be present may result in the revocation of the employment certificate.

(2) The employer must obtain certification as

provided for in Section 9 of this Act.

(3) The minor may work as a sports official for a

maximum of 3 hours per day on school days and a maximum of 4 hours per day on non-school days, may not exceed 10 hours of officiating in any week, and may not work later than 9 p.m.

(4) The participants in the youth sports activity

must be at least 3 years younger than the officiating minor, or an adult must be officiating the same youth sports activity.  For the purposes of this subdivision (4), "adult" means an individual 16 years of age or older.

(Source: P.A. 92-592, eff. 6-27-02; 93-720, eff. 7-13-04.)