Public Act 097-1123
 
SB3685 EnrolledLRB097 19867 CEL 65150 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act is
amended by changing Sections 1 and 6 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 105/1)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5001)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
    Sec. 1. Short title and definitions.
    (a) This Act may be cited as the Boxing and Full-contact
Martial Arts Act.
    (b) As used in this Act:
        "Department" means the Department of Financial and
    Professional Regulation.
        "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
    Professional Regulation.
        "Board" means the State of Illinois Athletic Board
    established pursuant to this Act.
        "License" means the license issued for promoters,
    professionals, or officials in accordance with this Act.
        "Professional contest" means a boxing or full-contact
    martial arts competition in which all of the participants
    competing against one another are professionals and where
    the public is able to attend or a fee is charged.
        "Permit" means the authorization from the Department
    to a promoter to conduct professional or amateur contests,
    or a combination of both.
        "Promoter" means a person who is licensed and who holds
    a permit to conduct professional or amateur contests, or a
    combination of both.
        Unless the context indicates otherwise, "person"
    includes, but is not limited to, an individual,
    association, organization, business entity, gymnasium, or
    club.
        "Judge" means a person licensed by the Department who
    is located at ringside or adjacent to the fighting area
    during a professional contest and who has the
    responsibility of scoring the performance of the
    participants in that professional contest.
        "Referee" means a person licensed by the Department who
    has the general supervision of and is present inside of the
    ring or fighting area during a professional contest.
        "Amateur" means a person registered by the Department
    who is not competing for, and has never received or
    competed for, any purse or other article of value, directly
    or indirectly, either for participating in any contest or
    for the expenses of training therefor, other than a
    non-monetary prize that does not exceed $50 in value.
        "Professional" means a person licensed by the
    Department who competes for a money prize, purse, or other
    type of compensation in a professional contest held in
    Illinois.
        "Second" means a person licensed by the Department who
    is present at any professional contest to provide
    assistance or advice to a professional during the contest.
        "Matchmaker" means a person licensed by the Department
    who brings together professionals to compete in contests.
        "Manager" means a person licensed by the Department who
    is not a promoter and who, under contract, agreement, or
    other arrangement, undertakes to, directly or indirectly,
    control or administer the affairs of professionals.
        "Timekeeper" means a person licensed by the Department
    who is the official timer of the length of rounds and the
    intervals between the rounds.
        "Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other
    remuneration for which contestants are participating in a
    professional contest.
        "Physician" means a person licensed to practice
    medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act
    of 1987.
        "Martial arts" means a discipline or combination of
    different disciplines that utilizes sparring techniques
    without the intent to injure, disable, or incapacitate
    one's opponent, such as, but not limited to, Karate, Kung
    Fu, Judo, Jujutsu, and Tae Kwon Do, and Kyuki-Do.
        "Full-contact martial arts" means the use of a singular
    discipline or a combination of techniques from different
    disciplines of the martial arts, including, without
    limitation, full-force grappling, kicking, and striking
    with the intent to injure, disable, or incapacitate one's
    opponent.
        "Amateur contest" means a boxing or full-contact
    martial arts competition in which all of the participants
    competing against one another are amateurs and where the
    public is able to attend or a fee is charged.
        "Contestant" means a person who competes in either a
    boxing or full-contact martial arts contest.
        "Address of record" means the designated address
    recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's
    application file, license file, or registration file as
    maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
    It is the duty of the applicant or licensee to inform the
    Department of any change of address and those changes must
    be made either through the Department's website or by
    contacting the Department.
        "Bout" means one match between 2 contestants.
        "Sanctioning body" means an organization approved by
    the Department under the requirements and standards stated
    in this Act and the rules adopted under this Act to act as
    a governing body that sanctions professional or amateur
    contests.
(Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
 
    (225 ILCS 105/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5006)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
    Sec. 6. Restricted contests and events.
    (a) All professional and amateur contests, or a combination
of both, in which physical contact is made are prohibited in
Illinois unless authorized by the Department pursuant to the
requirements and standards stated in this Act and the rules
adopted pursuant to this Act. This subsection (a) does not
apply to any of the following:
        (1) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts
    contests conducted by accredited secondary schools,
    colleges, or universities, although a fee may be charged.
        (2) Amateur boxing contests that are sanctioned by USA
    Boxing or any other sanctioning organization approved by
    the Association of Boxing Commissions.
        (3) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts
    contests conducted by a State, county, or municipal entity.
        (4) Amateur martial arts contests that are not defined
    as full-contact martial arts contests under this Act,
    including, but not limited to, Karate, Kung Fu, Judo,
    Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Kyuki-Do.
        (5) Full-contact martial arts contests, as defined by
    this Act, that are recognized by the International Olympic
    Committee or are contested in the Olympic Games and are not
    conducted in an enclosed fighting area or ring.
    No other amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts
contests shall be permitted unless authorized by the
Department.
    (b) The Department shall have the authority to determine
whether a professional or amateur contest is exempt for
purposes of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.