Public Act 093-0978
 
SB2251 Enrolled LRB093 15880 RCE 41497 b

    AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Professional Boxing Act is amended by
changing Sections 6 and 12 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 105/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5006)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
    Sec. 6. Prohibitions. All boxing matches, contests, or
exhibits in which physical contact is made including, but not
limited to, "ultimate fighting exhibitions", are prohibited in
Illinois unless authorized by the Department. This provision
does not apply to the following:
        (1) Boxing contests or wrestling exhibitions conducted
    by accredited secondary schools, colleges or universities,
    although a fee may be charged. Institutions organized to
    furnish instruction in athletics are not included in this
    exemption.
        (2) Amateur boxing matches sanctioned by the United
    States Amateur Boxing Federation, Inc. or Golden Gloves of
    America, amateur wrestling exhibitions, and amateur or
    professional martial arts or kick boxing.
    The Department shall have the authority to determine
whether a contest or exhibition is an exempt martial arts or
kick boxing event for purposes of this Section. In determining
whether a contest or exhibition is an exempt martial arts or
kick boxing event the Department shall consider, but not be
limited to, the following factors:
        (i) whether the event is sanctioned by a body
    independent of the promoters of the contest or exhibition;
        (ii) whether the sanctioning body is exclusively or
    primarily dedicated to advancing the sport of kick boxing
    or martial arts;
        (iii) whether the sanctioning body limits
    participation in its events to its registered members;
        (iv) whether the sanctioning body has a record of
    enforcing the rules governing a contest or exhibition;
        (v) the record for safety of the sanctioning body;
        (vi) the record for safety of the promoters of the
    contest or exhibition;
        (vii) whether the promoter of the contest or exhibition
    has a record of enforcing and abiding by the rules
    governing a contest or exhibition; and
        (viii) whether the rules for the contest or exhibition
    provide substantially similar protections for the health,
    safety and welfare of the contestants and spectators as
    this Act and its rules.
(Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
    (225 ILCS 105/12)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5012)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
    Sec. 12. Contests Boxing contests. Each boxing contestant
shall be examined before entering the ring and immediately
after each contest by a physician licensed to practice medicine
in all of its branches. The physician shall determine, prior to
the contest, if each contestant is physically fit to engage in
the contest. After the contest the physician shall examine the
contestant to determine possible injury. If the contestant's
physical condition so indicates, the physician shall recommend
to the Department immediate medical suspension. The physician
may, at any time during the contest, stop the contest to
examine a boxer, and terminate the contest when, in the
physician's opinion, continuing the contest could result in
serious injury to the boxer. The physician shall certify to the
condition of the contestant in writing, over his signature on
blank forms provided by the Department. Such reports shall be
submitted to the Department in a timely manner. The physician
shall be paid by the promoter a fee fixed by the Department. No
boxing contest shall be held unless a physician licensed to
practice medicine in all of its branches is in attendance.
    No contest shall be allowed to begin unless at least one
physician and 2 trained paramedics or 2 nurses who are trained
to administer emergency medical care are present.
    No contest shall be more than 12 rounds in length. The
rounds shall not be more than 3 minutes each with a one minute
interval between them, and no boxer shall be allowed to
participate in more than 12 rounds within 72 consecutive hours.
At each boxing contest there shall be a referee in attendance
who shall direct and control the contest. The referee, before
each contest, shall learn the name of the contestant's chief
second and shall hold the chief second responsible for the
conduct of his assistant during the progress of the contest.
    There shall be 2 judges in attendance who shall render a
decision at the end of each contest. The decision of the
judges, taken together with the decision of the referee, is
final; or, 3 judges shall score the contest with the referee
not scoring. The method of scoring shall be set forth in rules.
    Judges, referees, or timekeepers for contests shall be
assigned by the Department. The Department or its
representative shall have discretion to declare a price,
remuneration, or purse or any part of it belonging to the
contestant withheld if in the judgment of the Department or its
representative the contestant is not honestly competing. The
Department shall have the authority to prevent a contest or
exhibition from being held and shall have the authority to stop
a fight for noncompliance with any part of this Act or rules or
when, in the judgment of the Department, or its representative,
continuation of the event would endanger the health, safety,
and welfare of the contestants or spectators. The Department's
authority to stop a fight contest or exhibition on the basis
that the fight would endanger the health, safety, and welfare
of the contestants or spectators shall extend to any fight
contest or exhibition, regardless of whether that fight contest
or exhibition is exempted from the prohibition in Section 6 of
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00; 92-499, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.