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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3685 Introduced 2/10/2012, by Sen. Kyle McCarter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 225 ILCS 105/1 | from Ch. 111, par. 5001 | 225 ILCS 105/6 | from Ch. 111, par. 5006 |
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Amends the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act. Includes Jujutsu in the definition of "martial arts". Provides that the prohibition on professional and amateur contests, or a combination of both, in which physical contact is made does not apply to, among other things, Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, Jujutsu, and Tae Kwon Do. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Sections 1 and 6 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5001)
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| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
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| 8 | | Sec. 1. Short title and definitions.
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| 9 | | (a) This Act may be cited as the Boxing and Full-contact |
| 10 | | Martial Arts Act.
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| 11 | | (b) As used in this Act:
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| 12 | | "Department" means the Department of Financial and
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| 13 | | Professional Regulation.
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| 14 | | "Secretary" means the Secretary
of Financial and |
| 15 | | Professional Regulation.
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| 16 | | "Board" means the State of Illinois Athletic Board
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| 17 | | established pursuant to this Act.
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| 18 | | "License" means the license issued for
promoters,
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| 19 | | professionals, or officials
in accordance with this Act.
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| 20 | | "Professional contest" means a
boxing or full-contact |
| 21 | | martial arts competition in which all of the participants |
| 22 | | competing against one another are professionals and where |
| 23 | | the public is able to attend or a fee is charged.
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| 1 | | "Permit" means the authorization from the Department |
| 2 | | to a
promoter
to conduct professional or amateur contests, |
| 3 | | or a combination of both.
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| 4 | | "Promoter" means a person who is licensed and
who
holds |
| 5 | | a permit to conduct professional or amateur contests, or a |
| 6 | | combination of both.
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| 7 | | Unless the context indicates otherwise, "person" |
| 8 | | includes, but is not limited to, an individual,
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| 9 | | association, organization, business entity, gymnasium, or |
| 10 | | club.
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| 11 | | "Judge" means a person licensed by the Department who |
| 12 | | is
located at ringside or adjacent to the fighting area
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| 13 | | during a professional contest
and who has the |
| 14 | | responsibility of scoring the performance of the
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| 15 | | participants in that professional contest.
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| 16 | | "Referee" means a person licensed by the Department who
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| 17 | | has the
general
supervision of
and is present inside of the |
| 18 | | ring or fighting area during a professional contest.
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| 19 | | "Amateur" means a person registered by the Department |
| 20 | | who is not competing for, and has never received or
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| 21 | | competed for, any
purse or other
article of value, directly |
| 22 | | or indirectly, either for participating in any contest or |
| 23 | | for the
expenses of training therefor,
other than a |
| 24 | | non-monetary prize that does not exceed $50 in value.
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| 25 | | "Professional" means a person licensed by the
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| 26 | | Department who
competes for a
money prize, purse, or other |
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| 1 | | type of compensation in a professional contest held in
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| 2 | | Illinois.
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| 3 | | "Second" means a person licensed by the Department who |
| 4 | | is
present at any professional
contest to provide |
| 5 | | assistance or advice to a professional during the contest.
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| 6 | | "Matchmaker" means a person licensed by the Department |
| 7 | | who
brings
together professionals to compete in
contests.
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| 8 | | "Manager" means a person licensed by the Department who |
| 9 | | is
not a
promoter and
who, under contract, agreement, or |
| 10 | | other arrangement, undertakes
to, directly or
indirectly, |
| 11 | | control or administer the affairs of professionals.
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| 12 | | "Timekeeper" means a person licensed by the Department |
| 13 | | who
is the
official timer of
the length of rounds and the |
| 14 | | intervals between the rounds.
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| 15 | | "Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other
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| 16 | | remuneration for
which contestants
are participating in a |
| 17 | | professional contest.
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| 18 | | "Physician" means a person licensed to practice |
| 19 | | medicine
in all its
branches under the Medical Practice Act |
| 20 | | of 1987.
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| 21 | | "Martial arts" means a discipline or combination of |
| 22 | | different disciplines that utilizes sparring techniques |
| 23 | | without the intent to injure, disable, or incapacitate |
| 24 | | one's opponent, such as, but not limited to, Karate, Kung |
| 25 | | Fu, Judo, Jujutsu, and Tae Kwon Do. |
| 26 | | "Full-contact martial arts" means the use of a singular |
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| 1 | | discipline or a combination of techniques from different |
| 2 | | disciplines of the martial arts, including, without |
| 3 | | limitation, full-force grappling, kicking, and striking |
| 4 | | with the intent to injure, disable, or incapacitate one's |
| 5 | | opponent.
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| 6 | | "Amateur contest" means a boxing or full-contact |
| 7 | | martial arts competition in which all of the participants |
| 8 | | competing against one another are amateurs and where the |
| 9 | | public is able to attend or a fee is charged. |
| 10 | | "Contestant" means a person who competes in either a |
| 11 | | boxing or full-contact martial arts contest. |
| 12 | | "Address of record" means the designated address |
| 13 | | recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's |
| 14 | | application file, license file, or registration file as |
| 15 | | maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. |
| 16 | | It is the duty of the applicant or licensee to inform the |
| 17 | | Department of any change of address and those changes must |
| 18 | | be made either through the Department's website or by |
| 19 | | contacting the Department. |
| 20 | | "Bout" means one match between 2 contestants. |
| 21 | | "Sanctioning body" means an organization approved by |
| 22 | | the Department under the requirements and standards stated |
| 23 | | in this Act and the rules adopted under this Act to act as |
| 24 | | a governing body that sanctions professional or amateur |
| 25 | | contests. |
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 5006)
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| 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
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| 3 | | Sec. 6. Restricted contests and events. |
| 4 | | (a) All professional and amateur contests, or a combination |
| 5 | | of both, in which
physical contact is made are prohibited in |
| 6 | | Illinois unless authorized by the Department pursuant to the |
| 7 | | requirements and standards stated in this Act and the rules |
| 8 | | adopted pursuant to this Act. This subsection (a) does not |
| 9 | | apply to any of the following: |
| 10 | | (1) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts |
| 11 | | contests conducted by accredited secondary schools, |
| 12 | | colleges, or universities, although a fee may be charged. |
| 13 | | (2) Amateur boxing contests that are sanctioned by USA |
| 14 | | Boxing or any other sanctioning organization approved by |
| 15 | | the Association of Boxing Commissions. |
| 16 | | (3) Amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts |
| 17 | | contests conducted by a State, county, or municipal entity. |
| 18 | | (4) Amateur martial arts contests that are not defined |
| 19 | | as full-contact martial arts contests under this Act, |
| 20 | | including, but not limited to, Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, |
| 21 | | Jujutsu, and Tae Kwon Do. |
| 22 | | (5) Full-contact martial arts
contests, as defined by |
| 23 | | this Act, that are recognized by
the International Olympic |
| 24 | | Committee or are contested in
the Olympic Games and are not |
| 25 | | conducted in an enclosed
fighting area or ring. |
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| 1 | | No other amateur boxing or full-contact martial arts |
| 2 | | contests shall be permitted unless authorized by the |
| 3 | | Department. |
| 4 | | (b) The Department shall have the authority to determine |
| 5 | | whether a professional or amateur contest is exempt for |
| 6 | | purposes of this Section.
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| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
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| 8 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 9 | | becoming law.
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