Illinois Administrative Code
Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Part 1371 - PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND MARTIAL ARTS CONTESTS (REPEALED)
Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1371.140 - Referees
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The referee is charged with the enforcement of provisions of the Act and this Part that apply to the conduct of contests and the conduct of the contestants and contestant's seconds while in the fighting area. The referee shall be the chief official and sole arbiter during all bouts.
b) A referee shall be licensed by the Division and shall be selected and assigned to contests by the Division.
c) A referee shall not show partiality to any contestant at any time.
d) A referee shall adhere to the following:
e) In the event a bout terminates before its scheduled number of rounds, the referee shall inform the judges and the Division of the exact duration of the bout.
f) The referee may stop or terminate a bout and render a decision for any of the following reasons:
g) When the fighting area is enclosed by ropes, the referee may stop the bout and require the contestants to resume the action in the center of the fighting area in the same hold the contestants were engaged in at the time the bout was stopped.
h) The referee shall warn or penalize with a deduction of points a contestant who uses the ropes, cage or any other unfair means to gain advantage.
i) Whenever a contestant has been injured, knocked out or technically knocked out, the referee shall immediately summon the attending physician to evaluate the injury of the stricken contestant. The physician may recommend the bout be stopped. Except at the request of the physician, no managers or seconds shall be permitted to aid the stricken contestant.
j) The referee shall warn the seconds of violations of any rules relating to seconds. If, after such a warning, the second does not conduct himself or herself in accordance with the rules, the referee shall warn the second that further violations may result in disqualification of his or her contestant or removal of the second from the corner.
k) The referee shall instruct judges to mark their scorecards accordingly when he or she has assessed a foul upon one of the contestants.
l) The referee shall deliver the official scorecards to the Division representative. When picking up the scorecards from the judges, the referee shall see to it that the cards are completed and the contestants' and judges' names are recorded. If not, the judges shall be instructed to complete scorecards correctly.
m) The referee shall ensure that a bout moves to its proper completion. Delaying or avoiding tactics, or both, should be avoided and the contestant who employs these tactics may be penalized in scoring or disqualified.
n) The referee selected for each bout shall be at the sole discretion of the Division and that determination shall be final. The promoter is responsible for all compensation for the referee. The Division shall set the amount of compensation to be provided to the referee.