New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission
Part 207 - Licenses and Event Approvals
Section 207.12 - Licensing and training standards for professional referees

Universal Citation: 19 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 207.12

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) Prior to the issuance of a license as a professional referee for mixed martial arts or boxing within the State, an applicant therefor shall:

(i) demonstrate general fitness, trustworthiness, satisfactory skill, and knowledge of the Commission's rules and regulations, to the satisfaction of the Commission, and pass an examination in a manner and form approved by the Commission;

(ii) attend a neurological seminar conducted by a physician approved by the Commission or otherwise demonstrate his or her skills at recognizing detrimental neurological symptoms of combatants to the satisfaction of the Commission in a manner approved by the Commission in its discretion;

(iii) satisfy the health and physical standards, including completion of an eye examination, as may be established from time to time by the Commission;

(iv) submit and certify a financial questionnaire on a form to be provided by the Commission; and

(v) have refereed a minimum of, for boxing, 400 rounds, or, for mixed martial arts, 200 rounds, of any combination of officially sanctioned amateur or professional rounds, demonstrating sufficient ring experience and skill to the satisfaction of the Commission.

(b) Upon licensure, referees with no prior professional experience in boxing or mixed martial arts, as applicable, may also be required to complete a practical training program to the satisfaction of the Commission before being granted any assignment to a professional match.

(c) Upon receiving a license as a professional boxing referee, each referee shall first be assigned a minimum of no fewer than four, four-round preliminary matches, followed by a minimum of no fewer than four, six-round preliminary matches, except as otherwise directed or authorized by the Commission. The professional boxing referee's conduct and performance may at any time be reviewed and evaluated by the Commission or a Commission representative. If it is found that said referee's conduct and performance is satisfactory, that referee may thereafter officiate matches of eight rounds or more.

(d) Licensed referees shall periodically, as required by the Commission in its discretion, attend seminars about the rules and regulations of the Commission and skills as a referee of professional boxing and mixed martial arts, as applicable.

(e) The performance of each professional referee may be reviewed and evaluated periodically by the Commission in its discretion.

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