Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION
Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS
Part IV - Official Approval and Assignment to Events
Section 18VAC120-40-140 - Requirements for approval to act as an event official

1. Be at least 18 years of age;

2. Not have been convicted or found guilty, regardless of adjudication, of any felony or non-marijuana misdemeanor involving lying, cheating, or stealing; illegal drugs; or other acts involving the sport of boxing or martial arts. Any plea of nolo contendere shall be considered a conviction for the purposes of this chapter. The record of conviction, authenticated in such form as to be admissible as evidence under the laws of the jurisdiction where convicted, shall be admissible as prima facie evidence of such conviction; and

3. Submit verifications from three persons of his proficiency as an event inspector, locker room inspector, referee, judge, or timekeeper, whichever is appropriate. Evidence of approval by the department, its contractor, or another jurisdiction with a regulatory program substantially equivalent to this chapter, may be submitted in lieu of the verifications from three persons.