Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 85 - RULES OF GEORGIA ATHLETIC & ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 85-1 - PROFESSIONAL BOXING › Rule 85-1-.02 - Licenses

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
General
			 Provisions
.
(a)
Terms and
			 Agreements
. Every license issued is subject to the terms, conditions, and
			 agreements set forth in the application as well as those set forth in the
			 application as well as those set forth in these rules and the statute governing
			 professional boxing in Georgia.
(b)
Applications Forms
. Applications for annual license shall be
			 submitted to the commission on a form prescribed by the commission.
(c) Incomplete Applications.
1. Unless otherwise agreed to by the
			 commission, incomplete applications, will not be considered for
			 approval.
2. Applications submitted
			 without proper payment as provided in these rules will not be considered for
			 approval.
(d)
Participant License: When Due
. Except as provided in (3)(a) below
			 [Promoter's License] all participant applications must be submitted no later than
			 the weigh-in preceding the first professional appearance in Georgia within any
			 calendar year of such participant.
(e)
Participant License:
			 Approval/Denial
. Annual licenses for Contestants, corner persons,
			 managers, and matchmakers may be approved or denied by the commission appointed
			 supervisor assigned to each boxing show, or in the case of such applications
			 presented in the staff office, approved or denied by the secretary of state staff
			 assigned to assist the commission.
1. Any
			 individual denied a license by the commission appointed supervisor or by the
			 secretary of state staff assigned to assist the commission can appeal the denial
			 of the license to the commission. The appeal will be presented to the commission
			 during their next regularly scheduled meeting at which time the commission will
			 vote to sustain or override the initial denial.
(f)
Background Investigation
. The
			 commission may request a general background investigation of any applicant for
			 any license. Such investigation may include searching for any past criminal
			 record, and such investigation may be conducted by an appropriate law enforcement
			 agency.
(g)
Denial of
			 License
. The commission may deny a license application from any person who
			 has violated any of its rules or regulations or violated any of the provisions of
			 O.C.G.A. 43, Chapter 4B or whose application contains false statements or
			 material omissions.
1. Unless otherwise ruled by
			 the commission the denial of any license application shall remain in effect for a
			 period of twelve months, and such applicant may not re-apply for a license from
			 the commission during that period.
(h)
Expiration Date
. Annual
			 licenses are valid until December 31, of the year issued for boxing and June 30
			 of the year issued for Mixed Martial Arts.
(i)
Verbal or physical abuse of official
			 or commission appointed supervisor
. Any licensee who verbally or
			 physically abuses an official or the commission appointed supervisor of a match
			 shall be suspended indefinitely and his or her license may be revoked.
1. If a Commission member (Board Member,
			 Director, and/or Staff Member) is in any way attacked, harassed, threated, or
			 abused, etc. by any fighter, promoter, or any person acting on their behalf,
			 those individuals will be subject to action by the
			 Commission