Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1370 - BOXING AND FULL-CONTACT MARTIAL ARTS ACT › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1370.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Unless the text indicates otherwise, the following terms
				  shall be defined as follows:
"Act" means the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act [225
				  ILCS 105 ].
"Amateur" means a person registered by the Division who is
				  not competing for, and has never received or competed for, any purse or other
				  article of value, directly or indirectly, either for participating in any
				  contest or for the expenses of training for a contest, other than a
				  non-monetary prize that does not exceed $50 in value.
"Amateur contest" means a boxing or full-contact martial arts
				  competition in which all of the participants competing against one another are
				  amateurs and that the public is able to attend, and for which a fee is
				  charged.
"Announcer" means a person responsible for announcing the
				  names of the officials and the contestants, the contestants' weights, and the
				  decisions of the referee and judges during a bout.
"Board" means the State of Illinois Athletic Board.
"Bout" means one professional boxing, martial arts or mixed
				  martial arts match between 2 contestants.
"Boxing" means the art of attack and defense with the fists,
				  practiced as a sport.
"Contest" means a group of bouts organized as a single
				  event.
"Contestant" means a person licensed by the Division who
				  competes in a bout.
"Department" means the Department of Financial and
				  Professional Regulation.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Professional
				  Regulation with the authority delegated by the Secretary.
"Division" means the Department of Financial and Professional
				  Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation.
"Exhibition" means a show of boxing, martial arts or mixed
				  martial arts, or sparring in which there is no score or decision.
"Fighting Area" means the ring, cage or physical area where
				  the contestants compete.
"Inspector" means a person employed by the Division to attend
				  contests and to ensure that all laws are adhered to by licensees.
"Judge" means a person licensed by the Division who serves as
				  a member of a judging panel for contests. The panel is responsible for
				  determining a decision in each bout.
"Main event" means the bout during a contest that is the main
				  attraction for the contest.
"Manager" means a person licensed by the Division who is not
				  a promoter and who, under contract, agreement or other arrangement with any
				  contestant, undertakes to directly or indirectly control or administer the
				  affairs of a contestant.
"Martial Arts" means a discipline such as, but not limited
				  to, Karate, Kung Fu, Jujitsu, Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do and Kickboxing, or other
				  similar sport.
"Matchmaker" means a person licensed by the Division who is
				  responsible for matching the contestants for a bout based on weight and
				  experience.
"Mixed Martial Arts" means the use of a combination of
				  techniques from different disciplines of martial arts, including, without
				  limitation, grappling, kicking and striking.
"Official" means referees, judges, timekeepers, physicians
				  and Division representatives involved in professional events.
"Paramedic" means a person licensed under the Emergency
				  Medical Services Systems Act [210 ILCS 50 ] as an Emergency Medical
				  Technician-Paramedic.
"Permit" means authorization from the Division to hold a
				  contest in the State of Illinois.
"Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical
				  Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60 ] to practice medicine in all of its
				  branches.
"Promoter" means a natural person who initiates or takes part
				  in the organization or development of a contest or who provides financial
				  backing for a contest and who must be licensed by the Division to conduct
				  contests.
"Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other
				  remuneration contestants receive for participating in a bout. It includes the
				  contestant's share of any payment received for radio broadcasting, television
				  or motion picture rights.
"Referee" means a person licensed by the Division who is
				  responsible for enforcing the Act and this Part during any bout.
"Second" means a person licensed by the Division who attends
				  to the contestant between rounds.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
				  Financial and Professional Regulation.
"Sparring" means boxing or engaging in martial arts or mixed
				  martial arts for practice or exhibition.
"Timekeeper" means a person licensed by the Division who is
				  responsible for keeping accurate time during each bout.