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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 6 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 04.440 - Reinstatement of lapsed license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual
				  whose license to practice has been lapsed for less than one year may apply for
				  reinstatement of the license by submitting the applicable renewal fee and, if
				  the license has been lapsed for more than 60 days, the delayed renewal penalty
				  fee required in
				  12 AAC 02.340 and a complete
				  renewal application on a form provided by the department. The renewal
				  application must include certification that the applicant
(1) maintained all of the licensee's offices
				  as required by
				  AS
				  08.04.360-08.04.380;
(2) has met the continuing education
				  requirements of
				  12 AAC 04.300 -
				  12 AAC 04.440;
(3) continues to comply with the requirements
				  of AS 08.04; and
(4) either
(A) has met the peer review requirements of
				  12 AAC 04.600(a)(1) - (3); or
(B) is exempt under
				  12 AAC 04.620 from compliance with
				  the peer review requirements of
				  12 AAC 04.600(a)(1) -
				  (3).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 04.500 - Purpose of disciplinary guidelines

Current through May 31, 2024
To ensure that the board's disciplinary policies are known
					 and are administered consistently and fairly, the disciplinary guidelines in
					 12 AAC 04.510 -
					 12 AAC 04.520 are
					 established.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.075
AS
						08.04.070(b)
AS
						08.04.450
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 04.520 - Disciplinary guidelines

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board may
				  impose greater or lesser penalties than those described under AS 08.04 and this
				  section depending on the circumstances of a particular case, to the full extent
				  of AS
				  08.01.075;
				  AS
				  08.04.450. 08.04.470. and
				  08.04.480.
(b) The board may revoke
				  a license, permit, or practice privilege if the holder of the license, permit,
				  or practice privilege
(1) obtains or attempts
				  to obtain, by fraud or deceit, a license, permit, or practice
				  privilege;
(2) is convicted of a
				  felony under the laws of any state or the United States;
(3) is the subject of a licensing action by
				  another state as described in
				  AS
				  08.04.450(7); or
(4) has had the right to practice public
				  accountancy before any state or federal agency suspended or
				  revoked.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 04.530 - Definitions for disciplinary guidelines

Current through May 31, 2024
For the purposes of this section,
					 AS
					 08.04.450, 08.04.470, 08.04.480, and
					 12 AAC 04.520 -
					 12 AAC 04.530,
(1) "act discreditable to the accounting
				  profession" means an action that conflicts with or is in breach of the rules
				  set out in the Code of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of
				  Certified Public Accountants,
AICPA Professional Standards, ET
				  Section
, revised as of June 15, 2022, and adopted by reference under
				  12 AAC 04.004;
(2) "breaching the security provisions of a
				  licensing examination" includes
(A) removing
				  any examination materials from the examination room without
				  authorization,
(B) reproducing, or
				  assisting a person in reproducing, any portion of the licensing examination by
				  any means and without authorization;
(C) obtaining examination questions or other
				  examination materials, except by specific authorization before, during, or
				  after an examination;
(D) using, or
				  purporting to use, improperly obtained examination questions or materials to
				  instruct or prepare an examinee for the licensing examination; and
(E) selling, distributing, buying, receiving,
				  or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future, current, or
				  previously administered licensing examination;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 8 - Quality Review › 12 AAC 04.600 - Peer review requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A permit holder
				  who issued a report on audited or reviewed financial statements during the
				  concluding permit period shall
(1) certify
				  that within the three years before the date of application for permit renewal,
				  the permit holder has undergone a peer review that meets the requirements of
(A) American Institute of Certified Public
				  Accountants,
AICPA Standards for Performing and Reporting on Peer
				  Reviews,
June 2023 edition, adopted by reference, excluding any
				  reference to compilations; or
(B)
				  National State Auditors Association (NSAA), Peer Review Manual, 2022 edition,
				  adopted by reference;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 8 - Quality Review › 12 AAC 04.620 - Exceptions to peer review reporting requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A permit holder
				  is exempt from the peer review requirements under
				  12 AAC 04.600 if
(1) the permit holder did not issue reports
				  on audited or reviewed financial statements during the concluding permit
				  period; or
(2) the report on
				  audited or reviewed financial statements was
(A) the permit holder's first report during
				  the permit period; and
(B) was
				  issued within the last 12 months of the concluding permit
				  period.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 04.900 - Complaints

Current through May 31, 2024
A complaint against a licensed or unlicensed person or firm
					 must be made to the department in compliance with the established complaint
					 procedures of the department.
Effective 11/9/85, Register 96,
						12 AAC 04.280 was renumbered as
						12 AAC 04.900. The history note
						for the renumbered section includes its history before the
						renumbering.
Authority:
AS
						08.04.070(b)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 04.920 - Current address

Current through May 31, 2024
A licensee shall maintain a current, valid mailing address
					 on file with the division at all times. The latest mailing address on file for
					 an active, inactive, or lapsed license is the address of the licensee for
					 official communications, notifications, and service of legal
					 process.
Authority:
AS
						08.04.070(b)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 04.930 - Articles of incorporation and articles of organization

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in (b) of this section, a corporation registered or applying for
				  registration with the board under
				  AS
				  08.04.240(b) shall file with
				  the board a copy of the corporation's articles of incorporation. The articles
				  of incorporation must state that the sole purpose and business of the
				  corporation is the practice of public accounting as required under
				  AS
				  08.04.240(b).
(b) A corporation that is incorporated under
				  AS 10.45 as a professional corporation in the state is exempt from the
				  requirements of this section.
(c) A
				  limited liability company registered or applying for registration with the
				  board under
				  AS
				  08.04.240(d) shall file with
				  the board a copy of the limited liability company's articles of organization.
				  The articles of organization must state that the sole purpose and business of
				  the limited liability company is the practice of public accounting as required
				  under AS
				  08.04.240(d).
Authority:
AS
						08.04.070
AS
						08.04.240
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 04.940 - Use of title "enrolled agent"

Current through May 31, 2024
The use of the title "enrolled agent," as defined by the
					 United States Internal Revenue Service, does not constitute use of a deceptive
					 title under
					 AS
					 08.04.540.
Authority:
AS
						08.04.070
AS
						08.04.540
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 04 - Board of Public Accountancy › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 04.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter
(1) "accountant" means a person who holds
(A) a license under
				  AS
				  08.04.105 or 08.04.195;
(B) a permit under
				  AS
				  08.04.240;
(C) an out-of-state practice privilege under
				  AS
				  08.04.420; or
(D) repealed 4/12/2024;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 05 - Acupuncture › Article 1 - Licensing › 12 AAC 05.100 - Application requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for a license to practice acupuncture shall
					 document compliance with the requirements in
					 AS
					 08.06.020 and
					 AS
					 08.06.030(a) by
					 submitting
(1) a complete application
				  on a form provided by the department;
(2) the applicable fees established under
				  12 AAC 02.108;
(3) two letters of reference attesting to
				  the applicant's good moral character;
(4) a certified copy of a transcript from an approved school of
				  acupuncture verifying the applicant's course of study, if applicable;
(5) official verification of a license from
				  each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or has ever held a license to
				  practice acupuncture; the verification must be sent directly to the department
				  and include information on any disciplinary proceedings or unresolved
				  complaints against the applicant;
(6) a certified copy of the applicant's diplomate of acupuncture
				  certificate issued by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and
				  Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) or a letter from the NCCAOM verifying that the
				  applicant is qualified for a diplomate of acupuncture certificate.
Authority:
AS
						08.06.020
AS 08.06.030
AS
						08.06.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 05 - Acupuncture › Article 1 - Licensing › 12 AAC 05.110 - Approved school of acupuncture

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be approved
				  by the department, a school of acupuncture must be
(1) recognized by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and
				  Herbal Medicine (CCAHM);
(2)
				  recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
				  (ACAHM); or
(3) another
				  institution with equivalent standards as determined by the
				  NCCAOM.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 05 - Acupuncture › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 05.200 - License renewal

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A license to practice acupuncture expires
				  on September 30 of even-numbered years.
(b) A licensee applying for license renewal
				  shall
(1) complete a renewal application on a
				  form provided by the department;
(2) pay the license renewal fee established
				  in 12 AAC 02.108;
(3) repealed 12/25/2019;
(4) submit a sworn statement of contact hours
				  of continuing competency activities completed during the concluding licensing
				  period, if required by
				  12 AAC 05.210.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 05 - Acupuncture › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 05.210 - Continuing competency requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for renewal of a license to practice acupuncture shall document completion of
				  one of the following:
(1)
				  certification as a diplomate in acupuncture by the NCCAOM during the entire
				  concluding licensing period; or
(2)
				  15 Professional Development Activity points earned solely in core competency
				  activities in acupuncture as defined by the NCCAOM during the concluding
				  licensing period.
(b) An applicant
				  for renewal of a license to practice acupuncture who has been licensed less
				  than 12 months is exempt from the requirements of this section.
(c) repealed 12/25/2019.
Authority:
AS
						08.06.040
AS
						08.06.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 05 - Acupuncture › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 05.220 - Approved continuing competency activities

Current through May 31, 2024
To be accepted by the department, continuing competency
					 activities under
					 12 AAC 05.210(a)(2) must be designated a
					 Core Competency Professional Development Activity in acupuncture by the
					 NCCAOM.
As of Register 171 (October 2004), the regulations
						attorney made technical revisions under
						AS
						44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect
						the name change of the Department of Community and Economic Development to the
						Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development made by ch. 47, SLA
						2004 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of community and
						economic development.
Authority:
AS
						08.06.040
AS
						08.06.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 05 - Acupuncture › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 05.230 - Audit of continuing competency requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				  will audit renewal applications in accordance with 12 AAC 02.960, to monitor
				  compliance with the continuing competency requirements of 12 AAC 05.210 and 12 AAC 05.220
(b) A licensee selected
				  for audit shall, within 30 days from the date of notification, submit
				  documentation to verify completion of the contact hours of continuing
				  competency claimed under
				  12 AAC 05.200.
(c) An applicant for renewal is responsible
				  for maintaining adequate and detailed records of all contact hours of
				  continuing competency claimed and shall make the records available to the
				  department upon request under this section. Records must be retained for three
				  years after the date the continuing competency hours were earned.
(d) Records of continuing competency hours
				  earned must include the following information:
(1) the name and address of the course
				  sponsor;
(2) the number of contact
				  hours of continuing competency credit claimed;
(3) the title or a description of the
				  course;
(4) the dates of
				  attendance;
(5) the name of the
				  person awarded the continuing competency credit.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 05 - Acupuncture › Article 3 - Practice Standards › 12 AAC 05.300 - Disclosure

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A licensee shall disclose to each patient
				  that the licensee's training and practice is in acupuncture by posting a
				  conspicuous notice in the patient waiting room and including the disclosure on
				  all written material made available to patients or the public.
(b) A licensee who is not covered by
				  malpractice insurance shall
(1) post a
				  conspicuous notice in the patient waiting room that states the licensee does
				  not have malpractice insurance; or
(2) require each patient or the patient's
				  legal guardian to sign a statement acknowledging that the patient or the
				  patient's guardian has been informed that the licensee is not covered by
				  malpractice insurance.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 05 - Acupuncture › Article 4 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 05.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter and in AS 08.06, unless the context
					 otherwise requires,
(1) "department"
				  means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
				  Development;
(2) "NCCA" means the
				  National Commission for Certification of Acupuncturists;
(3) repealed 12/25/2019.
Authority:
AS
						08.06.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 1 - General Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 06.010 - Licensing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An application for a license required by
				  AS
				  05.10.060 or
				  AS
				  05.10.120 as a promoter, club boxer,
				  professional boxer, professional wrestler, manager, second, trainer, referee,
				  or examining physician must be made in writing on the form prescribed by the
				  commission, complete with all required documents and the correct fee.
(b) A person or organization required to be
				  licensed under AS 05.10 and this chapter may not participate, either directly
				  or indirectly, in a professional boxing or sparring contest, a club boxing
				  contest, or wrestling match, unless that person or organization has first
				  obtained a license from the commission.
(c) A false statement of a material matter in
				  an application is grounds for denial of the application or, if the license has
				  been issued, for revocation of the license.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.120
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 1 - General Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 06.020 - License to promote a contest

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The commission
				  will, in its discretion, issue a license to conduct, hold, or give professional
				  boxing or sparring contests, club boxing contests, or wrestling
				  matches.
(b) An application for a
				  promoter's license must be in writing and must include
(1) a statement of ownership of the
				  organization seeking a license or a financial statement of the person seeking a
				  license;
(2) two letters of
				  recommendation;
(3) a full credit
				  report; and
(4) payment of all
				  required fees.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 1 - General Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 06.030 - Professional boxing license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To qualify for
				  a professional boxing license an applicant must submit
(1) an application on a form provided by the
				  commission;
(2) the fees required
				  by AS
				  05.10.120;
(3) an official copy of the applicant's birth
				  certificate, or a notarized copy of the applicant's drivers license, on a form
				  provided by the department, verifying that the applicant is at least 18 years
				  of age;
(4) a statement of the
				  applicant's record as an amateur, club, and professional boxer; and
(5) a statement identifying the applicant's
				  licensed manager and trainer.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 1 - General Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 06.035 - Club boxing license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To qualify for a club boxing license an
				  applicant must submit
(1) an application on a
				  form provided by the commission;
(2) the fees required by
				  AS
				  05.10.120;
(3) an official copy of the applicant's birth
				  certificate, or a notarized copy of the applicant's driver's license on a form
				  provided by the department verifying that the applicant is at least 21 years of
				  age.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 1 - General Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 06.040 - License to wrestle

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To qualify for a license as a
				  professional wrestler an applicant must submit
(1) an application on a form provided by the
				  commission;
(2) the fees required
				  by AS
				  05.10.120; and
(3) an official copy of the applicant's birth
				  certificate verifying that the applicant is at least 18 years of age.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 1 - General Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 06.050 - License to referee boxing contests

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To qualify for
				  a license as a referee of a professional or club boxing contest, an applicant
				  must
(1) submit an application on a form
				  provided by the commission and pay the required fee;
(2) be at least 21 years of age;
(3) have at least one year's experience in
				  either amateur or professional boxing as a referee or judge;
(4) submit verifications from three persons
				  of the applicant's proficiency as a referee or judge; and
(5) submit proof of having satisfactorily
				  completed a physical examination within the 30 days before the initial
				  application or renewal date.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 1 - General Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 06.060 - Licensing of managers, seconds, and trainers

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To qualify for
				  a license to be a professional boxer's manager, trainer, or second, an
				  applicant must:
(1) complete an application
				  form;
(2) pay the required license
				  fee.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 1 - General Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 06.070 - Licensing of examining physicians

Current through May 31, 2024
The commission will annually prepare a list of the
					 physicians who have applied for and been issued a license by the commission.
					 Only a physician licensed by the commission may be employed to perform
					 examinations of professional boxers and wrestlers for the purposes of this
					 chapter.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS
						05.10.120
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 1 - General Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 06.080 - Denial of application for license

Current through May 31, 2024
The commission will, in its discretion, deny an application
					 for a license if it finds that the applicant or any partner, officer, director,
					 stockholder or employee of the applicant
(1) engages in illegal bookmaking;
(2) engages in any illegal gambling
				  activity;
(3) is under suspension
				  from any other commission in another state or country;
(4) engages in any activity or practice which
				  is detrimental to the best interests of boxing or wrestling; or
(5) has knowingly dealt or consorted with a
				  person who is so engaged or suspended.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS 05.10.020
AS 05.10.060
AS 05.10.070
AS
						05.10.120
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.095 - Applicability of 12 AAC 06.100 - 12 AAC 06.260

Current through May 31, 2024
Unless otherwise provided,
					 12 AAC 06.100 -
					 12 AAC 06.260 apply to
					 professional boxing contestants and professional boxing contests
					 only.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.100 - Weights and classes of contestants

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The classes of
				  contestants and the weights for each class are shown in the following schedule:
Flyweight . . . . . 112 lbs. or under
Bantamweight . . . . . over 112 to 118 lbs.
Featherweight . . . . . over 118 to 126 lbs.
Lightweight . . . . . over 126 to 135 lbs.
Welterweight . . . . . over 135 to 147 lbs.
Middleweight . . . . . over 147 to 160 lbs.
Light-heavyweight . . . . . over 160 to 175 lbs.
Cruiserweight . . . . . over 175 to 190 lbs.
Heavyweight . . . . . all over 190 lbs.
(b) No contest may be scheduled and no
				  contestants may engage in a boxing contest without the commission's approval if
				  the difference in weight between contestants exceeds the allowance as shown in
				  the following schedule:
112 lbs. - 118 lbs. . . . . . not more than 3 lbs.
119 lbs. - 126 lbs. . . . . . not more than 5 lbs.
127 lbs. - 135 lbs. . . . . . not more than 7 lbs.
136 lbs. - 147 lbs. . . . . . not more than 9 lbs.
148 lbs. - 160 lbs. . . . . . not more than 11 lbs.
161 lbs. - 175 lbs. . . . . . not more than 12 lbs.
176 lbs. - and over, . . . . . no
					 limit
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.105 - Female contestants

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A female contestant may not engage in a
				  boxing contest with a male contestant.
(b) In addition to meeting the requirements
				  of this chapter that are applicable to contestants generally, a female
				  contestant shall
(1) use a mouthpiece
				  specially designed for her mouth;
(2) wear 10-ounce gloves in a
				  contest;
(3) wear a breast
				  protector as a binder;
(4) have her
				  hair secured in a manner that does not interfere with the vision or safety of
				  either contestant; and
(5) use a
				  minimum of cosmetics.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.107 - Participation in out-of-state contest

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A contestant
				  licensed by the commission who participates in a boxing contest outside Alaska
				  shall take the physical examination required by
				  12 AAC 06.030(a) (4) again, before boxing in Alaska.
(b) The licensee shall report the results of
				  the out-of-state contest to the commission upon returning to Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.110 - Weighing in of contestants

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each contestant
				  must be weighed in the presence of a representative of the commission and an
				  official representing the promoter within 12 hours before a boxing
				  contest.
(b) A contestant must have
				  all weights stripped from his or her body before being weighed in.
(c) Upon request, representatives of the news
				  media who properly identify themselves must be admitted to an official weighing
				  in of a contestant.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.115 - Physical examination before a contest

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An examining
				  physician designated by a member of the commission shall give each contestant a
				  thorough physical and eye examination not more than 24 hours before a contest.
				  The physician shall record his or her findings on a form provided by the
				  commission. The examining physician shall designate a suitable place to examine
				  each contestant.
(b) As part of the
				  examination required under (a) of this section, a female contestant must be
				  tested for pregnancy.
(c) The
				  examining physician is entitled to receive a fee paid by the promoter for the
				  examination.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.120 - Examining physician's determination of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the
				  examining physician who examines a contestant scheduled to participate in a
				  boxing contest determines that the contestant is unfit for competition, the
				  contestant may not participate in the contest, and the physician shall
				  immediately report his or her findings to the promoter and the commission's
				  representative.
(b) If an examining
				  physician finds that a contestant is in good physical condition, the physician
				  shall, one hour before the start of the boxing contest, give written
				  certification of those findings to the commission's representative.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.140 - Method of judging

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The judges shall score each round of a
				  contest on an individually signed scorecard. The referee shall pick up the
				  scorecard from each judge, and turn the scorecards in to the commission's
				  representative before the start of the next round.
(b) A judge shall score a contest and
				  determine the winner, using the following system:
(1) the better contestant in a round receives
				  10 points and the opponent proportionately less, as determined by the
				  judge;
(2) if the round is even,
				  each contestant receives 10 points;
(3) no fraction of points may be
				  given;
(4) points for each round
				  must be awarded immediately after the end of the round.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.150 - Timekeeping

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A round of boxing must be three minutes
				  in duration.
(b) The timekeeper
				  must be approved by the commission or its representative.
(c) The main duty of a timekeeper is to
				  regulate the number and duration of the rounds and the intervals between
				  rounds. A timekeeper shall
(1) be seated
				  directly at the ringside;
(2) clear
				  the ring by ordering "clear the ring" or "seconds out," or by sounding a
				  whistle or buzzer 10 seconds before the commencement of each round;
(3) announce to the referee, contestants and
				  judges the number of each round immediately before commencing it;
(4) take off time for temporary stoppages, or
				  when instructed to do so by the referee;
(5) regulate all periods of time, and counts,
				  by a watch or clock;
(6) if a
				  contestant is down, as described in
				  12 AAC 06.250, signal to the
				  referee with his or her hand the passing of the seconds, until the referee
				  begins counting.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.160 - Seconds

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) No more than three seconds may work in a
				  contestant's corner.
(b) Only one
				  of the seconds may be inside the ring ropes between rounds, except when another
				  second or cutman is required to tend to a cut.
(c) A second may not coach loudly or
				  excessively from the corners during the rounds, and may not heckle or annoy his
				  or her contestant's opponent.
(d) A
				  second may not use excessive lubricants or undue spraying or throwing of water
				  on a contestant between rounds.
(e)
				  A second may not enter the ring until a bell indicates the end of the round,
				  and shall leave immediately upon the timekeeper's signal 10 seconds before the
				  next round is to begin.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.165 - Persons allowed in ring

Current through May 31, 2024
No person other than the contestants and the referee may be
					 in the ring during the progress of a round.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.170 - Fair blow

Current through May 31, 2024
A fair blow is one delivered with the padded knuckle part
					 of the glove on the front or side of the head or the front or side of the body
					 above the belt.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.180 - Duties of referees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A referee is responsible for enforcing
				  the rules of the contest and shall not permit unfair practices or practices
				  that may cause injuries to a contestant.
(b) The referee shall warn a contestant who
				  is committing a foul as set out in
				  12 AAC 06.190.
(c) If a contestant persists in committing
				  fouls after being warned, the referee may deduct points from the contestant as
				  set out in
				  12 AAC 06.195 or may disqualify
				  the contestant.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.190 - Fouls in boxing contest

Current through May 31, 2024
The following acts constitute fouls in a boxing
					 contest:
(1) hitting below the
				  belt;
(2) hitting an opponent who
				  is down or is getting up after being down;
(3) holding an opponent with one hand and
				  hitting with the other;
(4) holding
				  or deliberately maintaining a clinch;
(5) wrestling or kicking;
(6) striking an opponent who is helpless as a
				  result of previous blows and is so supported by the ropes that he does not
				  fall;
(7) butting with the head or
				  shoulder, or using the knee;
(8)
				  hitting with the open glove, the butt of the hand, the wrist or the elbow, and
				  all backhand blows;
(9) purposely
				  going down without being hit;
(10)
				  striking deliberately at that part of the body over the kidneys;
(11) deliberately using the rabbit
				  punch;
(12) jabbing the opponent's
				  eyes with the thumb of the glove;
(13) using abusive language in the
				  ring;
(14) engaging in an
				  unsportsmanlike trick or action that causes injury to an opponent;
(15) hitting on the break;
(16) hitting after the bell has sounded the
				  end of the round;
(17) roughing at
				  the ropes;
(18) pushing an opponent
				  about the ring or into the ropes.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.195 - Deduction of points for fouls

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a contestant
				  fouls his or her opponent during a contest, the referee may penalize the
				  contestant by deducting points from his or her score, regardless of whether the
				  foul was intentional. The referee may determine the number of points to be
				  deducted in each instance, and shall base the determination on the severity of
				  the foul and its effect upon the opponent.
(b) If the referee determines that it is
				  necessary to deduct points because of a foul, the referee shall warn the
				  offender of the penalty to be assessed.
(c) The referee shall, at the end of each
				  round, notify the judges and both contestants of the number of points, if any,
				  to be deducted from the score of the contestants. The judges shall then deduct
				  these points.
(d) Points to be
				  deducted for a foul must be deducted in the round in which the foul occurred,
				  and may not be deducted from the score of a subsequent round.
(e) If a contestant fouls persistently and
				  the referee has repeatedly cautioned the contestant, the referee shall report
				  the contestant to the commission.
(f) A contestant may not be declared the
				  winner of a contest on the basis of a claim that his or her opponent committed
				  a foul by hitting below the belt. If a contestant falls to the floor of the
				  ring or otherwise indicates that he or she is unwilling to continue because of
				  a claim of a low blow, the contest must be declared a technical knockout in
				  favor of the contestant who is willing to continue.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.200 - Accidental fouling

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a contest is stopped because of an
				  accidental foul, the referee shall determine whether the contestant who has
				  been fouled can continue. If the contestant's chance of winning has not been
				  seriously jeopardized as a result of a foul, the referee may order the contest
				  continued after a reasonable interval.
(b) Except in the first rounds of a contest
				  as provided for in (c) of this section, if a contestant is accidentally fouled
				  in a contest so that he or she cannot continue, the referee shall call the
				  contest a technical draw if the injured contestant is behind on points, or
				  declare the injured contestant the winner on a technical decision if he or she
				  is ahead on points. If judges are used, a majority vote of the judges, as
				  disclosed by the scorecards, prevails in determining the decision. If the
				  scorecards differ as to the point leader, the contest must be declared a
				  technical draw.
(c) If a contestant
				  is accidentally fouled in a bout so that he or she cannot continue, the referee
				  shall call the contest a draw if the accidental foul occurs during
(1) the first round of a contest having 4 or
				  6 rounds;
(2) the first or second
				  round of an 8-round contest; or
(3)
				  the first, second, or third round of a contest having 10 or more
				  rounds.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.210 - Stopping a contest

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The referee may stop a contest at any
				  stage if the referee considers it too one-sided or if either contestant is in
				  such a condition that to continue might subject that contestant to serious
				  injury. The referee may give a contestant a standing count of eight and may
				  consult with the physician at ringside to determine whether the contestant
				  should be allowed to continue.
(b)
				  If a contestant's eye is cut or a contestant sustains any other injury that the
				  referee believes may incapacitate the contestant, the referee shall call the
				  physician at ringside into the ring to examine the contestant. The physician at
				  ringside shall give an opinion to the referee before the referee renders a
				  decision in the matter.
(c) If the
				  referee decides that the contestants are not honestly competing, the referee
				  shall stop the contest not later than the end of the last round. The announcer
				  shall then inform the audience that no decision has been rendered.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.220 - Failure of contestant to resume boxing

Current through May 31, 2024
A contestant may not leave the ring during the one minute
					 rest period between rounds. If a contestant fails or refuses to resume boxing
					 when the gong sounds denoting the commencement of the next round, the referee
					 shall award a decision of knockout to the opponent as of the round last
					 finished, except that, if the circumstances indicate to the referee the
					 requirement for investigation or punitive action, the referee may not give a
					 decision.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.235 - Resuming count

Current through May 31, 2024
If a contestant is down before the normal termination of a
					 round, and stands up before the count of 10 is reached and then falls down
					 immediately without being struck, the referee shall resume the count where it
					 was left off.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.240 - Falling from the ring

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A contestant who has been knocked, or has
				  fallen, through the ropes and over the edge of the ring platform during a
				  contest may be helped back by anyone except the contestant's seconds or
				  manager. The referee may allow a reasonable time for the contestant to return
				  to the ring. If the contestant is on the ring platform outside the ropes, the
				  contestant must enter the ring immediately and either resume the contest or
				  take a count. If the contestant does not resume, the referee shall start the
				  count as soon as the contestant is back in the ring.
(b) If the contestant stalls for time outside
				  the ropes, the referee shall start the count without waiting for the contestant
				  to reenter the ring.
(c) If one
				  contestant has fallen through the ropes, the other contestant shall retire to
				  the farthest corner and stay there until ordered to continue the contest by the
				  referee.
(d) A contestant who
				  deliberately wrestles or throws an opponent from the ring, or who hits an
				  opponent who is partly out of the ring and is prevented by the ropes from
				  assuming a position of defense, will be penalized consistent with
				  12 AAC 06.190 and
				  12 AAC 06.195.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.250 - When a contestant is considered down

Current through May 31, 2024
A contestant is considered to be down when
(1) any part of the contestant's body other
				  than the feet, is on the floor; or
(2) the contestant is hanging over the ropes
				  without the ability to protect himself or herself and cannot fall to the
				  floor.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS
						05.10.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 2 - Professional Boxing Contest Requirements › 12 AAC 06.260 - Change of decision in boxing contest

Current through May 31, 2024
The commission will not change a decision rendered at the
					 end of a boxing contest unless
(1) the
				  commission determines that there was collusion affecting the result of the
				  contest;
(2) the compilation of the
				  scorecards of the judges discloses an error that causes the decision to be
				  given to the wrong contestant;
(3)
				  as the result of an error in interpreting a provision of this chapter, the
				  referee has rendered an incorrect decision; or
(4) the commission discovers any other act
				  that might have caused one contestant to gain an unfair advantage.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS 05.10.020
AS
						05.10.130
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 06 - Athletic Commission › Article 3 - Wrestling Matches and Exhibitions › 12 AAC 06.300 - License required for a match

Current through May 31, 2024
Licenses under
					 12 AAC 06.020,
					 12 AAC 06.040 and
					 12 AAC 06.060 are required for a
					 professional wrestling match. All other professional wrestling events are
					 considered only exhibitions for entertainment and not matches, and those events
					 cannot be advertised or announced as matches.
Authority:
AS
						05.05.020(b)
AS 05.10.010
AS 05.10.020
AS 05.10.030
AS 05.10.060
AS 05.10.070
AS
						05.10.120