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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-07 - Restarting fighters

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Following any medical time-out, or when a ring is being used
				and one or both opponents are under the ropes on the apron of the ring or in
				danger of falling from the apron of the ring, time will be called by the
				referee and both fighters will be positioned in the middle of the ring
				or cage and assume the same position as the one
				prior to the time out being called.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-08 - Appearance and attire

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Groin and breast protectors.
(1) Male fighters must wear a groin protector
			 which will protect them against injury from a foul blow.
(2) Female fighters may not wear groin
			 protectors but must wear a breast protector or sports
			 bra.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-09 - Glove specifications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All mixed martial arts contests must wear
			 grappling gloves that weigh not less than four ounces and not more than eight
			 ounces.
(B) The gloves shall be
			 supplied by the promoter.
(C) Both
			 contestants shall wear same size gloves.
(D) Must be inspected and passed by the
			 inspector, referee or commission representative prior to starting the bout.
(E)
								 Both
			 contestants shall use the same weight, brand and model of gloves for their
			 contest unless specified in their bout contract.
(F)
								 New gloves never
			 previously worn must be supplied for both contestants for all title bouts
			 including state title bouts. Gloves must be approved by executive director or
			 inspector.
Effective:
				1/1/2012
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				10/14/2011 and
				01/01/2017
Promulgated
				Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				3773.34
Rule Amplifies:
				3773.34
Prior Effective Dates: 6/16/06, 3/20/07, 4/18/09
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-10 - Specifications for bandages on hands for mixed martial art contestants

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In all weight
			 classes, the bandages on each contestant's hands shall be restricted to soft
			 gauze type cloth not more than fifteen yards in length and two inches in width,
			 held in place by not more than ten feet of surgeon's tape, one inch in width
			 for each hand.
(B) Surgeon's
			 adhesive tape shall be placed directly on each hand for protection near the
			 wrist. The tape may cross the back of the hand twice and extend to cover and
			 protect the knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist.
(C) The bandages shall be evenly distributed
			 across the hand.
(D) Bandages and
			 tapes shall be placed on contestant's hands in the dressing room and must be
			 inspected by the inspector or commission representative.
(E) The manager or chief second of the
			 opponent may elect to be present when hands are being wrapped.
(F) Under no circumstances are gloves to be
			 placed on the hands of a contestant until checked by the inspector or
			 commission representative.
Effective:
				04/18/2009
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				12/11/2008 and 04/07/2014
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				3773.34
Rule Amplifies:
				3773.34
Prior Effective Dates: 6/16/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-11 - Requirements for a ring, cage or fenced area

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Mixed martial arts may be held in a
			  cage or a fenced area.
A manufactured cage convert unit may be
				secured on a boxing ring if it conforms with the specifications and standards
				for a cage for mixed martial arts.
(B)
								 The fenced or cage specifications for mixed
			 martial arts must meet the following requirements:
(1) The fenced or cage area must be of
			 circular type dimensions or have as many as eight equal sides;
(2) Two sides opposite of each other must
			 each have a designated color, one side blue the opposite red;
(3) Must be no smaller than twenty feet wide
			 and no larger than thirty-two feet across;
(4) The floor of the fenced area must be
			 padded with ensolite or another similar closed-cell foam, with at least a one
			 inch layer of foam padding, with a top covering of canvas, duck or similar
			 material tightly stretched and laced to the platform of the fenced or cage
			 area. Material that tends to gather in lumps or ridges must not be used;
(5) The platform of the fenced or
			 cage area must not be more than four feet above the floor of the building and
			 must have suitable steps for use of the contestants;
(6) Fence posts must be made of metal, not
			 more than six inches in diameter, extending from the floor of the building to
			 between five and seven feet above the floor of the fenced or cage area, and
			 must be properly padded in a manner approved by the executive director,
			 inspector or commission representative;
(7) The fencing used to enclose the fenced or
			 cage area must be made of a material that will prevent a contestant from
			 falling out or breaking through the fenced or cage area onto the floor of the
			 building or onto spectators, including, without limitation, chain link fence
			 coated with vinyl;
(8) Any metal
			 portion on the interior of the fenced or cage area must be covered and padded
			 in a manner approved by the executive director, inspector or commission
			 representative and must not be abrasive to the contestants;
(9) The fenced or cage area may have one or
			 two entrances. The entranced must be padded or cover and padded so that is no
			 exposed metal on the interior of the fence or caged area;
(10) There must not be any obstruction on any
			 part of the fence surrounding the area in which the contestants are competing;
(11) Any metal parts used to
			 enforce the fenced or caged area wall must be positioned as to not interfere
			 with the safety of the contestants;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-12 - Rubber gloves

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When a ring is used all seconds working in the corner will wear
				rubber gloves. When a cage or fenced area is used only the second who enters
				the cage or fenced area must wear rubber gloves.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-13 - Types of bout results

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A mixed martial arts contest may end
			 under the following results:
(1) Submission:
(a) Tap out: when a contestant physically
			 uses their hand(s) to indicate that they no longer wish to continue.
(b) Verbal tap out: when a contestant
			 verbally announces to the referee that they do not wish to continue.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-14 - Number of rounds required for mixed martial arts bouts, boxing and kickboxing events

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Professional bouts will be three
			 or five rounds of five minutes each with a one
			 minute rest period that includes a ten second warning signal.
(B) Championship bouts will be five rounds of
			 five minutes each with a one minute rest period that includes a ten second
			 warning signal.
(C) Amateur bouts
			 will be three rounds of three minutes each with a ninety second rest period
			 that includes a ten second warning signal.
(D)
								 Mixed martial
			 arts contestants may not participate in more than five rounds in an
			 event.
Exception: if the bout is a tournament
				elimination bout and the bout ends in a draw after five rounds, there may be
				one more round to determine a winner. If the bout ends after the additional
				round and it is still a draw a coin toss will determine the
				winner.
(E) A minimum number
			 of twenty four rounds and eight bouts must be scheduled. The executive director
			 or commission may grant a waiver of bouts.
(F) "Pro/Am" events,
			 there must be a minimum of eight scheduled bouts. The combination of three
			 professional bouts and five amateur bouts or five professional bouts and three
			 amateur bouts. All events must start with the amateur bouts and they must be in
			 succession. Professional bouts will follow amateur bouts no intermixing bouts.
			 The executive director or commission may grant a waiver of bouts.
(G)
			 Kickboxing/boxing event combination:
(1) Bouts
			 must be either all professional or all amateur
									or pro/am events.
(2) Minimum of seven bouts: four kickboxing
			 and three boxing or three kickboxing and four boxing.
(3) Boxing bouts must be a minimum of four
			 scheduled rounds.
(4) Kickboxing
			 bouts must be a minimum of three scheduled rounds.
(5) Weight classes for kickboxing are the
			 same as those used in boxing unless waived by commission.
(6) All bouts must be conducted in a
			 ring.
(7) No intermixing bouts. All
			 kickboxing followed by all boxing bouts or all boxing bouts followed by all
			 kickboxing bouts.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-15 - Promoter's responsibilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Bout agreements.
(1) The bout agreement between a promoter and
			 a contestant must be executed on a form provided by the Ohio athletic
			 commission. All information including name and address of contestant must be
			 included.
(2) A bout agreement
			 which provides that a contestant must fight exclusively for one promoter or at
			 the option of the promoter is prohibited for amateur contestants.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-16 - Licensing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All
			 contestants, managers and seconds shall be licensed as required by the rules in
			 agency 3773 of the Administrative Code.
(B) All judges, referees, time keepers,
			 physicians and inspectors shall be licensed as required by the rules in agency
			 3773 of the Administrative Code.
(C)
								 All license
			 applicants must be a minimum of eighteen years old.
Effective:
				1/1/2012
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				10/14/2011 and
				01/01/2017
Promulgated
				Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				3773.34
Rule Amplifies: 373.32,
				3773.41,
				3773.42
Prior Effective Dates: 6/16/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-17 - Seconds duties when working in a corner

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) There may be two licensed seconds
			 for amateur events and three licensed seconds for
			 professional events positioned in a designated area by a cage or fenced
			 area or positioned in each corner of a ring. For championship bouts there may
			 be three licensed seconds.
(B) No
			 person other than the contestants and referee shall enter the ring, fenced area
			 or cage during a bout.
(C) The
			 referee may, in their discretion, stop a contest if an unauthorized person
			 enters the ring, fenced area or cage during a round.
(D) Only one second may enter the cage or
			 fenced area to tend a fighter between rounds and at the
			 end of the fight. In case of an open cut a medical person or cut person
			 may also enter the cage or fenced area.
(E) There may be no loud yelling or profanity
			 from anyone working the corner.
(F) If a manager or second leaves the
			 designated area the fighter will be disqualified.
(G) A fighter getting knocked out of a ring
			 and onto the floor must get back into the ring within twenty seconds without
			 assistance from anyone working their corner.
(H) Any person violating any rule working the
			 corner will be disqualified for the remainder of the event and suspended for a
			 minimum of sixty days. They may appeal in writing, within
			 thirty
			 days from the date of the event to the athletic commission office.
Effective:
				1/1/2012
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				10/14/2011 and
				01/01/2017
Promulgated
				Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				3773.34
Rule Amplifies:
				3773.32,
				3773.34,
				3773.53
Prior Effective Dates: 6/16/06, 11/7/07
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-19 - Suspensions and mandatory rest period

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Sixty day suspension for a knockout "KO".
(B) Thirty day suspension for a
			 technical knockout "TKO".
(1) Referee
			 stoppage from submission or choke hold prior to verbal commitment or tap out.
(2) Referee stoppage from strikes
			 prior to verbal commitment or tap out.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-20 - Amateur rule differences

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Amateur mixed martial arts events will
			 follow all existing rules in agency 3773 of the Administrative Code.
(B) Any contestant competing as an amateur
			 may not currently or have ever been a professional fighter with a winning
			 record in any unarmed combat sports; this includes but is not limited to mixed
			 martial arts, boxing, karate or any other form of unarmed combat .sports. A
			 professional fighter in any of the listed sports that has a losing record will
			 be evaluated on an individual basis determined by the number of bouts and the
			 type of losses incurred. Any contestant found in violation of this will be
			 suspended for a period of not less than one year nor more than two
			 years.
(C) All weigh-ins must be
			 scheduled no earlier than ten a.m. the day of the event, unless authorized by
			 the commission. No weight allowances for amateurs, they must compete within the
			 weight class.
(D) Rule differences
			 from professional mixed martial art rules:
(1)
			 Rounds: there shall be three rounds scheduled for three minutes each with a
			 ninety second rest period between rounds with a ten second
			 warning signal prior to the start of the next round.
(2) Gloves: minimum size of four ounces and
			 maximum of eight ounces.
(3)
			 Neoprene ankle wraps or elbow pads are
			 optional. Contestants may tape their ankles and have a
			 neoprene wrap or similar type material covering the tape.
(4) No elbow strikes anytime.
(5) No knees to the head at
			 anytime.
(6) No kicks of any type
			 to the head.
(7) A contestant may
			 only strike their opponent to the head with their fists.
(8) No twisting leg submissions.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-21 - Medical requirements for mixed martial arts contestants

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The following
			 test results from a certified laboratory or physician must be submitted to the
			 commission office prior to competing in a mixed martial arts event
(1) Negative HIV;
(2) Negative hepatitis B surface antigen
			 (SA);
(3) Procedures to complete
			 when failing hepatitis B surface antigen test:
(a) Must pass a hepatitis B "PCR"
			 quantitative test;
(b) The
			 quantitative limit must be within permissible limits according to the
			 laboratory where test was administered;
(c) Test and results must have been taken be
			 within two weeks of the event.
(4) Negative hepatitis C antibody;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-22 - Conduct when contestant enter the ring or cage

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No contestant or promoter may display any
			 type of entrance theme that includes music, video, or any type of physical
			 display that contains any profanity or any derogatory ethnic remarks. Anyone
			 violating this rule may be suspended for up to six months.
Effective:
				11/07/2007
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				11/07/2012
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				3773.34
Rule Amplifies:
				3773.34
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-23 - Sports drinks at ringside or cage side

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 The Ohio
			 athletic commission shall allow electrolyte-replacement drinks, regardless of
			 color such as Gatorade, Powerade, Propel, Smart Water, etc during events
			 regulated by the commission.
(B)
								 These drinks
			 must be brought to ringside or cage side un-opened and sealed and only in a
			 plastic container. Unsealed drinks are not acceptable
(C)
								 The inspector,
			 executive director or a representative of the commission must approve and sign
			 off on the drink
(D)
								 No stimulant drinks or drinks with caffeine, such as
			 Red Bull, Rock Star, etc are allowed. The commission reserves the right to
			 inspect, test, or remove any drink from ringside or cage side . The commission
			 may also test any contestant that they may believe is in violation.
(E)
								 Any
			 drink that is tested and found to have been adulterated in any manner will
			 result in a suspension of the contestant and all corner persons for a period of
			 not less than six months and not more than one year. The suspensions may be
			 appealed to the athletic commission in writing within thirty days after
			 notification of suspensions.
(F)
								 Any contestant
			 that is tested and the test reveals that there is an excessive amount of
			 caffeine or any other enhancements will result in a suspension for a period of
			 not less than six months and not more than one year. The suspension may be
			 appealed to the athletic commission in writing within thirty days after
			 notification of suspension
Effective:
				01/16/2010
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				01/06/2015
Promulgated
				Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				3773.34
Rule Amplifies:
				3773.34
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-7 - Mixed Martial Arts › Section 3773-7-24 - First aid equipment used in contestants corners

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 No spirits of ammonia may be used in the ring.
(B)
								 Only
			 discretionary use of petroleum jelly may be used on the face prior to start of
			 fight.
(C)
								 In case of cuts, only the following are allowed all
			 other solutions are prohibited:
(1)
									 A sealed solution of adrenaline 1/1000 at
			 ringside.
(2)
									 Aventine.
(3)
									 Thrombin.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-8 - Professional Wrestling › Section 3773-8-01 - Wrestling regulation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Regulations under Chapter 3773-8 of the
				Administrative Code shall apply to all persons conducting or participating in
				professional wrestling events. This includes all promoters, wrestlers,
				managers, matchmakers, and officials. Violation of any of the prescribed rules
				and regulations may result in the suspension of all licenses, a fine or
				both.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-8 - Professional Wrestling › Section 3773-8-02 - The following acts are prohibited in wrestling contests

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A wrestler may
			 not deliberately lacerate themselves or their opponent or by any other means,
			 intentionally introduce human or animal blood in the ring.
(B) A wrestler may not possess inherently
			 dangerous accessories while participating in a professional wrestling match or
			 exhibition;
(C) Inherently
			 dangerous accessories shall include but be limited to, an instrument, tool,
			 implement, prop, or any article with sharp edges that would pose a
			 any
			 risk of profuse bleeding and any other serious physical injury. Any
			 intent of use of any foreign objects must receive prior approval of the
			 commission, the executive director, or the inspector.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-8 - Professional Wrestling › Section 3773-8-03 - Promoters duties

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Must have a
			 valid promoter's license.
(B)
								 Shall be
			 responsible for the conduct of their representatives, wrestlers and
			 employees.
(C)
								 Shall be responsible for conducting wrestling contests
			 and exhibitions in a safe, peaceful and orderly fashion.
(D)
								 All wrestling
			 promoters must be licensed by the Ohio athletic commission.
(1)
									 Complete all
			 information on the prescribed license application form.
(2)
									 Provide
			 identification and submit a passport size photograph.
(3)
									 Submit fee of
			 two hundred dollars for license.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-9 - Personal Information Maintained by Commission › Section 3773-9-02 - Personal information systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 The executive
			 director of the commission shall be directly responsible for the personal
			 information system maintained by the commission.
(B)
								 The commission
			 shall discipline any employee who initiates or otherwise contributes to any
			 disciplinary or other punitive action taken against another individual who
			 brings to the attention of appropriate authorities, the press, or a member of
			 the public, any evidence of unauthorized use of any material contained in the
			 personal information system.
(C)
								 The commission
			 shall maintain its personal information system with the accuracy, relevance,
			 timeliness, and completeness necessary to assure fairness in any determination
			 made by the commission that is based on information contained in the
			 system.
(D)
								 The commission shall investigate, upon request, the
			 accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness of the personal information
			 which is disputed by the subject of a record contained in its personal
			 information system and report its findings to the disputant within thirty days
			 after receipt of the request.
(E)
								 The commission
			 shall not place personal information into an interconnected or combined system
			 unless said system contributes to the efficiency of other agencies or
			 organizations authorized by law to use the system.
(F)
								 The commission
			 shall not use any personal information placed into an interconnected or
			 combined system by another state or local commission or an organization unless
			 the personal information is necessary and relevant to the performance of a
			 lawful function of the commission.
Effective:
				9/11/2011
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				09/11/2016
Promulgated
				Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				3773.34
Rule Amplifies:
				1347.15,
				3773.34
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-9 - Personal Information Maintained by Commission › Section 3773-9-03 - Procedures for accessing personal information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Personal
			 information systems of the commission are managed on a "need-to-know" basis
			 whereby the information owner determines the level of access required for an
			 employee of the commission to fulfill his or her job duties. The determination
			 of access to confidential personal information shall be approved by the
			 employee's supervisor and the information owner prior to providing the employee
			 with access to confidential personal information within a personal information
			 system. The commission shall establish procedures for determining a revision to
			 an employee's access to confidential personal information upon a change to that
			 employee's job duties including, but not limited to, transfer or termination.
			 Whenever an employee's job duties no longer require access to confidential
			 personal information in a personal information system, the employee's access to
			 confidential personal information shall be removed.
(B)
								 Upon the signed
			 written request of any individual for a list of confidential personal
			 information about the individual maintained by the commission, the commission
			 shall do all of the following:
(1)
									 Verify the identity of the individual by a method that
			 provides safeguards commensurate with the risk associated with the confidential
			 personal information;
(2)
									 Provide to the individual the list of confidential
			 personal information that does not relate to an investigation about the
			 individual or is otherwise not excluded from the scope of Chapter 1347. of the
			 Revised Code; and
(3)
									 If all information relates to an investigation about
			 that individual, inform the individual that the commission has no confidential
			 personal information about the individual that is responsive to the
			 individual's request.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-9 - Personal Information Maintained by Commission › Section 3773-9-04 - Valid reasons for accessing confidential personal information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Pursuant to the
			 requirements of division (B)(2) of section
			  1347.15 
			 of the Revised Code, this rule contains a list of valid reasons, directly
			 related to the commission's exercise of its powers or duties, for which only
			 employees of the commission may access confidential personal information
			 regardless of whether the personal information system is a manual system or
			 computer system.
(B) Any of the
			 following functions normally performed by the commission constitute valid
			 reasons for authorized employees of the commission to access confidential
			 personal information:
(1) Responding to a
			 public records request;
(2)
			 Responding to a request from an individual for the list of confidential
			 personal information the commission maintains on that individual;
(3) Administering a provision of the United
			 States constitution or Ohio constitution directly applicable to the operations
			 of the commission;
(4)
			 Administering a provision of Chapter 3773. of the Revised Code;
(5) Administering a provision of agency 3773
			 of the Administrative Code;
(6)
			 Complying with any state or federal program requirements;
(7) Processing or payment of
			 claims;
(8) Auditing
			 purposes;
(9) Licensure processes,
			 including determination of eligibility and filing requirements;
(10) Investigation or law enforcement
			 purposes;
(11) Administrative
			 hearings;
(12) Litigation,
			 complying with an order of the court, or subpoena;
(13) Human resource matters, including but
			 not limited to, hiring, promotion, demotion, discharge, salary or compensation
			 issues, leave requests or issues, and time card approvals or issues;
(14) Complying with an executive
			 order;
(15) Complying with an
			 official commission policy or a state administrative policy issued by the
			 department of administrative services, the office of budget and management or
			 other similar state agency; or
(16)
			 Complying with a collective bargaining agreement provision.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-9 - Personal Information Maintained by Commission › Section 3773-9-05 - Confidential information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 The following
			 personal information maintained by the commission shall be confidential:
(1)
									 Social security
			 numbers unless the individual was told that the number would be
			 disclosed.
(2)
									 Bureau of criminal identification and investigation
			 criminal records check results in accordance with section
			  4776.04 
			 of the Revised Code.
(3)
									 Investigative proceedings of the commission under
			 section
			  149.43 
			 of the Revised Code.
(4)
									 Information that is considered confidential under
			 section
			  149.43 
			 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-9 - Personal Information Maintained by Commission › Section 3773-9-06 - Restricting and logging access to confidential personal information in computerized personal information systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Access to
			 confidential personal information that is kept electronically shall require a
			 password or other authentication measure.
(B)
								 When the
			 commission acquires a new computer system that stores, manages or contains
			 confidential personal information, the commission shall include a mechanism for
			 recording specific access by employees of the commission to confidential
			 personal information in the system.
(C)
								 When the
			 commission modifies an existing computer system that stores, manages or
			 contains confidential personal information, the commission shall make a
			 determination whether the modification constitutes an upgrade. Any upgrades to
			 a computer system shall include a mechanism for recording specific access by
			 employees of the commission to confidential personal information in the
			 system.
(D)
								 The commission shall require employees of the
			 commission who access confidential personal information within computer systems
			 to maintain a log that records that access. Access to confidential information
			 is not required to be entered into the log under the following
			 circumstances:
(1)
									 The employee of the commission is accessing
			 confidential personal information for official commission purposes, including
			 research, and the access is not specifically directed toward a specifically
			 named individual or a group of specifically named individuals.
(2)
									 The employee of
			 the commission is accessing confidential personal information for routine
			 office procedures and the access is not specifically directed toward a
			 specifically named individual or a group of specifically named
			 individuals.
(3)
									 The employee of the commission comes into incidental
			 contact with confidential personal information and the access of the
			 information is not specifically directed toward a specifically named individual
			 or a group of specifically named individuals.
(4)
									 The employee of
			 the commission accesses confidential personal information about an individual
			 based upon a request made under either of the following circumstances:
(a)
										 The individual
			 requests confidential personal information about themselves.
(b)
										 The individual
			 makes a request that the commission takes some action on that individual's
			 behalf and accessing the confidential personal information is required in order
			 to consider or process that request.
(5)
									 For purposes of
			 this paragraph, the commission may choose the form or forms of logging, whether
			 in electronic or paper formats.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-1 - General Provisions › Section 3775-1-02 - Authority and purpose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The purpose of
			 agency 3775 of the Administrative Code is to ensure the integrity of sports
			 gaming in this state.
(B)
								The commission may, under procedures established in
			 Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt, amend, or repeal such rules as it
			 deems necessary and proper for the successful and efficient regulation of
			 sports gaming under Chapters 3772. and 3775. of the Revised
			 Code.
(C)
								The rules contained in agency 3775 of the
			 Administrative Code are adopted pursuant to Chapter 3772. or 3775. of the
			 Revised Code.
(D)
								The commission may, in its discretion and where
			 permitted by law, delegate its authority to perform any of its functions
			 related to the regulation of sports gaming to the executive director or to
			 other employees of the commission. Such delegations are to be governed by rule
			 3772-2-05
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-1 - General Provisions › Section 3775-1-03 - Construction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The provisions of agency 3775 of the Administrative
			 Code are to be construed in accordance with generally accepted principles of
			 statutory construction, including those set forth in agency 3772 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(B)
								In the interpretation of any provision of agency 3775
			 of the Administrative Code, any ambiguity is to be resolved in favor of the
			 interpretation that would provide:
(1)
									The greater assurance of integrity in either the
			 operation or regulation of sports gaming; or
(2)
									Heightened public
			 confidence in the regulation or regulatory processes related to sports
			 gaming.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-1 - General Provisions › Section 3775-1-04 - Waivers and variances

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The commission
			 may waive or grant a variance from the provisions of agency 3775 of the
			 Administrative Code, either on its own or upon a written request, if the
			 commission determines that the waiver or variance is in the best interests of
			 the public.
(B)
								A person required to obtain a license under Chapter
			 3775. of the Revised Code may not seek a waiver from the requirements to apply
			 for, obtain, or maintain a license or to pay a different fee amount than is
			 required to apply for or obtain the license.
(C)
								A waiver or
			 variance request submitted under this rule must be submitted in the manner
			 prescribed by the executive director and contain the following:
(1)
									The requestor's
			 name, mailing address, telephone number, and electronic mail
			 address;
(2)
									A contact person and that person's mailing address,
			 telephone number, and electronic mail address;
(3)
									A detailed
			 description of the specific provisions that the requestor is seeking to have
			 waived or to vary from and the reason or reasons justifying the
			 request;
(4)
									The requestor's signature or the signature of a duly
			 authorized representative of the requestor; and
(5)
									Any other
			 information required by the executive director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-1 - General Provisions › Section 3775-1-05 - Records retention

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Unless otherwise
			 required by Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code or any rules adopted thereunder,
			 each sports gaming proprietor, mobile management services provider, management
			 services provider, and supplier must retain and maintain, in a place secure
			 from theft, loss, or destruction, all the records required to be maintained by
			 Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted thereunder for at least
			 five years from the date of the record's creation, including:
(1)
									The business and
			 organizational structure of the record holder;
(2)
									Correspondence,
			 including reports, to or from the commission or any local, state, or federal
			 governmental agency, or foreign gaming regulatory body;
(3)
									Any acquisition,
			 construction, remodeling, or maintenance of a proposed or existing sports
			 gaming facility in this state;
(4)
									All transactions
			 and other records related to the lease, purchase, installation, operation,
			 maintenance, or repair of sports gaming equipment stored, maintained, operated,
			 possessed, or otherwise used in conducting sports gaming in this
			 state;
(5)
									Financial statements, accounting records, ledgers, and
			 internal and external audit records;
(6)
									Records related
			 to the conduct of sports gaming in this state; and
(7)
									Any other books,
			 records, or documents the commission requires, in writing, to be retained and
			 maintained.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-1 - General Provisions › Section 3775-1-06 - Access to records, examinations under oath, and subpoena power

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Consistent with the authority to do the
				same with respect to fantasy contests, skill-based amusement machine
				operations, and casino gaming and in the discharge of any duties imposed by
				Chapter 3772. or 3775. of the Revised Code, the commission may utilize and
				enforce its authority to access records and conduct examinations under oath as
				well as its subpoena power in accordance with section
				3772.05
				of the Revised Code, division (D) of section
				3772.04
				of the Revised Code, and rule
				3772-2-06 of the
				Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-1 - General Provisions › Section 3775-1-07 - Hearings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								If the executive director concludes that administrative
			 action should be taken against any applicant, licensee, or other person subject
			 to the requirements of agency 3775 of the Administrative Code, the commission
			 will provide notice of the proposed action in the manner prescribed under
			 Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and Chapter 3772-21 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B)
								All hearings and hearing procedures are to be conducted
			 in the manner described in Chapter 3772-21 of the Administrative
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-1 - General Provisions › Section 3775-1-08 - Sanctions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The commission, at a meeting held under section
			 3772.02
			 of the Revised Code, may discipline any licensee, applicant, or other person
			 subject to the jurisdiction of the commission pursuant to Chapter 3775. of the
			 Revised Code for any of the following:
(1)
									Violating or
			 failing to meet any provision or requirement of Chapter 3772. or 3775. of the
			 Revised Code or any rules adopted thereunder;
(2)
									Engaging in any
			 material or intentional misrepresentation or material omission;
(3)
									Engaging in any
			 fraudulent act;
(4)
									Failing to cooperate with the
			 commission;
(5)
									Failing to comply with all the terms and conditions of
			 a settlement agreement or agreed order with the commission, and any subsequent
			 amendment or modification;
(6)
									Failing to comply
			 with the terms and conditions of a commission order or resolution, or any
			 subsequent amendment or modification;
(7)
									Failing to allow
			 the commission access to records as required under Chapter 3775. of the Revised
			 Code and the rules adopted thereunder, to comply with the terms of a subpoena
			 issued by the commission, or to testify on matters about which the person may
			 be lawfully questioned; or
(8)
									Engaging in any
			 conduct that undermines the integrity of, or public's confidence in, sports
			 gaming in this state.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-1 - General Provisions › Section 3775-1-09 - Sports gaming involuntary exclusion list

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The "sports
			 gaming involuntary exclusion list" consists of the names and other identifying
			 or descriptive information of those individuals who meet the criteria under
			 Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code and this rule and have been placed on the
			 list in accordance with section
			 3772.031,
			 3772.04,
			 or
			 3775.13
			 of the Revised Code. This rule does not govern the Ohio VEP, as described in
			 Chapter 3772-12 of the Administrative Code, or any exclusion required by
			 division (F) of section
			 3775.13
			 of the Revised Code.
(B)
								An individual on the sports gaming involuntary
			 exclusion list is prohibited from entering a sports gaming facility or the
			 grounds of a sports gaming facility or from participating in the play or
			 operation of sports gaming in this state.
(C)
								Each sports
			 gaming proprietor must employ commercially reasonable methods to:
(1)
									Exclude any
			 individual on the sports gaming involuntary exclusion list from entering their
			 Ohio sports gaming facility; and
(2)
									Prevent such
			 individual from engaging in sports gaming conducted by the sports gaming
			 proprietor in Ohio.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-4 - Sports Gaming Licenses › Section 3775-4-01 - General licensing requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No sports gaming proprietor, mobile
			 management services provider, management services provider, sports gaming
			 supplier, sports gaming employee, or type C sports gaming host may operate,
			 conduct, or assist in operating or conducting sports gaming in this state
			 without first obtaining an appropriate license or provisional license from the
			 commission.
(B) Except for an
			 appointing professional sports organization or type C sports gaming host, each
			 person applying for an initial or renewal sports gaming license must submit two
			 complete sets of fingerprints to the commission for the purpose of conducting a
			 criminal records check pursuant to divisions (A) and (C) of section 109.572 of
			 the Revised Code, at the applicant's sole expense and cost. An applicant that
			 employs a sports gaming employee applicant must pay these fees on that person's
			 behalf. An applicant convicted of any disqualifying offense, as defined and
			 prohibited by sections 3772.07 and 3772.10 of the Revised Code, and as
			 determined under section 9.79 of the Revised Code, will not be issued a
			 license.
(C) The commission may
			 grant a sports gaming proprietor, mobile management services provider,
			 management services provider, or sports gaming supplier license to an applicant
			 only once it has determined that each person in control of the applicant, has:
(1) Submitted any forms, documents, or
			 information the commission requires;
(2) Submitted two sets of fingerprints. The
			 costs of which are to be paid by the entity the person controls; and
(3) Been found eligible, qualified, and
			 suitable as determined by the commission.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-4 - Sports Gaming Licenses › Section 3775-4-02.1 - Additional type A sports gaming proprietor licenses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (B) of this
			 rule, the commission must not license more than twenty-five type A sports
			 gaming proprietors at any one time.
(B)
								Once twenty-five
			 type A sports gaming proprietors are licensed in this state, the commission
			 may, in its sole discretion, issue additional type A sports gaming proprietor
			 licenses only if the potential applicant(s) can demonstrate that:
(1)
									There is a
			 substantial, considerable, and ongoing need for additional type A sports gaming
			 proprietors evidenced by quantifiable sports gaming market data gathered in
			 this state consisting of;
(a)
										Market share analyses;
(b)
										Reports performed
			 by a qualified third party on the projected amount of additional contributions
			 to economic development, taxable revenue, and job creation that will be
			 generated resulting in a further substantial benefit to this state;
			 and
(c)
										Any other information so requested by the commission to
			 aid in its determination; and
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3775 - Ohio Casino Control Commission - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3775-4 - Sports Gaming Licenses › Section 3775-4-03.1 - County population exception for type B sports gaming proprietor license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (B) of this
			 rule, the commission must not license a type B sports gaming proprietor with a
			 sports gaming facility located in a county with a population of less than one
			 hundred thousand, as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
			 census.
(B)
								If a type B sports gaming proprietor has a sports
			 gaming facility located in a county with a population of fifty thousand or more
			 but less than one hundred thousand, as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
			 census, the commission may issue a type B sports gaming proprietor license
			 if:
(1)
									The
			 type B sports gaming proprietor obtains and submits information from the
			 department of development attesting that the county where the proposed or
			 current sports gaming facility is located received at least five million
			 visitors for purposes of tourism during the most recent calendar year for which
			 data is available; and
(2)
									They meet all requirements for licensure under Chapter
			 3775. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.