South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 20 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION- STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION › Subchapter 27 - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Section 20-27.19 - Disciplinary action

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(A) All
			 contestants and participants may be disciplined for any violation of the South
			 Carolina athletic laws, rules and regulations.
(B) The administrator, inspector or a
			 Commission Representative shall suspend a contestant for any violation to
			 include but not be limited to failing any drug test .
(C) A contestant will be suspended for a
			 period of not less than one (1) year for participating in any mixed martial
			 arts events in the state of South Carolina not sanctioned and approved by the
			 South Carolina Athletic Commission.
(D) If a licensed professional mixed martial
			 arts contestant competes against an amateur he/she will be suspended for a
			 period of not less than one (1) year or a maximum of two (2) years.
(E) After signing a contestant/promoter
			 contract form, a contestant shall not enter into another contracted bout that
			 is scheduled thirty (30) days prior to the previously signed contract. If the
			 contestant participates in a bout within this thirty (30) day time period and
			 as a result of participating in said event is not able to participate in the
			 originally contracted event, said contestant shall be suspended for up to six
			 (6) months and be assessed a fine of not more than five hundred ($500.00)
			 dollars at the discretion of the South Carolina Athletic Commission unless all
			 parties agree to a release from the contract. A contestant wishing to appeal a
			 notice of suspension must do so via registered mail to the Commission within
			 thirty (30) days of the mailing date of the notice of suspension.
(F) When the contestant fails to appear in a
			 contest in which he/she signed a bout agreement to appear, he/she shall be
			 suspended for not more than six (6) months. The contestant must produce a valid
			 certificate from a physician and approved by the administrator or Commission
			 representative in the case of any physical disability. Any contestant who files
			 a certificate from a physician stating he/she is unable to fulfill a bout
			 agreement because of physical disability, shall be immediately given a medical
			 suspension for a period of sixty (60) days and must submit a medical clearance
			 or fulfill his/her bout agreement with the same opponent or a suitable
			 substitute within the sixty (60) day suspension period. The administrator or
			 Commission representative may remove any suspension if the contestant is
			 released from the bout agreement by mutual agreement between the contestant and
			 promoter.
(G) A contestant who
			 fails to make the required weight listed on the contestant/promoter contract
			 form, which results in the bout being cancelled, the contestant will be
			 suspended for up to six (6) months and assessed a fine to be determined by the
			 South Carolina Athletic Commission. A contestant wishing to appeal a notice of
			 suspension must do so via registered mail to the Commission within thirty (30)
			 days of the mailing date of the notice of suspension.
(H) If after the weigh-in a contestant fails
			 to honor the contestant/promoter bout contract by not appearing for the bout,
			 or refuses to compete, the contestant shall be suspended for up to twelve (12)
			 months and assessed a fine to be determined by the South Carolina Athletic
			 Commission. A contestant wishing to appeal a notice of suspension must do so
			 via registered mail to the Commission within thirty (30) days of the mailing
			 date of the notice of suspension.
(I) A contestant or promoter will be
			 suspended indefinitely, until payment is made in full of any judgment awarded
			 by a court of law that is presented to the South Carolina Athletic Commission
			 for any violations.
(J) A
			 contestant, manager, trainer, or any representative of the contestant, shall
			 not verbally harass any official representing the South Carolina Athletic
			 Commission, before, during, or after any event regulated by the South Carolina
			 Athletic Commission. This includes, but is not limited, to an inspector,
			 referee, judge, timekeeper, physician, Commission member, or anyone assigned
			 by, or representing the South Carolina Athletic Commission. Any contestant or
			 person representing the contestant violating this rule will cause them or the
			 contestant to be suspended for a period no longer than one (1) year. The
			 suspension must be appealed within thirty (30) days after receiving notice from
			 the Commission; otherwise, the contestant forfeits his/her right to appeal
			 after said thirty (30) day period.
(K) A contestant, manager, trainer, or any
			 representative of the contestant, shall not verbally or physically abuse any
			 official representing the South Carolina Athletic Commission, before, during or
			 after any event regulated by the South Carolina Athletic Commission. This
			 includes, but is not limited to, an inspector, referee, judge, timekeeper,
			 physician, Commission member, or anyone assigned by, or representing the South
			 Carolina Athletic Commission. Any contestant or person representing the
			 contestant violating this rule will cause them or the contestant to be
			 suspended indefinitely. The suspension must be appealed within thirty (30) days
			 after receiving notice from the Commission; otherwise, the contestant forfeits
			 his/her right to appeal after said thirty (30) day period.