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SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 5502
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Passed
Legislature - 2001 Regular Session
State of Washington 57th
Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By
READ FIRST TIME 02/28/01.
Modifying
boxing officials' licensing requirements.
AN
ACT Relating to boxing official licensing; and amending RCW 67.08.100.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
67.08.100 and 1999 c 282 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The department upon receipt of a properly completed application and payment of
a nonrefundable fee, may grant an annual license to an applicant for the
following: (a) Promoter; (b) manager; (c) boxer; (d) second; (e) wrestling
participant; (f) inspector; (g) judge; (h) timekeeper; (i) announcer; (j) event
physician; (k) referee; (l) matchmaker; (m) kickboxer; and (n) martial arts
participant.
(2)
The application for the following types of licenses shall include a physical
performed by a physician, as defined in RCW 67.08.002, which was performed by
the physician with a time period preceding the application as specified by
rule: (a) Boxer; (b) wrestling participant; (c) kickboxer; (d) martial arts
participant; and (e) referee.
(3)
An applicant for the following types of licenses for the sports of boxing,
kickboxing, and martial arts shall provide annual proof of certification as
having adequate experience, skill, and training from an organization approved
by the department, including, but not limited to, the association of boxing
commissions, the international boxing federation, the international boxing
organization, the Washington state association of professional ring officials, the
world boxing association, the world boxing council, or the world boxing
organization for boxing officials, and the united full contact federation for
kickboxing and martial arts officials: (a) Judge; (b) referee; (c) inspector;
(d) timekeeper; or (e) other officials deemed necessary by the department.
(4)
Any license may be revoked, suspended, or denied by the director for a
violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the director.
(((4)))
(5) No person shall participate or serve in any of the above capacities
unless licensed as provided in this chapter.
(((5)))
(6) The referees, judges, timekeepers, event physicians, and inspectors
for any boxing event shall be designated by the department from among licensed
officials.
(((6)))
(7) The referee for any wrestling event shall be provided by the
promoter and shall be licensed as a wrestling participant.
(((7)))
(8) The department shall immediately suspend the license or certificate
of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department
of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a
support order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for
reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of the license or certificate
shall be automatic upon the department's receipt of a release issued by the
department of social and health services stating that the licensee is in
compliance with the order.
(((8)))
(9) A person may not be issued a license if the person has an unpaid
fine outstanding to the department.
(((9)))
(10) A person may not be issued a license unless they are at least
eighteen years of age.
(((10))) (11) This section shall not apply to
contestants or participants in events at which only amateurs are engaged in
contests and/or fraternal organizations and/or veterans' organizations
chartered by congress or the defense department or any recognized amateur
sanctioning body recognized by the department, holding and promoting athletic
events and where all funds are used primarily for the benefit of their
members. Upon request of the department, a promoter, contestant, or
participant shall provide sufficient information to reasonably determine
whether this chapter applies.
