CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 5502
Chapter
246, Laws of 2001
57th
Legislature
2001
Regular Session
BOXING, MARTIAL ARTS,
WRESTLING--LICENSING
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 7/22/01
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Passed by the Senate March 9, 2001
YEAS 48 NAYS 0
 ROSA FRANKLIN
President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 6, 2001
YEAS 93 NAYS 0
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CERTIFICATE
I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington,
do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5502 as
passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set
forth.
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FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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 TONY M. COOK
Secretary
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CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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Approved May 11, 2001 Place Style On Codes
above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
May 11, 2001 - 9:16 a.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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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.
Passed the Senate March 9, 2001.
Passed the House April 6, 2001.
Approved by the Governor May
11, 2001.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 11, 2001.