Section 4-204 – Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Surety Bond; Staff; Office
(a) (1) A majority of the authorized membership of the Commission is a quorum. (2) The Commission may not act unless a majority of the authorized membership concurs. (b) The Commission shall set the times and places of its meetings. (c) (1) The chairman of the Commission is entitled to: (i) an annual salary of $6,000; and (ii) reimbursement for expenses under the […]
Section 4-205 – Miscellaneous Powers and Duties
(a) The Commission shall control and have jurisdiction over all contests held in the State. (b) The Commission may: (1) adopt regulations to administer its office; (2) administer oaths; and (3) issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses to testify or to produce evidence. (c) The Commission shall: (1) adopt a seal; (2) adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle and Subtitle 3 […]
Section 4-206 – Disposition of Money
The Commission shall pay all money that it collects into the General Fund of the State.
Section 4-207 – Authority of Secretary
The Commission exercises its powers and duties subject to the authority of the Secretary.
Section 4-208 – Termination of Certain Provisions
Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, this subtitle and Subtitle 3 of this title and all regulations adopted under this subtitle and Subtitle 3 of this title shall terminate on July 1, 2031.
Section 4-301 – “License” Defined
(a) In this subtitle, “license” means a license issued by the Commission. (b) In this subtitle, “license” includes: (1) a license to participate as a boxer in a contest; (2) a license to participate as a professional kick boxer in a contest; (3) a license to participate as an amateur kick boxer in a contest; (4) a license to participate as […]
Section 4-302 – Scope of Subtitle; Headgear for Amateur Boxing, Kick Boxing, Wrestling, or Mixed Martial Arts
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle does not apply to: (1) intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural boxing, kick boxing, or wrestling; (2) amateur boxing conducted under the supervision of a nationally recognized amateur organization; (3) martial arts where: (i) contact to the body is permitted in only a restrained manner; (ii) contact to the head is […]
Section 4-303 – License Required
(a) A person may not participate as a wrestler or contestant in a contest in the State unless the person has an appropriate license. (b) A person may not act as a manager, referee, judge, second, matchmaker, or promoter in a contest in the State unless the person has an appropriate license.
Section 4-304 – Qualifications of Boxers, Kick Boxers, and Mixed Martial Arts Contestants
(a) A licensee shall be examined by a licensed physician who is chosen by the Commission and who specializes in neurology or neurosurgery prior to the licensee’s first appearance as a contestant in a kick boxing, boxing, or mixed martial arts contest following the issuance or renewal of a license. (b) The Commission shall pay the cost […]
Section 4-304.1 – Blood Tests for Contestants
(a) Each applicant for a license to participate as a contestant in a contest shall present documentary evidence, satisfactory to the Commission, that: (1) within the prior 30–day period, the applicant has been tested for the presence of: (i) antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); (ii) the antigen of virus hepatitis B; and (iii) antibodies to virus hepatitis C; […]