143-651. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Amateur. – A person who is not receiving or competing for and has never received or competed for any purse or other article or thing of value for participating in a match. (2) Announcer. – Any person who engages in the act of announcing a […]
143-652.1. Regulation of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and toughman events. (a) Regulation. – The Commission shall regulate live boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts matches, whether professional, amateur, or sanctioned amateur, or toughman events, in which admission is charged for viewing, or the contestants compete for a purse or prize of value greater than […]
143-652.2. The North Carolina Boxing and Combat Sports Commission. (a) Creation. – The North Carolina Boxing and Combat Sports Commission is created for the purposes set forth in G.S. 143-652.1. The Commission shall be administratively located within the Department of Public Safety, but shall exercise its powers independently of the Secretary of Public Safety. The […]
143-653. Unauthorized matches prohibited. No person shall promote, conduct, or engage in an unarmed combat match, whether the participants are professional or amateur, except as authorized by this Article. This section shall not preclude professional wrestling. (1995, c. 499, s. 1; 1997-504, s. 3; 1998-23, s. 18; 1998-212, s. 19.11(g); 2007-490, s. 3; 2014-100, s. […]
143-654. Licensing and permitting. (a) License and Permit Required. – Except for sanctioned amateur matches, it is unlawful for any person to act in this State as an announcer, contestant, judge, manager, matchmaker, promoter, referee, timekeeper, or second unless the person is licensed to do so under this Article. It is unlawful for a promoter […]
143-655. Fees; State Boxing Revenue Account. (a) License Fees. – The Commission shall collect the following license fees: Announcer $75.00 Contestant $50.00 Judge $75.00 Manager $150.00 Matchmaker $300.00 Promoter $450.00 Referee $75.00 Timekeeper $75.00 Second $50.00 The annual license renewal fees shall not exceed the initial license fees. (b) Permit Fees. – The Commission may […]
143-656. Contracts and financial arrangements. Any contract between licensees and related to a match or exhibition held or to be held in this State must meet the requirements of administrative rules as set forth by the Commission. Any contract which does not satisfy the requirements of the administrative rules shall be void and unenforceable. All […]
143-657.1. Sanctioned amateur matches. In addition to the other applicable provisions of this Article, a sanctioned amateur match shall be conducted pursuant to the rules of the sports organization sanctioning the match or exhibition. (1997-504, s. 7; 1998-23, s. 18; 1998-212, s. 19.11(g); 2007-490, s. 7; 2014-100, s. 17.1(xxx).)
143-658. Violations. (a) Civil Penalties. – The Commission may issue an order against a licensee or other person who willfully violates any provision of this Article, imposing a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a single violation or of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for multiple violations in a single […]
