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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 19. AMUSEMENTS, PARKS, AND RECREATION |
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Chapter 19-20. BOXING AND WRESTLING: GENERAL RULES |
Section 19-2012. REFEREE’S LICENSE
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2012.1No person shall act as a referee for an event without a referee’s license issued pursuant to this chapter.
2012.2Except as provided in § 2012.4, in order to be licensed as a referee, an applicant shall pass a written examination administered by the Commission which tests the applicant’s knowledge of the rules governing events of the type which the applicant is qualified to referee.
2012.3To be eligible to sit for the examination required by § 2012.2, an applicant shall:
(a) Prove to the satisfaction of the Commission that he or she has obtained three (3) or more years of experience as a referee on the amateur level; or
(b) Prove to the satisfaction of the Commission that he or she has been:
(1) Actively engaged as a licensed inspector or licensed judge in the District or elsewhere for the three (3) years immediately preceding the date on which the application for a referee’s license is filed; and
(2) Certified by the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) as having completed approved training for referees.
2012.4An applicant who is licensed and in good standing as a referee in a jurisdiction of the United States, or licensed by an appropriate licensing authority of a foreign jurisdiction, may be permitted to obtain a license in the District of Columbia without examination if the applicant proves, to the satisfaction of the Commission, that he or she has completed experience and examination requirements for licensure in the other jurisdiction that were substantially equivalent to the requirements of this section.
2012.5 All applicants for licensure as a referee shall pass a medical examination conducted by a licensed physician approved by the Commission.
2012.6An applicant for a license as a referee shall prove to the satisfaction of the Commission that he or she:
(a)Does not maintain, directly or indirectly, a financial or business interest in the management of a contestant;
(b)Is not an individual promoter; and
(c) Is not a stockholder or an employee of, and does not otherwise hold a financial or business interest in, a corporation, unincorporated club, partnership, or association that promotes contests under the purview of the Commission.
2012.7 Persons licensed as referees in the District are deemed to have satisfied the experience and examination requirements for licensure as a timekeeper, inspector, and judge. A licensed referee may be assigned by the Commission to serve as an official in any of these capacities.