Utah Admin. Code R457-1-512 - Event Officials
(1) Selection and
approval of event officials for a contest, bout, program, match, or exhibition
shall occur as outlined in this rule.
(2) The event officials are the referees,
judges, timekeeper and physicians.
(3) Any event official participating in a
contest, bout, match, or exhibition must obtain the approval of the
Commission.
(4) The Commission
shall decide the number of officials assigned to the event based on the number
of rounds, bouts, or championship bouts.
(5) The number of event officials required or
the substitution of officials for any reason or at any time during the event
shall be solely within the power and discretion of the Commission.
(6)
(a)
Event officials may not be under the influence of alcohol or illicit
drugs.
(b)
(i) At the request of the Commission, an
event official shall submit to a test of body fluids to determine the presence
of prohibited drugs or alcohol.
(ii) The event official shall give an
adequate sample or it will be considered a denial, and the event official may
not participate in future events.
(iii) The promoter shall pay for any costs of
testing.
(c) Unless the
Commission determines otherwise at a scheduled meeting, the Commission shall
penalize an event official who tests positive for alcohol or illegal drugs as
follows:
(i) First offense - 180 day
prohibition from participating in unarmed combat events;
(ii) Second offense - 1 year prohibition from
participating in unarmed combat events; and
(iii) Third offense - 2 year prohibition from
participating in unarmed combat events.
(7) Event officials shall station themselves
at places designated by the Commissioner in Charge or Director.
(8) Referees, judges, timekeepers, and
physicians shall be independent contractors of the Commission.
(9) The licensed promoter for the event shall
pay the judges, referees and timekeepers officiating at any event, bout,
program, match, or exhibition are in accordance with the Fee Schedule approved
by the Commission.
(10) The
promoter shall pay to the Commission the total fees set by the Commission for
all officials whom the Commission approves to officiate in a contest or
exhibition.
(11) Event Officials'
Minimum Fee Schedule: Refer to Fee Schedule approved by the Commission on
August 18, 2023. Event Officials' Compensation amount per event, day or night
shall be:
(a) Referees $325;
(b) Judges $225; and
(c) Timekeepers $125.
(12) If any licensee of the Commission
protests the assignment of a referee or judge, the Commission will review the
matter by two Commissioners, or a Commissioner and the Commission Director or
Chief Inspector, to make such disposition of the protest as the facts may
justify. The Commission may deny untimely protests.
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