Ariz. Admin. Code § 19-2-C606

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section R19-2-C606 - Effect of Discipline

A. Every promoter and matchmaker shall take notice of the suspensions or revocations listed on registries recognized by the Commission and shall not permit any person under suspension or revocation to participate in, arrange, or conduct events during the period of suspension or revocation.

B. A person whose license has been denied, suspended or revoked by the Commission is prohibited from participating in, matchmaking, or holding events during the period of denial, suspension or revocation.

C. A person whose license has been suspended or revoked is barred from:

1. The dressing rooms at the premises where any event of unarmed combat is being held;

2. Occupying any seat within six rows of the ring platform or cage; and

3. Communicating in the arena or near the dressing rooms with any of the event principals, their managers, their seconds, or the referee, whether directly or by a messenger, during any event.

D. A person who violates a provision of this subsection may be ejected from the arena or building where the event is being held, and the price paid for his or her ticket shall be forfeited. Thereafter, the person is barred entirely from all premises used for events during the contest or exhibition.

E. A manager who is revoked or under temporary suspension is considered to have forfeited all rights in this state under the terms of any contract with a combatant licensed by the Commission. Any attempt by a suspended manager to exercise those contract rights in this state shall result in a revocation of the manager's license. The Commission may also revoke a license of any combatant, matchmaker, or promoter who continues to engage in any contractual relations with a revoked or suspended manager within the state of Arizona.

F. A combatant whose manager has been suspended or revoked may continue competing independently during the term of that suspension or revocation, by personally negotiating and signing the combatant's event contracts or entering into contracts with other managers. Payment of the earnings of a combatant may not be made by any promoter to a manager who is under suspension, or to the manager's agent. Instead the purse must be paid in full to the combatant.

G. Unless otherwise specified in these rules, any applicant who has been denied a license or whose license has been suspended or revoked by the Commission shall not file a new application or application for reinstatement until one year after the date of the denial, revocation, or suspension (unless the suspension has been lifted by the Commission prior to expiration of the license) and the applicant has paid in full all fees and fines imposed on the applicant by the Commission. The Commission may require a person who has had his or her license suspended for any period because of an anti-doping violation to submit to the Commission documentation satisfactory to the Commission that indicates that a test performed on a sample or specimen obtained from the person did not indicate the presence of a prohibited substance or the use of a prohibited method. Documentation would be unsatisfactory if the documentation creates articulable suspicion that the test may not be valid. Examples of unsatisfactory documentation include:

1. Documentation from a laboratory that does not meet the standards of R19-2-C604(B)(2)(a); and

2. Documentation that does not establish sufficient controls to eliminate the potential of tampering with samples or specimens.

H. The expiration of, or failure to obtain, a license from the Commission does not deprive the Commission of jurisdiction to:

1. Proceed with an investigation of any person associated with unarmed combat in this state;

2. Proceed with an action or disciplinary proceeding against any person associated with unarmed combat in this state;

3. Render a decision to suspend or revoke the license, approval, registration or sanctioning, or the privilege to obtain such license, approval, registration or sanctioning, as applicable; or

4. Otherwise discipline any licensee, person approved, registered or sanctioned by the Commission, or any person otherwise associated with unarmed combat in this state, including, without limitation, banning such a person from participation in unarmed combat in this state for any period of time, including, without limitation, a lifetime ban from participation in unarmed combat in this state.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-2-C606

Amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 445, effective 2/7/2018.