Combative Sports Penalties and Sanctions

• Amateur Combative Sports Associations
• Contestants
• Judges
• Managers
• Matchmakers
• Promoters
• Referees
• Ringside Physicians
• Seconds
• Timekeepers

Amateur Combative Sports Associations

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2052
16 Texas Administration Code, Chapter 61

Class A:

1^st Violation, Reprimand to $1,000

2^nd Violation, $500 to $2,000

3^rd Violation, $1,000 to $4,000 and/or 6-month probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

• Failed to inform the Executive Director in writing of a change of address within 30 days - 61.20(c)
• Failed to provide proof of non-profit organization status to the Department - 61.48(a)
• Failed to file with the Executive Director rules for conducting the organization’s affairs and the conduct of its members - 61.48(b)
• Failed to submit the required surety bond to the Executive Director - 61.48(d)
• Failed to supply information for filing a medical claim to those participating in an event - 61.48(e)
• Failed to notify Department of the proposed event date, ticket prices and participants of the main event at least 21 days before the event - 61.48(h)(2)
• Allowed beverages at the event in cups made of material other than paper or plastic - 61.48(h)(5)
• Failed to respond to the Department’s request for the pre-fight plan and route to remove an injured contestant from the ring and arena - 61.48(h)(7)(A)
• Failed to have the price including service charges or handling fees and the event date printed on both halves of all tickets to the event - 61.48(i)(1)
• Sold roll tickets with consecutive numbers other than at the box office on the day of the event - 61.48(i)(2)
• Failed to print tickets of different prices on different colored paper in the absence of a ticket manifest - 61.48(i)(3)
• Failed to hold tickets of every description for any event, in separate packages for each event, for at least 30 days after the event - 61.48(i)(5)

Class B:

1^st Violation, $500 to $3,000

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

3^rd Violation, $3,000 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

• Failed to register as an amateur combative sports association with the Executive Director - 2052.116, 61.20(a)
• Conducted an event before receiving the Executive Director’s written approval of rules - 61.48(c)
• Allowed someone who was not a member of the ACSA for at least 30 days to participate as a contestant in an event - 61.48(g)
• Failed to obtain written approval from the Department to promote an event prior to advertising or selling tickets - 61.48(h)(2)
• Failed to ensure that the rules regarding equipment and gloves were followed - 61.48(h)(8)
• Failed to ensure that each contest is conducted by the ACSA’s rules - 61.48(h)(9)
• Sold more tickets for an event than the actual capacity of the location where the event was held - 61.48(i)(4)

Class C:

1^st Violation, $500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

3^rd Violation, $3,500 to $5,000 plus revocation

• Failed to pay within 72 hours the required 3% tax for a simultaneous telecast - 2052.152
• Failed to provide required insurance and pay all deductibles for all contestants - 61.48(e)
• Failed to provide a certificate of insurance showing proper coverage to Department at least ten days before an event - 61.48(e)
• Failed to ensure that all contestants participating in a contest were amateurs - 61.48(f)
• Failed to bear all financial responsibility for an event - 61.48(h)(1)
• Failed to provide two licensed physicians for each event - 61.48 (h)(3)
• Failed to provide one licensed physician to conduct pre-fight physicals - 61.48(h)(4)
• Failed to assure that no alcohol or illegal drugs were allowed in the dressing room - 61.48(h)(6)
• Failed to ensure the safety of contestants, officials, and spectators - 61.48(h)(7)
• Failed to have a pre-fight plan and route to remove an injured contestant from the ring and arena - 61.48(h)(7)(A)
• Failed to provide sufficient number of security officers to maintain order - 61.48(h)(7)(B)
• Failed to ensure that an event had the appropriate equipment as described by the ACSA’s rules - 61.48(h)(10)
• Failed to ensure that all advertising concerning an event indicates it is an amateur event and includes the name of the ASCA conducting the event - 61.48(h)(11)

Class D:

1^st Violation, Revocation

2^nd Violation, Revocation

3^rd Violation, Revocation

• Failed to comply with previous order of Commission / Executive Director - 51.353(a) and 61.91
• Provided fraudulent or deliberately false information in the registration information - 60.63(b)
• Failed to pay the Department for a dishonored check - 60.82

Contestants

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2052
16 Texas Administration Code, Chapter 61

Class A:

1^st Violation, Reprimand to $1,000

2^nd Violation, $500 to $2,000

3^rd Violation, $1,000 to $4,000 and/or 6-month probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

• Failed to have proof of identification while doing work requiring a contestant license - 61.23(f)
• Performed under any name that does not appear in Departmental records - 61.47(c)
• Failed to be in the dressing room at least 45 minutes before the contest was scheduled to begin or failed to be ready to enter the ring immediately after the preceding contest finished - 61.47(h)
• Failed to leave the ring after decision at request of referee - 61.47(j)
• Failed to submit medical proof to the Department of the illness or injury that prevented contestant from taking part in a contest - 61.47(l)
• Failed to inform the Executive Director of prescribed or over-the-counter medication being taken - 61.47(n)

Class B:

1^st Violation, $500 to $3,000

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

3^rd Violation, $3,000 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

• Acted as a contestant at a combative sports event without a license - 2052.107(1), 61.20(a)
• Acted as a judge - 61.23(g)
• Failed to present license to Department personnel upon request - 61.24(c)
• Continued to avoid contact in a kickboxing match after losing a round for that reason - 61.108(g)
• Left the ring during the one-minute interval or refused to resume fighting when the bell sounded - 61.108(h)
• Failed to attend the referee’s rules meeting prior to the first contest of an event - 61.47(r)

Class C:

1^st Violation, $500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

3^rd Violation, $3,500 to $5,000 plus revocation

• Participated in an illegal event - 61.23(b)
• Failed to behave in a professional manner or to exhibit the highest degree of sportsmanlike conduct at all times pertinent to the event - 61.24(a)
• Failed to carry out theterms and conditions of a contract concerning a combative sports event to which licensee was a party - 61.24(b)
• Failed to comply with all requirements including rest periods and medical suspensions - 61.44(b)
• Failed to perform in good faith and to the best of ability - 61.47(d)
• Argued with or refused to obey the orders of an official - 61.47(f)
• Competed in improper ring attire, including improper gloves, or without required mouthpiece or padding - 61.47(g); 61.108(c), (d) 61.111(b), (e),(g), (j), 61.112(e)
• Failed to undergo a pre-fight physical examination or failed to immediately report to the promoter and the Department that the examination showed the contestant unfit for competition - 61.47(k)
• Failed to immediately report to the promoter and the Department that the contestant was ill or injured and could not take part in a contest - 61.47(l)
• Used alcohol or any drugs, other than as authorized by a licensed physician, during or up to 24 hours before a contest - 61.47(n)
• (Male contestants) Failed to wear appropriate groin protection - 61.47(q)(1), 61.108(d), 61.111(k), 61.112(g)
• (Female contestants) Failed to wear garments that cover the breasts and padding that protects the breasts, hips, or pelvis - 61.47(q)(2), 61.108(d), 61.111(k) 61.112(g)
• Used forbidden tactics or fouls - 61.107(d), 61.108(j), 61.111(s), 61.112(i)

Class D:

1^st Violation, Revocation

2^nd Violation, Revocation

3^rd Violation, Revocation

• Failed to comply with previous order of Commission/Executive Director - 51.353(a), 61.91
• Obtaining a license by fraud or false representation - 60.63(b)
• Failed to pay the Department for a dishonored check - 60.82
• Participated in a contest after the pre-fight physical examination showed the contestant unfit for competition - 61.47(k)

Judges

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2052
16 Texas Administration Code, Chapter 61

Class A:

1^st Violation, Reprimand to $1,000

2^nd Violation, $500 to $2,000

3^rd Violation, $1,000 to $4,000 and/or 6-month probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

• Failed to inform the Executive Director in writing of a change of address within 30 days - 61.20(c)
• Failed to have proof of identification while doing work requiring a judge license - 61.23(f)
• Failed to notify the Department at least five hours before an event that he or she would not be able to officiate - 61.42(b)
• Failed to record scores on a Department-approved form - 61.42(d)
• Failed to give the scoring form directly to the Department supervisor when completed, checked, and signed - 61.42(d)

Class B:

1^st Violation, $500 to $3,000

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

3^rd Violation, $3,000 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

• Acted as a judge at a combative sports event without a license - 2052.107(4), 61.20(a)
• Officer or director of a Ranking Organization acted as a judge - 61.23(h)
• Failed to present license to Department personnel upon request - 61.24(c)

Class C:

1^st Violation, $500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

3^rd Violation, $3,500 to $5,000 plus revocation

• Had a direct or indirect financial interest in any contestant - 61.23(a)
• Participated in an illegal event - 61.23(b)
• Failed to behave in a professional manner or to exhibit the highest degree of sportsmanlike conduct at all times pertinent to the event - 61.24(a)
• Failed to carry out the terms and conditions of a contract concerning a combative sports event to which licensee was a party - 61.24(b)
• Failed to declare a contest a no decision or a winner by technical decision when required - 61.42(c)
• Failed to maintain focus on the contest at all times - 61.42(g)
• Failed to score a contest according to Department rules - 61.107(b), 61.111(d)

Class D:

1^st Violation, Revocation

2^nd Violation, Revocation

3^rd Violation, Revocation

• Failed to comply with previous order of Commission/Executive Director - 51.353(a) and 61.91
• Obtaining a license by fraud or false representation - 60.63(b)
• Failed to pay the Department for a dishonored check - 60.82

Managers

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2052
16 Texas Administration Code, Chapter 61

Class A:

1^st Violation, Reprimand to $1,000

2^nd Violation, $500 to $2,000

3^rd Violation, $1,000 to $4,000 and/or 6-month probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

• Failed to inform the Executive Director in writing of a change of address within 30 days - 61.20(c)
• Failed to have proof of identification while doing work requiring a manager license - 61.23(f)
• Failed to furnish appropriate receptacle for spitting, stools, or three chairs labeled “Second” - 61.106(b)(10)

Class B:

1^st Violation, $500 to $3,000

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

3^rd Violation, $3,000 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

• Acted as a manager at a combative sports event without a license - 2052.107(2), 61.20(a)
• Failed to present license to Department personnel upon request - 61.24(c)
• Failed to attend the referee’s rules meeting prior to the first contest of an event - 61.44(c)

Class C:

1^st Violation, $500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

3^rd Violation, $3,500 to $5,000 plus revocation

• Failed to behave in a professional manner or to exhibit the highest degree of sportsmanlike conduct at all times pertinent to the event - 61.24(a)
• Failed to carry out the terms and conditions of a contract concerning a combative sports event to which licensee was a party - 61.24(b)
• Failed to deal fairly with a contestant - 61.44(a)
• Failed to comply with all requirements including rest periods and medical suspensions - 61.44(b)
• Failed to immediately report to the promoter and the Department that the pre-fight physical showed the contestant unfit for competition - 61.47(k)
• Failed to immediately report to the promoter and the Department that the contestant was ill or injured and could not take part in a contest - 61.47(l)

Class D:

1^st Violation, Revocation

2^nd Violation, Revocation

3^rd Violation, Revocation

• Failed to comply with previous order of Commission/Executive Director - 51.353(a) and 61.91
• Obtaining a license by fraud or false representation - 60.63(b)
• Failed to pay the Department for a dishonored check - 60.82

Matchmakers

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2052
16 Texas Administration Code, Chapter 61

Class A:

1^st Violation, Reprimand to $1,000

2^nd Violation, $500 to $2,000

3^rd Violation, $1,000 to $4,000 and/or 6-month probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

• Failed to inform the Executive Director in writing of a change of address within 30 days - 61.20(c)
• Failed to have proof of identification while doing work requiring a matchmaker license - 61.23(f)

Class B:

1^st Violation, $500 to $3,000

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

3^rd Violation, $3,000 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

• Acted as a matchmaker without a license - 2052.107(7), 61.20(a)
• Acted as a contestant, ring official, or second - 61.23(d)
• Failed to present license to Department personnel upon request - 61.24(c)

Class C:

1^st Violation, $500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

3^rd Violation, $3,500 to $5,000 plus revocation

• Had a direct or indirect financial interest in any contestant - 61.23(a)
• Failed to behave in a professional manner or to exhibit the highest degree of sportsmanlike conduct at all times pertinent to the event - 61.24(a)
• Failed to carry out the terms and conditions of a contract concerning a combative sports event to which licensee was a party - 61.24(b)

Class D:

1^st Violation, Revocation

2^nd Violation, Revocation

3^rd Violation, Revocation

• Failed to comply with previous order of Commission/Executive Director - 51.353(a) and 61.91
• Obtaining a license by fraud or false representation - 60.63(b)
• Failed to pay the Department for a dishonored check - 60.82

Promoters

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2052
16 Texas Administration Code, Chapter 61

Class A:

1^st Violation, Reprimand to $1,000

2^nd Violation, $500 to $2,000

3^rd Violation, $1,000 to $4,000 and/or 6-month probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

• Failed to inform the Executive Director in writing of a change of address within 30 days - 61.20(c)
• Failed to have proof of identification while doing work requiring a promoter license - 61.23(f)
• Failed to provide to the Department at least ten days prior to an event a certificate of insurance showing proper coverage for all participants in the event - 61.40(a)(2)
• Failed to supply participants in an event proper information for filing a medical claim - 61.40(a)(2)
• Failed to notify Department of the proposed event date, ticket prices and participants of the main event at least 21 days before the event - 61.40(b)(2)
• Changed the card before the scheduled weigh-in without providing written notice to the Department - 61.40(b)(4)
• Failed to conspicuously post notices of changes or substitutions to the card at the box office or failed to announce them from the ring before the opening contest - 61.40(b)(4)
• Failed to provide written notice to the Department before the scheduled weigh-in of any change in the announced or advertised location, time, or card cancellations - 61.40(b)(5)
• Failed to provide one registered physician to conduct pre-fight physicals or to provide a private area to perform those examinations - 61.40(b)(7)
• Allowed beverages at the event in cups made of material other than paper or plastic - 61.40(b)(8)
• Failed to provide sufficient number of security personnel to maintain order - 61.40(b)(12)(B)
• Failed to ensure that the ring apron was clear at all times of all objects - 61.40(b)(15)(A)
• Sold seats at the ring apron - 61.40(b)(15)(A)
• Failed to provide judges’ chairs which are high enough; failed to place physician ringside seats in the neutral corner - 61.40(b)(15)(D)
• Failed to have at least one or allowed more than three authorized promoter representatives at ringside - 61.40(b)(15)(E)
• Allowed persons other than promoters representatives, Department officials, the press, physicians, representatives of sanctioning bodies, or judges to sit at ringside tables - 61.40(b)(15)(E)
• Failed to furnish one executed copy of contestants’ contracts to each contestant or manager and to the Department, or failed to retain a copy - 61.40(c)(2)
• Failed to have information in the contract typed or legibly printed or failed to initial any changes or addenda - 61.40(c)(3)
• Failed to have the price including service charges or handling fees and the event date printed on both halves of all tickets to the event - 61.40(d)(1)
• Sold roll tickets with consecutive numbers other than at the box office on the day of the event - 61.40(d)(2)
• Failed to print tickets of different prices on different colored paper in the absence of a ticket manifest - 61.40(d)(3)
• Failed to submit a sworn inventory to the Department of tickets delivered to any outlet or event sponsor - 61.40(d)(4)
• Failed to have two seconds - 61.43(a)
• Failed to assure a weigh-in takes place at a specific time set by the promoter and approved by the Department - 61.105(a)
• Failed to notify the Department of a weigh-in time ten days in advance - 61.105(a)
• Failed to use physician’s scales for a weigh-in - 61.105(b)
• Failed to set up the ring at least two hours before the event - 61.106(a)
• Failed to provide the required gloves - 61.106(c), 61.106(d)
• Failed to keep those gloves used in an event for a minimum of seven days after the event or to make the gloves available for inspection by the Department upon request - 61.106(e)
• Failed to file with the Department the official rules for a martial art prior to holding an event in that art - 61.110(c)
• Failed to hang at least two Executive Director-approved video screens at a mixed martial art event - 61.111(q)

Class B:

1^st Violation, $500 to $3,000

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

3^rd Violation, $3,000 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

• Acted as a promoter for an event without a license - 2052.101, 61.20(a)
• Acted as a referee, timekeeper, or judge - 61.23(e)
• Failed to present license to Department personnel upon request - 61.24(c)
• Deducted an insurance premium and deductibles from a contestant’s purse - 61.40(a)(2)
• Failed to obtain written approval from the Department to promote an event prior to advertising or selling tickets - 61.40(b)(2)
• Conducted an event without obtaining written Departmental approval for the fight card at least 10 working days before the event date - 61.40(b)(3)
• Provided less than two private dressing rooms of adequate size for contestants, their licensed managers and seconds - 61.40(b)(10)
• Failed to provide separate dressing rooms for male and female contestants - 61.40(b)(10)
• Allowed unauthorized persons in the dressing rooms - 61.40(b)(10)
• Failed to inform the Department of the pre-fight plan and route upon request - 61.40(b)(12)(A)
• Scheduled an improper number or rounds for an entire event - 61.40(b)(13)
• Held a contest with improper number of rounds or with rounds and rest periods of improper length - 61.40(b)(13), 61.107(e), 61.108(b), 61.111(i), 1.112(d)
• Failed to file contestants’ contracts with the Department prior to advertising a championship or title contest - 61.40(b)(14)
• Failed to use a proper Department-form contract with a contestant, failed to have the contract executed in triplicate, or failed to include any required term in the contract - 61.40(c)(1)
• Sold tickets for more than the actual capacity of the location where an event was held - 61.40(d)(5)
• Failed to follow requirements regarding tearing tickets, keeping torn-ticket halves for the Department, or allowing people through the gate or to occupy seats without the proper ticket half - 61.40(d)(6)
• Sold or bartered passes and/or credentials - 61.40(d)(6)
• Failed to promptly refund ticket sales for a cancelled event or special added attraction - 61.40(d)(7)
• Failed to keep tickets for each event in separate packages for at least 30 days after the event - 61.40(d)(8)
• Failed to include the face value of all tickets sold, given away, or bartered when computing gross receipts - 61.40(d)(9)
• Failed to account for tickets after the event - 61.40(d)(10)
• Failed to have the ring or fighting area meet specifications and equipment requirements - 61.106(b), 61.111(p)
• Conducted a martial art event without the Department’s permission - 61.110(c)

Class C:

1^st Violation, $500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

3^rd Violation, $3,500 to $5,000 plus revocation

• Failed to pay within 72 hours the required 3% tax for a simultaneous telecast - 2052.152
• Failed to behave in a professional manner or to exhibit the highest degree of sportsmanlike conduct at all times pertinent to the event - 61.24(a)
• Failed to carry out the terms and conditions of a contract concerning a combative sports event to which licensee was a party - 61.24(b)
• Failed to provide required insurance for contestants - 61.40(a)(2)
• Failed to bear all financial responsibility for an event - 61.40(b)(1)
• Failed to provide two Department-registered ringside physicians - 61.40(b)(6)
• Failed to compensate ringside physicians, timekeepers, judges, referees, and contestants when required - 61.40(b)(9)
• Failed to make required compensations in front of an authorized Department representative - 61.40(b)(9)
• Failed to ensure there were no alcohol or illegal drugs in the dressing room - 61.40(b)(11)
• Failed to ensure the safety of contestants, officials, and spectators - 61.40(b)(12)
• Failed to have a pre-fight plan and route to remove an injured contestant from the ring and arena - 61.40(b)(12)(A)
• Failed to provide sufficient number of security officers to maintain order - 61.40(b)(12)(B)
• Failed to properly set up and equip the Technical Zone - 61.40(b)(15)(B), 61.40(b)(15)(C)

Class D:

1^st Violation, Revocation

2^nd Violation, Revocation

3^rd Violation, Revocation

• Failed to comply with previous order of Commission/Executive Director - 51.353(a) and 61.91
• Obtaining a license by fraud or false representation - 60.63(b)
• Failed to pay the Department for a dishonored check - 60.82
• Failed to abide by the order of the Executive Director regarding the payment or withholding of any purse or other payable sum - 2052.302(a), (b)

Referees

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2052
16 Texas Administration Code, Chapter 61

Class A:

1^st Violation, Reprimand to $1,000

2^nd Violation, $500 to $2,000

3^rd Violation, $1,000 to $4,000 and/or 6-month probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

• Failed to inform the Executive Director in writing of a change of address within 30 days - 61.20(c)
• Failed to have proof of identification while doing work requiring a referee license - 61.23(f)
• Notified the Department less than five hours before a contest that the referee is unable to officiate - 61.41(c)
• Allowed contestant to wear shoes in a kickboxing event - 61.108(c)
• Failed to wipe a kickboxing contestant’s glove free of any foreign substance when required - 61.108(i)
• Failed to cause a foreign substance to be removed from the hair, face, or body of a mixed martial arts contestant - 61.111(f)

Class B:

1^st Violation, $500 to $3,000

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

3^rd Violation, $3,000 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

• Acted as a referee without a license - 2052.107(3), 61.20(a)
• Failed to present license to Department personnel upon request - 61.24(c)
• Failed to exercise immediate authority, direction, and control over contests - 61.41(a)
• Failed to conduct a rules meeting before the first bout of the event - 61.41(a)
• Failed to call time when a mouthpiece was knocked out - 61.41(f)
• Failed to call the contestants and chief seconds together for final instructions before each bout - 61.41(i)
• Failed to follow knock-down count requirements - 61.41(k)(2)
• Failed to attend the rules meeting - 61.41(p)

Class C:

1^st Violation, $500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

3^rd Violation, $3,500 to $5,000 plus revocation

• Had a direct or indirect financial interest in any contestant - 61.23(a)
• Participated in an illegal event - 61.23(b)
• Failed to behave in a professional manner or to exhibit the highest degree of sportsmanlike conduct at all times pertinent to the event - 61.24(a)
• Failed to carry out the terms and conditions of a contract concerning a combative sports event to which licensee was a party - 61.24(b)
• Failed to call time and advise the judges of a foul and the number of points to be deducted - 61.41(h)
• Failed to give a contestant who is incapacitated by a low blow reasonable time to recover; failed to declare a contestant who has suffered a low blow the loser when the contestant shows an unwillingness to continue the fight once it has been resumed - 61.41(j)
• Failed to order the opponent to the ring’s farthest neutral corner when a knock-down occurs - 61.41(k)(1)
• Failed to stop counting when the opponent left the neutral corner before the count was complete - 61.41(k)(3)
• Allowed a contestant who had been knocked down to resume before the conclusion of the eight-count - 61.41(k)(4)
• Failed to resume a count where it stopped when a contestant who had been knocked down got up and went down again without being struck - 61.41(k)(5)
• Failed to continue the count and allowed the bell to ring at the end of a round before a knocked-down contestant rose - 61.41(k)(6)
• Failed to declare the opponent the winner by knockout when a contestant did not rise before the count of ten - 61.41(k)(7)
• Failed to give a contestant who did not answer the bell at the start of a round a ten count then declare him the loser - 61.41(l)
• Failed to give a contestant who had been knocked or fallen out of the ring 20 seconds to return to the ring - 61.41(m)
• Failed to count a contestant who did not return to the ring as if the contestant were down - 61.41(m)
• Allowed someone to help a contestant knocked out of the ring back into the ring - 61.41(m)
• Failed to declare a no decision or a winner by technical decision when required - 61.41(n)
• Failed to call time out until the ringside physician completes the examination - 61.43(j)
• Failed to stop a contest when its integrity is in doubt and order the purses held pending an investigation by the Department - 61.108(g), 61.108(h)

Class D:

1^st Violation, Revocation

2^nd Violation, Revocation

3^rd Violation, Revocation

• Failed to comply with previous order of Commission/Executive Director - 51.353(a) and 61.91
• Obtaining a license by fraud or false representation - 60.63(b)
• Failed to pay the Department for a dishonored check - 60.82

Ringside Physicians

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2052
16 Texas Administration Code, Chapter 61

Class A:

1^st Violation, Reprimand to $1,000

2^nd Violation, $500 to $2,000

3^rd Violation, $1,000 to $4,000 and/or 6-month probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

• Failed to inform the Executive Director in writing of a change of address within 30 days - 61.20(c)
• Failed to have proof of identification while doing work requiring a ringside physician license - 61.23(f)
• Failed to report the results of a post-contest examination to the Department within one hour of the event - 61.46(4)

Class B:

1^st Violation, $500 to $3,000

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

3^rd Violation, $3,000 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

• Acted as a ringside physician at a combative sports event without a license - 2052.107(8), 61.20(a)
• Failed to present license to Department personnel upon request - 61.24(c)
• Failed to perform the required medical examination on a contestant at weigh-in - 61.46(1)
• Failed to remain at ringside at all times during the scheduled bouts - 61.46(2)

Class C:

1^st Violation, $500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

3^rd Violation, $3,500 to $5,000 plus revocation

• Had a direct or indirect financial interest in any contestant - 61.23(a)
• Participated in an illegal event - 61.23(b)
• Failed to behave in a professional manner or to exhibit the highest degree of sportsmanlike conduct at all times pertinent to the event - 61.24(a)
• Failed to carry out the terms and conditions of a contract concerning a combative sports event to which licensee was a party - 61.24(b)
• Failed to immediately examine a contestant who suffered a knockout, concussion, or other head injury - 61.46(3)
• Failed to conduct a post-contest examination or failed to include required recommendations for rest periods, medical disqualifications, or other examination results - 61.46(4)

Class D:

1^st Violation, Revocation

2^nd Violation, Revocation

3^rd Violation, Revocation

• Failed to comply with previous order of Commission/Executive Director - 51.353(a) and 61.91
• Obtaining a license by fraud or false representation - 60.63(b)
• Failed to pay the Department for a dishonored check - 60.82

Seconds

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2052
16 Texas Administration Code, Chapter 61

Class A:

1^st Violation, Reprimand to $1,000

2^nd Violation, $500 to $2,000

3^rd Violation, $1,000 to $4,000 and/or 6-month probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

• Failed to have proof of identification while doing work requiring a promoter license - 61.23(f)
• Permitted more than two seconds in contestant’s corner - 61.43(a)
• Failed to dress neatly - 61.43(b)
• Threw excessive amounts of water on the contestant - 61.43(e)(2)
• Administered an unapproved solution - 61.43(e)(4)
• Failed to remain seated in the chairs provided during the rounds - 61.43(f)
• Failed to leave the ring when instructed - 61.43(h)
• Failed to immediately yield to physician’s exam - 61.43(j)
• Had loose ice or ice in an unapproved container - 61.43(i)(1)
• Had unapproved supplies - 61.43(i)(1)
• Had approved substances in containers that were not labeled with the manufacturer’s label or were contaminated by a foreign substance - 61.43(i)(1), 61.43(i)(2)
• Used substances other than water for hydration between rounds - 61.43(i)(4)
• Used excessive lubricant on the contestant’s body, arms or face - 61.43(i)(5)
• Failed to leave the ring after decision at request of referee - 61.47(j)

Class B:

1^st Violation, $500 to $3,000

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

3^rd Violation, $3,000 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

• Acted as a second at a combative sports event without a license - 2052.107(5), 61.20(a)
• Failed to present license to Department personnel upon request - 61.24(c)
• Failed to keep the corner clean, dry, and free from objects - 61.43(c)
• Failed to remain silent when instructed to do so - 61.43(e)(1)
• Tossed an object into the ring in token surrender of the contestant - 61.43(e)(3)
• Failed to attend the referee’s rules meeting - 61.43(k)

Class C:

1^st Violation, $500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

3^rd Violation, $3,500 to $5,000 plus revocation

• Failed to behave in a professional manner or to exhibit the highest degree of sportsmanlike conduct at all times pertinent to the event - 61.24(a)
• Failed to carry out the terms and conditions of a contract concerning a combative sports event to which licensee was a party - 61.24(b)
• Failed to immediately report to the promoter and the Department that the pre-fight physical showed the contestant unfit for competition - 61.47(k)
• Failed to immediately report to the promoter and the Department that the contestant was ill or injured and could not take part in a contest - 61.47(l)

Class D:

1^st Violation, Revocation

2^nd Violation, Revocation

3^rd Violation, Revocation

• Failed to comply with previous order of Commission/Executive Director - 51.353(a) and 61.91
• Obtaining a license by fraud or false representation - 60.63(b)
• Failed to pay the Department for a dishonored check - 60.82

Timekeepers

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2052
16 Texas Administration Code, Chapter 61

Class A:

1^st Violation, Reprimand to $1,000

2^nd Violation, $500 to $2,000

3^rd Violation, $1,000 to $4,000 and/or 6-month probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

• Failed to inform the Executive Director in writing of a change of address within 30 days - 61.20(c)
• Failed to have proof of identification while doing work requiring a timekeeper license - 61.23(f)
• Used a bell not approved by the Department - 61.45(d)

Class B:

1^st Violation, $500 to $3,000

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

3^rd Violation, $3,000 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

• Acted as a timekeeper at a combative sports event without a license - 2052.107(6), 61.20(a)
• Failed to present license to Department personnel upon request - 61.24(c)

Class C:

1^st Violation, $500 to $5,000 and/or 1-year probated suspension to 1-year full suspension

2^nd Violation, $1,500 to $5,000 plus 1-year probated suspension to revocation

3^rd Violation, $3,500 to $5,000 plus revocation

• Had a direct or indirect financial interest in any contestant - 61.23(a)
• Participated in an illegal event - 61.23(b)
• Failed to behave in a professional manner or to exhibit the highest degree of sportsmanlike conduct at all times pertinent to the event - 61.24(a)
• Failed to carry out the terms and conditions of a contract concerning a combative sports event to which licensee was a party - 61.24(b)
• Failed to give a ten second warning before the end of each rest period - 61.45(a)
• Sounded the bell other than at the beginning and end of a round - 61.45(a)
• Failed to start a count when a contestant is down and to continue until a count of ten seconds was reached - 61.45(b)
• Failed to sound the bell to stop the round when the referee is absent from the ring or temporarily incapacitated - 61.45(c)

Class D:

1^st Violation, Revocation

2^nd Violation, Revocation

3^rd Violation, Revocation

• Failed to comply with previous order of Commission/Executive Director - 51.353(a) and 61.91
• Obtaining a license by fraud or false representation - 60.63(b)
• Failed to pay the Department for a dishonored check - 60.82

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