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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO SPORTS, RACING AND ATHLETICS - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Goodwin, Jabour, and Miller | |
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Date Introduced: March 01, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 41-5.2 of the General Laws entitled "Mixed Martial Arts" is hereby |
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amended by adding thereto the following sections: |
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41-5.2-28. Suspension or revocation of license. – Any license granted under this chapter |
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may be revoked or suspended by the division of racing and athletics for a violation of any of the |
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provisions of this chapter or of any other law of the state or of any rule or regulation adopted by |
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the division or whenever the licensee has, in the judgment of the division, been guilty of any act |
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or offense detrimental to the public interest. |
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41-5.2-29. Physical knockouts. – (a) Any contestant suffering a physical knockout |
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during a mixed martial arts match shall, at the request of his or her manager or the division of |
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racing and athletics, undergo a magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) or computerized tomography |
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(CT) test scan within twenty-four (24) hours of the request. Failure to comply with the request |
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within the prescribed time shall cause the contestant’s license to be revoked by operation of law |
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and shall render the contestant permanently ineligible for future licensing under this chapter. |
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(b) The license of any contestant suffering five (5) physical knockouts in any twelve (12) |
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month period shall be revoked by operation of law and the contestant shall be permanently |
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ineligible for future licensing as a contestant under this chapter. |
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(c) Every contestant suffering a physical knockout, at the discretion of the division of |
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racing and athletics, shall be ineligible to perform in a mixed martial arts match licensed under |
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this chapter until sixty (60) days have elapsed following the date of the knockout. The license of |
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every contestant shall be revoked by operation of law whenever he or she suffers a physical |
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knockout. |
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(d) Every contestant suffering a physical knockout during a mixed martial arts match |
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shall submit to an examination by the physician in attendance immediately following his or her |
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removal from the ring and shall within two (2) hours of the knockout submit to a complete |
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examination at a local hospital named by the physician in attendance. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO SPORTS, RACING AND ATHLETICS - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS | |
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This act would broaden the powers of the division of racing and athletics to revoke or |
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suspend licenses granted under this chapter. In addition, this act would require certain medical |
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examinations in the event a mixed martial arts fighter suffers from a physical knockout during a |
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mixed martial arts match. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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