ENGROSSED
H. B. 2397
(By Delegate Modesitt)
[Introduced January 26, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend and reenact sections six and twenty, article
five-a, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating
to raising fees to be paid to officials at athletic
commission boxing events; and raising license fees for
professional contestants, trainers, inspectors, referees and
professional managers.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That sections six and twenty, article five-a, chapter
twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 5A. STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION.
§29-5A-6. Payment of official in charge.
The deputy, inspector or official other officials
designated by the commission to be in charge of a boxing event shall be paid by the promoter at a rate of twenty-five dollars
seventy-five dollars for each weigh-in ceremony and twenty-five
dollars seventy-five dollars for each day of bouts. If a weigh-
in occurs within three hours before the boxing bouts are
scheduled to begin, he the deputy, inspector or other officials
will be paid only twenty-five dollars seventy-five dollars once
for that particular night or day's events. Judges, timekeepers
and inspectors shall be paid by the promoter at a rate of fifty
dollars per day. Referees shall be paid by the promoter at a
rate of seventy-five dollars per day.
§29-5A-20. Licenses for contestants, referees and managers.
No professional contestant, trainer, inspector, referee or
professional manager shall be is permitted to take part in any
boxing contest or exhibition unless holding a license from the
state, said license to be issued by the commission upon payment
of five dollars ten dollars a year. for contestants and referees
and three dollars a year for a manager. Such fees shall
accompany the application and shall be in the form of a certified
check or money order and shall be issued to the treasurer of the
state of West Virginia to be deposited in the general fund.
Should such license not be granted, the treasurer shall refund
the full amount.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION TITLE AMENDMENT
H. B. 2397 -- "A Bill to amend and reenact sections six and
twenty, article five-a, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
relating to raising fees to be paid to officials at athletic
commission boxing events; and raising license fees for
professional contestants, trainers, inspectors, referees and
professional managers."