Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 111 – Revocation, suspension, censure, reprimand, probation, fine, license …
The Secretary or the Secretary’s designee may refuse a license or permit, suspend or revoke a license or permit issued or allowed pursuant to this chapter, or may reprimand, censure or fine a licensee or permittee, if the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant, licensee, registrant, or permittee has:
(1) Violated a provision of this chapter or of the Division‘s regulations;
(2) Been adjudged guilty in another jurisdiction of violating any statute or regulation governing combative sports or any combative sports entertainment event prohibited or regulated by the Division;
(3) Been disciplined by any sanctioning organization recognized by the Division;
(4) Pleaded guilty to, or been convicted of, any crime that is substantially related to combative sports or combative sports entertainment in any jurisdiction, including but not limited to bribery, gambling, racketeering, combative fighting or organized-crime activities;
(5) Been found to have committed an administrative violation in any jurisdiction for acts constituting bribery, gambling, racketeering, combative fighting or organized-crime activities;
(6) Been afflicted with a physical or mental disability or impairment that renders the applicant, licensee, registrant, or permittee no longer capable of exercising the rights or discharging the duties granted pursuant to the license, registration, or permit; provided, however, that the Division must consider, as a mitigating factor, the person’s participation in the Voluntary Treatment Option Program as set forth in § 8735(n) of Title 29;
(7) Failed to complete at the direction of the Division, its designee or of the Council, any paperwork or administrative formalities in connection with the applicant’s, licensee’s, registrant’s, or permittee’s participation in or association with a combative sports or combative sports entertainment match conducted in this State, as defined in rule and regulation; or
(8) Engaged in an activity that, in the opinion of the Director, warrants refusal of license or permit, censure, probation, issuing a reprimand or fine, suspension, or revocation in order to preserve the integrity of combative sports and combative sports entertainment in Delaware.
76 Del. Laws, c. 413, § ?2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 438, §§ ?59-62;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 111
- Combative fighting: shall include , but not be limited to such terms as "toughman fighting" "toughwoman fighting" "badman fighting" "extreme fighting" and all such similar terms or names, and shall mean any unsanctioned combative sports or wrestling match, contest or exhibition between 2 or more participants and where members of the public are selected from the audience to participate with or without protective headgear, who use their hands, with or without gloves, or their feet, or both, and who compete for a financial prize or any item of pecuniary value, and which match, contest, tournament, championship or exhibition is not recognized or sanctioned by any international, national or regional professional sanctioning organization recognized by the Director. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Combative sports: shall include all professional boxing and mixed martial arts and all amateur boxing and mixed martial arts. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Combative sports entertainment: include d but not limited to "celebrity boxing" "entertainment boxing" and all such similar terms or names shall mean a display of skill for the purpose of entertaining an audience, consisting of choreographed or simulated combat in which techniques commonly used in combative sports are employed by participants. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Council: shall mean the Combative Sports Advisory Council. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Director: shall mean the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of State. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Division: shall mean the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of State. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Event: shall mean an organized series of contests and/or individual matches presented as a single occasion. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Secretary: means the Secretary of State or designee. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.