Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 90A - Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, and Wrestling

• Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
• Commissioner: means the state commissioner of athletics, who is also the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, or the director's designee. See Iowa Code 90A.1
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Mixed martial arts match: means a professional or amateur mixed martial arts match or event that is open to the public and an admission fee is charged, a donation is requested from those in attendance, or merchandise or refreshments are available for purchase. See Iowa Code 90A.1
• Official: means a person who is employed as a referee, judge, timekeeper, or match physician for a match or event covered by this chapter. See Iowa Code 90A.1
• Participant: means a person involved in a match or event covered by this chapter, and includes contestants, seconds, managers, and similar event personnel. See Iowa Code 90A.1
• person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Physician: means a person licensed as a physician pursuant to chapter 148. See Iowa Code 90A.1
• Physician assistant: means a person licensed as a physician assistant pursuant to chapter 148C. See Iowa Code 90A.1
• Professional boxing or wrestling match: means a boxing or wrestling contest or exhibition open to the public in this state for which the contestants are paid or awarded a prize for their participation. See Iowa Code 90A.1
• Promoter: means a person or business that does at least one of the following:
   a. See Iowa Code 90A.1
• Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1