[§440E-18]  Drug test; withholding of wages; penalty.  (a)  On the advice of one or both of the physicians in attendance at every contest, a post-contest drug test may be administered to any contestant, at the sole expense of the promoter, to determine whether the contestant has consumed any illegal drugs or drugs banned by the director.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-18

  • contest: means a contest or exhibition in a mixed martial arts event in which a mixed martial arts contestant competes with another mixed martial arts contestant, using mixed martial arts, and includes an amateur mixed martial arts contest. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1
  • contestant: means a person who is trained in mixed martial arts and competes in a mixed martial arts contest. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1
  • Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1
  • Promoter: means an individual, corporation, joint venture, partnership, limited liability corporation, limited liability partnership, or any other type of business entity that promotes, conducts, holds, or gives a mixed martial arts contest. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1

     (b)  Any money, prize, purse, or other form of compensation due to a contestant shall be withheld by the director until the director, in consultation with the two attending physicians, is satisfied that the contestant did not have the presence of any illegal or banned drugs in the contestant’s system.

     (c)  Any contestant who fails a drug test shall have the contestant’s license suspended by the director for not less than twelve months from the date of the offense and, in the discretion of the director, may have the contestant’s license permanently revoked.