Terms Used In Michigan Laws 338.3648

  • Amateur: means any of following:
    (i) An individual who is not competing and has never competed for a prize or who is not competing and has not competed with or against a professional for a prize. See Michigan Laws 338.3610
  • Commission: means the Michigan unarmed combat commission created in section 20. See Michigan Laws 338.3610
  • Contest: means an individual bout between 2 boxers, 2 mixed martial artists, or 2 individuals engaged in other unarmed combat that is subject to this act. See Michigan Laws 338.3610
  • Contestant: means an individual who competes in an unarmed combat contest or event. See Michigan Laws 338.3610
  • Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 338.3610
  • Event: means a program of unarmed combat that is planned for a specific date and time by a promoter and is subject to the approval of the department under this act. See Michigan Laws 338.3610
  • 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.
  • Person: means any of the following:
  •     (i) An individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 338.3611
  • Professional: means an individual who is competing or has competed in unarmed combat for a prize. See Michigan Laws 338.3611
  • Purse: means a prize or any other remuneration offered to contestants to compete in a contest or event. See Michigan Laws 338.3611
  •     (1) If it receives an application for reinstatement and the payment of any administrative fine assessed by the commission under this section, the commission may reinstate a revoked license or lift a suspension.
        (2) All of the following apply if disciplinary action is taken against a person under this act:
        (a) If the disciplinary action does not relate to a contest or event, the commission may, in lieu of suspending or revoking a license, assess an administrative fine in an amount that does not exceed $10,000.00.
        (b) If disciplinary action is taken against a person under this act that relates to the preparation for a professional contest or event, the occurrence of a professional contest or event, or any other action taken in conjunction with a professional contest or event, the commission may assess an administrative fine in an amount that does not exceed 100% of the share of the purse to which the holder of the license is entitled for the contest or event.
        (c) If disciplinary action is taken against a person under this act that relates to the preparation for an amateur contest or event, the occurrence of an amateur contest or event, or any other action taken in conjunction with an amateur contest or event, the commission may assess an administrative fine in an amount that does not exceed $10,000.00.
        (d) If disciplinary action is taken against a person, other than a contestant, that relates to the preparation for a contest or event, the occurrence of a contest or event, or any other action taken in conjunction with a contest or event, the commission may assess an administrative fine in an amount that does not exceed $100,000.00.
        (3) The commission may assess an administrative fine under subsection (2) in addition to, or in lieu of, taking any other disciplinary action against the person.
        (4) If an administrative fine is assessed under this section, the commission may recover the costs of the proceeding, including investigative costs and attorney fees. The department or the attorney general may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover any administrative fines, investigative and other allowable costs, and attorney fees. The filing of an action to recover fines and costs does not bar the imposition of other penalties or remedies under this act.
        (5) Either of the following is grounds for summary suspension of the individual’s license under section 42:
        (a) A test resulting in a finding of the presence of controlled substances, alcohol, enhancers, stimulants, performance enhancing drugs, or other drugs or substances prohibited by rules promulgated by the department, or derivatives or metabolites of controlled substances, alcohol, enhancers, stimulants, performance enhancing drugs, or other drugs or substances prohibited by rules promulgated by the department.
        (b) The refusal or failure of a contestant to submit to the drug testing ordered by an authorized person.