Oregon Statutes 463.145 – Prohibited financial interest or investment; compensation and reimbursement of officials; rules
(1) A member of the Oregon State Athletic Commission may not have a financial interest or investment in an unarmed combat sports competitor or entertainment wrestler.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 463.145
- Amateur athletic organization: means an entity organized and operated exclusively to foster state, national and international amateur unarmed combat sports competition. See Oregon Statutes 463.015
- Entertainment wrestling: means a noncompetitive performance in which the participants deliver blows or apply holds with no intent to punish or immobilize an opponent. See Oregon Statutes 463.015
- Event: means an unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling match, bout, contest, exhibition or performance. See Oregon Statutes 463.015
- Medical personnel: means a physician licensed under ORS Chapter 677 or a physician assistant licensed under ORS § 677. See Oregon Statutes 463.015
- Official: means an individual authorized by the superintendent or an authorized representative of the superintendent to perform duties as assigned by the superintendent or an authorized representative of the superintendent. See Oregon Statutes 463.015
- Person: includes an individual, association, organization, partnership or corporation. See Oregon Statutes 463.015
- Promoter: means a person licensed by the superintendent who arranges, gives, holds or conducts an entertainment wrestling or unarmed combat sports event in this state and who is legally responsible for the lawful conduct of the event. See Oregon Statutes 463.015
- Unarmed combat sports: means a form of competition where the intent is to win by striking, knockout, technical knockout or submission. See Oregon Statutes 463.015
- Unarmed combat sports competitor: means an individual licensed by the superintendent who competes in an unarmed combat sports event. See Oregon Statutes 463.015
(2) A member of the commission may not have a financial interest or investment in any unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling event or promotion or a person or promoter involved in an unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling event or promotion.
(3) An official, medical personnel, authorized representative of the Superintendent of State Police assigned to the commission or representative of the commission may not:
(a) Have a financial interest or investment in:
(A) An unarmed combat sports competitor or an entertainment wrestler;
(B) A person or promoter involved in promotion of an unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling event; or
(C) Any individual promotion of an event.
(b) Be an officer in a national or international sanctioning organization.
(4) An officer, board member or employee of an approved amateur athletic organization or other person who has ownership interest in an approved amateur athletic organization may not have a financial interest or investment in:
(a) An unarmed combat sports competitor who is licensed in this state; or
(b) An unarmed combat sports event, promotion, person or promoter involved in an unarmed combat sports event or promotion in this state.
(5) The superintendent may not have a financial interest or investment in:
(a) An unarmed combat sports competitor or entertainment wrestler.
(b) An unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling event or promotion or a person or promoter involved in an unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling event or promotion.
(6) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section and ORS § 244.040, a promoter shall compensate an official for services performed in relation to an event authorized under this chapter and shall reimburse an official for mileage and lodging expenses incurred by the official at a rate established by rule by the superintendent.
(7) Subsection (6) of this section does not apply to an official assigned to an event supervised by an approved amateur athletic organization. [1987 c.789 § 7; 1993 c.742 § 125; 1993 c.744 § 211a; 2003 c.142 § 4; 2007 c.585 § 12; 2017 c.235 § 10]