Guam Administrative Code

§ 41509. Procedure for Hearing; Rules of Evidence. At a hearing before the Commission: (a) Oral evidence may be taken only upon oath or affirmation administered by the Commission. (b) Each party has the right to: (1) call and examine witnesses; (2) introduce exhibits relevant to …

§ 41510. Introduction of Affidavits; Cross-Examination of 95 Affiants. Affidavits may be received in evidence at a hearing of the Commission in accordance with the following: (a) A party that desires to introduce an affidavit at a hearing must, not later than ten (10) days before…

§ 41511. Authentication of Evidence. 96 The proponent of documentary and other physical evidence must authenticate such evidence. A party may authenticate evidence through any means which tends to show that the matter in question is what the proponent claims it to be and which th…

§ 41512. Testimony of Respondent or Certain Other Persons; Failure to Respond to Subpoena. (a) If a respondent fails to testify in his own behalf or asserts a claim of privilege with respect to a question propounded to him, the Commission may infer therefrom that his testimony or…

§ 41513. Amended or Supplemental Pleadings. Before making a final decision on a case, the Commission 97 may permit a party to file an amended or supplemental pleading. Upon such filing, the Commission will provide all parties with notice and a reasonable opportunity to object to …

§ 41514. Procedure for Motions. (a) All motions must be in writing, unless made during a hearing. (b) A motion must: (1) state with particularity the grounds for the motion; (2) include a memorandum of points and authorities in support of the motion; and (3) set forth the relief …

§ 41515. Continuances. The Commission will not grant a continuance except for 98 good cause deemed sufficient by the Commission. A party seeking a continuance must make a motion to continue a hearing at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing date.…

§ 41516. Rulings by Chairman of Commission on Preliminary or Procedural Matters. (a) The Chairman of the Commission may issue rulings on preliminary or procedural matters that are not dispositive of the case or any portion thereof. The rulings of the Chairman are subject to revie…

§ 41517. Decision. (a) After the hearing of a contested matter, the Commission will render a written decision on the merits that must contain findings of fact, a determination of the issues presented and the penalty to be imposed, if any. (b) A member of the Commission who did no…

§ 41518. Rehearing. (a) If a party is not satisfied with the decision of the Commission and if the party has evidence not introduced at the hearing, the party may file a motion for rehearing not later than ten (10) days after service of the decision on the party. 99 (b) The movin…

§ 41519. Evidentiary Standard for Findings of Fact. The Commission will base its findings of fact upon an evidentiary standard in which the evidence, when considered and compared with that opposed to it, has more convincing force and produces in the minds of the members of the Co…

§ 41601. Wrestling Programs Deemed to be Exhibitions Only; Exception With Special License; Restrictions on Advertising. Unless a special license has been obtained, all professional wrestling programs under the supervision and authority of the Commission are only exhibitions and n…

§ 41602. Application for License as Wrestler; Age Limitations; Disciplinary Action. (a) A person may not be issued a license to wrestle by the Commission if he is less than eighteen (18) years of age or over the age of fifty-five (55), except with the permission of the Commission…

§ 41603. Wrestlers Required to Submit to Physical Examination. (a) Any person applying for or renewing a license as a wrestler must first be examined by a physician. (b) The Commission may order the examination of any wrestler at any time for the purpose of determining whether th…

§ 41701. Fee Schedule for Commission Officials: Referees, Judges, Timekeepers, Inspectors, Announcers, Ringside Physicians, etc. (a) Referees: $30 per bout/ $50 per title bout. (b) Judges: $75 per event. (c) Timekeepers: $40 per event. (d) Inspectors: $50 per event. (e) Announcer…

§ 4201. General Licensing Requirements: Application; 6 Conditions and Agreements; False Statements; Proof of Identity; Appearance before Commission; Fee for Issuance or Renewal; Period of Validity. (a) An application for a license as a: (1) Professional boxer; (2) Mixed martial a…

§ 4202. Application for License: Request for Withdrawal. 8 (a) An applicant for a license may file a written request with the Commission to withdraw his application at any time before final action upon the application by the Commission. (b) In making a determination on a request …

§ 4203. Effect of Age, Experience and Physical Condition on Issuance or Renewal of License to Engage in Unarmed Combat. (a) If an applicant for a license to engage in unarmed combat or an unarmed combatant has: (1) not reached eighteen (18) years of age; (2) reached thirty-six (3…

§ 4204. Determination of Ability to Compete in Unarmed Combat; Hearing. Before a license to engage in unarmed combat is issued or renewed by the Commission, the applicant or unarmed combatant must satisfy the Commission that he has the ability to compete. If the ability of the ap…

§ 4205. Determination of Physical and Mental Fitness to Engage in Unarmed Combat; Examination and Testing; Results of Medical Tests Required. (a) An applicant who has applied for a license to engage in unarmed combat or an unarmed combatant who has applied for renewal of his lice…

§ 4206. Application by Amateur for License as Professional Unarmed Combatant: Requirements; Examinations and Testing; Proof of Ability to Compete. A person who engages in unarmed combat as an amateur may apply to become a professional unarmed combatant in Guam by serving notice o…

§ 4207. Application for License as Promoter: Requirements; Investigation; Payment of Costs; Fees. (a) A person applying for a license as a promoter may be required to appear before the Commission and be prepared to prove his: (1) Integrity; (2) Financial stability; and (3) Knowle…

§ 4208. Manager May Act as Second Without Second’s License. A manager licensed by the Commission may act as a second without having a second’s license.

§ 4209. Referees, Judges and Timekeepers: Licensing Requirements; Expiration and Renewal of License; System to Grade Skills; Membership in Sanctioning Organization; Renewal Fee. (a) To qualify for a license as a referee, judge or timekeeper of contests or exhibitions, an applican…

§ 4210. Licensing Requirements and Fees for Ringside Physicians; Certification to Administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Treatment or Examination of Unarmed Combatants. (a) Ringside physicians must be licensed annually as need 14 for their services are determined by the Commis…

§ 4211. Registration of Sanctioning Organizations: Requirement; Application; Fees; Revocation, Suspension or Conditioning. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (f), the Commission may require the registration of a sanctioning organization. (b) A sanctioning organization…

§ 4212. Applicants, Licensees and Officials Must Submit Material to Commission as Directed. Any ring official, any person licensed by the Commission and any applicant for a license must submit to the Commission any forms, records and statements at the times and manner as directed…

§ 4213. Grounds for Denial of Application for License. The Commission may deny the application of an applicant if it finds that the applicant has performed any act which would, if performed by a licensee, subject the licensee to discipline.…

§ 4214. Application for New License or Petition for Reinstatement of License After Denial, Revocation or 16 Suspension. (a) Any applicant who has been denied a license by the Commission may not file a similar application until one (1) year after denial by the Commission, unless t…

§ 4215. Effect of Expiration of License on Jurisdiction of Commission. The expiration of a license does not deprive the Commission of jurisdiction to: (a) proceed with an investigation of the licensee; (b) proceed with an action or disciplinary proceeding against the licensee; 17…

§ 4301. Professional Boxing: Issuance of Identification Card; Disciplinary Action for Falsification or Misuse of Identification Card. (a) The Commission will issue an identification card for the purpose of registration pursuant to the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, 15 U.…

§ 4401. Contract between Manager and Unarmed Combatant: General Requirements; Arbitration of Disputes; Authority of Managers; Assignment. (a) The Commission may refuse to honor a contract between a manager and an unarmed combatant unless it is filed with the Commission at least f…

§ 4402. Promoter and Certain Others Prohibited From Acting as Manager of Unarmed Combatant and From Holding Certain Financial Interests. An unarmed combatant may not have a promoter or any of its members, stockholders, officials, matchmakers or assistant matchmakers: (a) act dire…

§ 4403. Bout Agreement Between Promoter and Unarmed Combatant: Form; Prohibited Provision. (a) The bout agreement between a promoter and an unarmed combatant must be executed on a form approved by the Commission. (b) A bout agreement which provides that an unarmed combatant is to…

§ 4404. Provisions for Filing Bout Agreements; Failure to File; Contracts for Rights to Broadcast, Televise or Take Motion Pictures. (a) A bout agreement between a promoter and an unarmed combatant for the main event of a program of unarmed combat must be placed on file with the …

§ 4405. Payment of Unarmed Combatant Working on Percentage Basis; Calculation of Net Receipts. Each unarmed combatant working on a percentage basis must be paid on the basis of the net receipts of each contest or exhibition after gross receipts taxes, ring expenses and the price …

§ 4406. Limitations on Promoter Creating Debt on Behalf of or Advancing Money to Unarmed Combatant or Manager. (a) A promoter licensed by the Commission shall not directly or indirectly make any loan or advance to an unarmed combatant or a manager without the express written perm…

§ 4407. Failure of Unarmed Combatant to Appear for Contest or Exhibition; Disciplinary Action; Effect on Bout Agreement. An unarmed combatant who fails to appear in a contest or exhibition in which he signed a bout agreement to appear, without a written excuse determined to be va…

§ 4408. Payment of Unarmed Combatant: Permissible Withholding and Deduction; Effect of Arbitration or Litigation; Assignment. (a) An unarmed combatant must be paid in full according to his bout agreement and no part of his remuneration may be withheld, except by order of the Comm…

§ 4409. Payment of Purse: Time and Manner; Permissible Withholding. (a) All payment of purses must be made: (1) immediately after the contest or exhibition; or (2) if the unarmed combatant is to receive a percentage of the net receipts, immediately after that percentage is determ…

§ 4410. Withholding Payment of Purse Pending Disciplinary Action Against Unarmed Combatant; Duties of Promoter. (a) At any time before the award of a purse to an unarmed combatant, a Commissioner, or a person designated by the 24 Commission, may specify any amount which must be r…

§ 4411. Insurance Coverage. (a) The promoter of a contest or exhibition shall provide primary insurance coverage in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or more for each licensed contestant to provide medical, surgical and hospital care for licensed contestants who are in…

§ 4412. Grants to Organizations that Promote Amateur Boxing Contests or Exhibitions. (a) Not later than fourteen (14) days after the completion of a live professional boxing or wrestling contest, match or exhibition is held on Guam, the promoter shall pay the fees required by 11 …

§ 4501. Surety Bond. (a) A promoter who applies for a license to present a program of unarmed combat may be required to furnish a surety bond to the Commission in an amount deemed by the Commission to be adequate to ensure reimbursement to the purchasers of tickets for the progra…

§ 4502. Permit: Submission and Approval of Program and Date; Content; Payment of Fee; Cancellation of Program. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a promoter shall not hold a program of unarmed combat unless, before the program is held: (1) the promoter submits to the Commission a …

§ 4503. Permit for Program with Anticipated Large Gross Receipts; Multiple Requests for Approval of Same Date. (a) If, based upon the seating capacity of the venue and the proposed scale for prices of tickets, the total gross receipts from admission fees for a program of unarmed …

§ 4504. Programs for Charitable Purposes: Application; Duties of Promoter. (a) A person who wishes to present a program of unarmed combat for charitable purposes must file with the Commission an application for a permit to present the program. The application must contain the nam…

§ 4505. Arrangement of Contest or Exhibition; Use of Licensed Matchmaker by Promoter. A contest or exhibition may not be arranged on behalf of any promoter except by a licensed matchmaker or the promoter himself.

§ 4506. Minimum Number of Rounds for Program. (11 GCA Chapter 7 § 7420) (a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2), a promoter shall not schedule fewer than: 30 (1) Twenty-five (25) rounds of boxing or kickboxing on any one (1) program of unarmed combat that consists of c…

§ 4507. Maximum Number of Contestants for Program. A promoter shall not schedule any one (1) program of unarmed combat which utilizes more than eighteen (18) contestants, unless a different limit is approved by the Chairman of the Commission or his designee.…