Who must be licensed

(225 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5010)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032)     Sec. 10. Who must be licensed.     (a) In order to participate in contests the following persons must each be licensed and in good standing with the Department:         (1) professional contestants and amateur contestants;         (2) seconds for professional contests;         (3) referees for professional and amateur contests;         (4) judges for professional and amateur contests;         (5) managers for professional contests;         (6) matchmakers for professional contests; and         (7) timekeepers for professional contests.     Seconds, managers, matchmakers, and timekeepers participating in amateur contests are not required to be licensed.     (b) In order to hold a contest, promoters must be licensed and in good standing with the Department.     (c) Announcers may participate in contests without being licensed under this Act. It shall be the responsibility of the promoter to ensure that announcers comply with the Act, and all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act.     (d) A licensed promoter may not act as, and cannot be licensed as, a second, contestant, referee, timekeeper, judge, or manager. If the promoter is so licensed, the promoter must relinquish any of these licenses to the Department for cancellation. A person possessing a valid promoter's license may act as a matchmaker.     (e) (Blank). (Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)