§ 41-5-14. Interest in contestant by promoter prohibited — Forfeiture of contestant’s purse.
No licensee under this chapter shall have, directly or indirectly, any financial interest in a boxer competing on premises owned or leased by the licensee, or in which the licensee is otherwise interested. No contestant in a match or exhibition shall be paid for services before the services are rendered, and, should it be determined by the judges and referee that a contestant did not give an honest exhibition of his or her skill, his or her services shall not be remunerated.
History of Section.P.L. 1926, ch. 772, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 16, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 41-5-14; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 148.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics
Chapter 41-5 - Boxing and Wrestling
Section 41-5-1. - License required for boxing exhibitions — Amateur exhibitions exempt.
Section 41-5-3. - Application for license.
Section 41-5-3.1. - Required information on application.
Section 41-5-3.2. - License issued only to ring equipment owner.
Section 41-5-3.3. - Insurance required.
Section 41-5-3.4. - Promotion prohibited until license issued.
Section 41-5-3.5. - Inspections of premises and equipment required.
Section 41-5-3.6. - Substitutions.
Section 41-5-3.7. - Closed-circuit television.
Section 41-5-4. - Penalty for unlicensed match.
Section 41-5-5. - Separate license for each match — Approval of city or town authorities.
Section 41-5-6. - Surety bond filed by licensee.
Section 41-5-7. - License required for participants and officials in professional matches.
Section 41-5-7.1. - Required information on boxer’s application for license — Medical examination.
Section 41-5-8. - Referees — Powers.
Section 41-5-9. - Attendance of judges — Decision.
Section 41-5-9.1. - Duties of director at ringside.
Section 41-5-10. - Fees of officials.
Section 41-5-11.1. - Drug and H.I.V. testing.
Section 41-5-11.2. - Health insurance.
Section 41-5-12. - Duration of matches — Gloves — Maximum participation by contestant.
Section 41-5-12.1. - Number of corner persons.
Section 41-5-13. - Minimum age of contestants.
Section 41-5-13.1. - Physical knockouts.
Section 41-5-13.2. - Facial lacerations.
Section 41-5-14. - Interest in contestant by promoter prohibited — Forfeiture of contestant’s purse.
Section 41-5-15. - Tax on admissions — Accounting and payment — State inspector.
Section 41-5-16. - Overcrowding of buildings — Ventilation and safety requirements.
Section 41-5-17. - Suspension or revocation of license.
Section 41-5-18. - Betting prohibited.
Section 41-5-19. - Witnesses and evidence before division.
Section 41-5-20. - Injunction and abatement of unauthorized matches.
Section 41-5-20.1. - Refunds required upon license revocation.
Section 41-5-21. - Application of chapter to wrestling matches.
Section 41-5-22. - Rules and regulations.