5 Pa.C.S. Ch. 11

5 Pa.C.S. Ch. 11
in effect

5 Pa.C.S. § 1101 Commission control of contracts.

The commission, with the approval of the department, shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the form and content of all contracts entered into between or among promoters and foreign copromoters and professional boxers and managers and all contracts between managers and professional boxers. All contracts required under this subpart shall be in writing.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1102 Notice clause.

Every contract subject to the provisions of this subpart shall contain the following clause: This agreement is subject to the provisions of the Boxing Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to the rules and regulations of the State Athletic Commission of Pennsylvania and to any future amendments of either of them.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1103 Provisions in contracts between managers and professional boxers.

(a) General provisions.--Every contract between a manager and a professional boxer shall contain provisions governing its duration, division of the boxer's purses and the minimum sum to be guaranteed annually to the boxer by the manager. (b) Termination of contract.--Each contract shall further provide that the contract shall be automatically terminated if the license of either party is revoked by the commission or if the manager fails to renew his license within 30 days after its expiration. If the license of either party is suspended, the contract shall not be binding upon the other party during the period of the suspension.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1104 Approval of contracts.

No contract between a manager and a professional boxer shall be legally valid until both parties to the contract appear before the commission and have received its approval, which shall be endorsed on the contract.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1111 Tickets.

(a) Scheduled date and price.--Every ticket of admission to a contest or exhibition shall clearly show on its face the scheduled date of the contest or exhibition and its purchase price, including any taxes thereon. (b) Price limitation.--No ticket shall be sold by any promoter or foreign copromoter for more than the price printed thereon. (c) Antiscalping provision.--No other person shall sell any ticket for more than 50¢ in excess of the price printed on the ticket. No licensee shall directly or indirectly receive any part of any excess price. (d) Numbering of tickets.--Tickets in each price range shall be consecutively numbered, and the number of each ticket shall be clearly printed on both the stub and main portion of the ticket. (e) Schedule of tickets.--A schedule of the numbers of all tickets in each price range shall be furnished to the commission.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1112 Penalty for destroying tickets.

Except upon receipt of prior written authorization from the department, it shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree for any promoter or person associated with or employed by any promoter to destroy any ticket or ticket stub, whether sold or unsold, within six months after the date of any contest or exhibition.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1113 Ticket refunds.

(a) Full refund.--Upon postponement or cancellation of the main event or the entire program of contests or exhibitions, the promoter shall refund the full purchase price of each ticket to any person who presents the entire ticket for a refund within ten days after the scheduled date of the event. The promoter shall announce the postponement or cancellation at the beginning of the program and at other times during the event as the commission shall prescribe and shall notify the ticketholders in each announcement that they may present their ticket stubs for a refund of the purchase price during the program. The commission may require that written notice of the cancellation or postponement and the right to refund be posted at the site of the event in such manner as it may prescribe. After the event has concluded, a promoter who has complied with this subsection need not refund the purchase price upon presentation of a ticket stub. (b) Forfeiture of security.--Failure of any promoter or foreign copromoter to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) shall be sufficient cause to warrant a forfeiture of his bond or other security and an imposition of a penalty or suspension or revocation of his license by the department as provided under section 1304 (relating to suspension or revocation of licenses or permits) or 1305 (relating to civil penalties). (c) Pro rata refunds.--From the fund produced by the forfeiture, pro rata refunds shall be made by the department to persons who purchased tickets, in accordance with subsection (a).

5 Pa.C.S. § 1114 Advertising matter to state admission price.

Each showcard, bill, poster, newspaper or other advertisement of any contest or exhibition shall contain a schedule of admission prices and a conspicuous statement of whether a contest or exhibition is being presented. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of the promoter's license.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1121 Admissions not to exceed seating capacity.

It shall be a misdemeanor of the third degree for any promoter to admit to any contest or exhibition more persons than there are seats in the place where the contest or exhibition is being held.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1122 Age of spectators.

No minor 16 years of age or under shall be permitted to attend any contest or exhibition unless accompanied by an adult.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1131 Promoters and foreign copromoters required to file bonds.

(a) General rule.--Before any license or renewal of a license is issued to a promoter and before any permit is issued to a foreign copromoter, he shall be required to execute and file a surety bond with the department in such reasonable amount, but not less than $3,000, as the department shall determine. (b) Form of bond.--All bonds shall be upon forms supplied by the department, which shall have first adopted them with the approval of the Office of Attorney General. (c) Approval of sureties.--The sufficiency of the sureties shall be subject to approval of the department and the Office of Attorney General. (d) Conditions.--The surety bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance by the promoter or foreign copromoter of his obligations under this subpart and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this subpart, including, but not limited to, the fulfillment of his contractual obligations to contestants, managers and other licensees and the payment of all license and permit fees provided for in this subpart. The aggregate annual liability of the surety for all obligations and fees shall not exceed the amount of the bond. Cross References. Section 1131 is referred to in section 1132 of this title.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1132 Deposit in lieu of surety bond.

In lieu of the surety bond required by section 1131 (relating to promoters and foreign copromoters required to file bonds), the promoter may deposit with the department cash, a certified check, letter of credit or direct obligations of the United States or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania acceptable to the department, in an equivalent amount and subject to the same conditions. The security shall not be returned to the promoter until one year after the date on which it was deposited with the department, unless a surety bond is substituted for the security. Upon the expiration of one year from the date on which the security was deposited, it shall be returned to the depositor if no claim against the deposit is outstanding.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1133 Filing fee.

A filing fee fixed by the commission shall accompany each bond filed or cash or security deposited in lieu of the bond under this subchapter.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1134 Recovery on bond.

Recovery may be had on the bond or against the deposit of cash or security in the same manner as penalties are recoverable at law.
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