Date of Adoption: November 18, 2002.

     Purpose: To set officials compensation fees to be paid by the promoter. To amend, repeal, or retain current rules, which may no longer be needed or need further written clarification as per the governor's directive on state rules review.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 36-12-170; and new section WAC 36-14-120.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.08.017, 67.08.105.

     Other Authority: RCW 43.24.023.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-20-093 on October 1, 2002.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2003.

November 18, 2003 [2002]

Alan E. Rathbun

Assistant Director

OTS-5952.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-03-069, filed 1/11/02, effective 2/11/02)

WAC 36-12-170   Officials compensation fees to be paid by promoter.   (1) The following minimum fees shall be paid by the promoter of the event to the event officials for nontitle, nontelevision bouts:

Judge	$75.00
Timekeeper	$75.00
Referee (preliminary)	$110.00
Referee (main event)	$125.00
Physician	$250.00
Event chiropractor	$200.00

     (2) The following minimum fees shall be paid by the promoter of the event to event officials for nontitle, local televised bouts:

Judges	$100.00
Timekeepers	$100.00
Referee (preliminary)	$135.00
Referee (main event)	$200.00
Physician	$250.00
Event chiropractor	$200.00

     (3) In the event of a local, state or regional championship, or title fight, ((or nationally televised fight,)) event officials shall be paid by the promoter at the respective and prevailing scale of the ((sponsoring)) sanctioning organization. The event officials pay rate shall not be lower than the televised rate established in subsection (2) of this section.

     (4) In the event of a championship, title fight, or nationally televised fight, event officials shall be paid by the promoter at the respective and prevailing scale of the sanctioning organization but shall not be lower than the rates established below:

Judges	$150.00
Timekeepers	$150.00
Referee (preliminary)	$175.00
Referee (main event)	$225.00
Physician	$250.00
Event chiropractor	$200.00

     (5) In the event of a "world" title bout, event officials shall be paid by the promoter at the respective and prevailing scale of the sanctioning organization but shall not be lower than the rates established in subsection (4) of this section. If the "world" title bout is televised, an additional $200.00 fee per official will be assessed for each judge, timekeeper and referee if the fees listed in subsection (4) of this section are used.

     (6) Travel mileage shall be paid to event officials at the rate listed on schedule A, chapter 10.90.10.b of the State Administrative and Accounting Manual as published by the office of financial management.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.08.017 (1), (9). 02-03-069, § 36-12-170, filed 1/11/02, effective 2/11/02. Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, § 36-12-170, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, § 36-12-170, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.170, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]

OTS-5953.2

NEW SECTION
WAC 36-14-120   Officials compensation fees to be paid by promoter.   (1) The following minimum fees shall be paid by the promoter of the event to the event officials for nontitle, nontelevision bouts:

Judge	$75.00
Timekeeper	$75.00
Referee (preliminary)	$110.00
Referee (main event)	$125.00
Physician	$250.00
Event chiropractor	$200.00

     (2) The following minimum fees shall be paid by the promoter of the event to event officials for nontitle, televised bouts:

Judges	$100.00
Timekeepers	$100.00
Referee (preliminary)	$135.00
Referee (main event)	$200.00
Physician	$250.00
Event chiropractor	$200.00

     (3) In the event of a local, state or regional championship, title fight, or local televised fight, event officials shall be paid by the promoter at the respective and prevailing scale of the sanctioning organization. The event officials pay rate shall not be lower than the televised rate established in subsection (2) of this section.

     (4) In the event of a championship, title fight, or nationally televised fight, event officials shall be paid by the promoter at the respective and prevailing scale of the sanctioning organization but shall not be lower than the rates established below:

Judges	$150.00
Timekeepers	$150.00
Referee (preliminary)	$175.00
Referee (main event)	$225.00
Physician	$250.00
Event chiropractor	$200.00

     (5) In the event of a "world" title bout, event officials shall be paid by the promoter at the respective and prevailing scale of the sanctioning organization but shall not be lower than the rates established in subsection (4) of this section. If the "world" title bout is televised, an additional $200.00 fee per official will be assessed for each judge, timekeeper and referee if the fees listed in subsection (4) of this section are used.

     (6) Travel mileage shall be paid to event officials at the rate listed on schedule A, chapter 10.90.10.b of the State Administrative and Accounting Manual as published by the office of financial management.

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