(1)The director may take disciplinary or
other action as authorized in section 12-20-404 against a license or an application
for a license if the applicant or licensee:
(a)Violates any order of the commission or the director, any provision of this
article 110, an applicable provision of article 20 of this title 12, or the rules
established under this article 110;
(b)Fails to meet the requirements of this article 110 or the rules of the
commission;
(c)Is convicted of or has entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to a
felony; except that the director shall be governed by the provisions of section 24-5-101 in considering the conviction or plea;
(d)Has a substance use disorder, as defined in section 27-81-102, or is an
excessive or a habitual user or abuser of alcohol or h
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(1) The director may take disciplinary or
other action as authorized in section 12-20-404 against a license or an application
for a license if the applicant or licensee:
(a) Violates any order of the commission or the director, any provision of this
article 110, an applicable provision of article 20 of this title 12, or the rules
established under this article 110;
(b) Fails to meet the requirements of this article 110 or the rules of the
commission;
(c) Is convicted of or has entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to a
felony; except that the director shall be governed by the provisions of section 24-5-101 in considering the conviction or plea;
(d) Has a substance use disorder, as defined in section 27-81-102, or is an
excessive or a habitual user or abuser of alcohol or habit-forming drugs or is a
habitual user of a controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), if the
use, disorder, or dependency is a danger to other licensees;
(e) Has incurred disciplinary action related to professional boxing in another
jurisdiction. Evidence of disciplinary action is prima facie evidence for denial of a
license or other disciplinary action if the violation would be grounds for disciplinary
action in this state.
(f) Provides false information in any application or attempts to obtain a
license by fraud, deception, misrepresentation, or concealment;
(g) Is guilty of conduct, or is incompetent or negligent in a manner, that:
(I) Is detrimental to a contest or exhibition of boxing, including
unsportsmanlike conduct engaged in before, during, or after a contest or exhibition
of boxing; or
(II) Results in injury, or creates an unreasonable risk of harm, to a person; or
(h) Fails to comply with a limitation, restriction, or condition that the director
or any other state or national regulatory authority responsible for regulating boxing
places on the licensee or applicant.
(2) (a) Any proceeding to deny, suspend, revoke, or place on probation a
license shall be conducted pursuant to sections 12-20-403, 24-4-104, and 24-4-105.
(b) Upon completing an investigation in accordance with section 12-20-403,
the director shall make one of the following findings:
(I) The complaint is without merit and no further action need be taken.
(II) There is no reasonable cause to warrant further action.
(III) The investigation discloses an instance of conduct that does not warrant
formal action and should be dismissed, but the director notices indications of
possible errant conduct that could lead to serious consequences if not corrected. If
this finding is made, the director shall send a confidential letter of concern to the
licensee in accordance with section 12-20-404 (5).
(IV) The investigation discloses an instance of conduct that does not warrant
formal action but should not be dismissed as being without merit. If this finding is
made, the director may send a letter of admonition to the licensee in accordance
with section 12-20-404 (4) by certified mail.
(V) The investigation discloses facts that warrant further proceedings by
formal complaint. If this finding is made, the director shall refer the complaint to
the attorney general for preparation and filing of a formal complaint.
(c) The director shall conduct all proceedings pursuant to this subsection (2)
expeditiously and informally so that no licensee is subjected to unfair and unjust
charges and that no complainant is deprived of the right to a timely, fair, and proper
investigation of a complaint.
(3) The director may issue cease-and-desist orders under the circumstances
and in accordance with the procedures specified in section 12-20-405.