14B NCAC 10 .0405          DUTIES OF MANAGERS

(a)  A person shall not act as a manager for any contestant without having first obtained a manager license.

(b)  A manager shall not be licensed as a judge, or referee and nor shall he act as a judge or referee.

(c)  A manager shall not have financial or pecuniary interest in an opponent of his contestant.

(d)  A manager shall not act as a manager in any boxing or kickboxing match in this state which match is not sanctioned by the Division.

(e)  A manager shall not attempt to select or insist upon the selection of any referee or judge in a match in which a contestant under his management is to appear, nor shall he have the name of any such referee or judge written into the contract governing such match.

(f)  A manager shall not pay or contribute to the pay of any referee or judge.

(g)  A manager shall not coach or assist a contestant during a match, or by word or action attempt to heckle or annoy his opponent. A manager shall not enter the corner or the ring at any time during the match. If any manager enters the corner or the ring during any match, he shall be immediately ejected by the referee, and the referee shall order the match to continue. However, a manager may be designated as a second for his contestant and, if so designated, shall comply with the requirements set forth for seconds in the rules in this Chapter.

(h)  The manager shall furnish to his contestant a statement of distribution of the purse together with the contestant's share of the purse no later than 24 hours after the manager receives the purse and promoter's statement from the promoter. The manager shall retain a copy of his statement of distribution of the purse, certified by him to be correct, with receipted vouchers for all expenditures and deductions for a period of six months following the date of the match and shall present the copy to the Division for inspection if requested to do so.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-652.1; 143-655;

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 1996;

Recodified from 18 NCAC 09 .0106 Eff. April 1, 1996;

Eff. April 1, 1996;

Transferred and recodified from 18 NCAC 09 Eff. November 8, 2002;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2004;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2008 (recodified from 14A NCAC 12 .0111(k));

Transferred from 14A NCAC 12 .0405 Eff. June 1, 2013;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.