Louisiana § RS 4:79 - Referees and judges; appointment of event coordinator
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§ RS 4:79. Referees and judges; appointment of event coordinator
A. The commission may grant to referees and judges licenses good for a period of one year. Referees and judges appointed shall not be suspended except on proof of connivance in fakes, failure to enforce the rules of the commission, or incompetency. There is no appeal from the referee's and judges' ruling. Only residents of Louisiana are eligible to appointment and license as regular referees and judges and shall have resided in the state for not less than six months before the date of the contest. Referees may give decisions in all contests so advertised. The appointment of judges is at the discretion of the commission.
B. This Section does not prohibit the commission, at its discretion, from appointing a "name" referee, or one well known for his outstanding ability, to referee a special or championship match even though said referee is not a resident of Louisiana.
C. In addition, the commission may appoint an events coordinator, for any boxing event the commission deems necessary, whose fee shall be paid by the club promoting the event in question, in an amount fixed by the commission.
D. The fees for the referees and judges for each individual event shall be paid by the club promoting the event in question and shall be reasonable and customary for the size and location of the event.
E. Any referee, judge, or other official appointed by the commission shall be considered an independent contractor of the commission, not an employee.
Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1; Acts 2025, No. 290, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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