North Carolina § 143-655 - Fees; State Boxing Revenue Account.
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§ 143-655. Fees; State Boxing Revenue Account.
License Fees. - The Commission shall collect the following license fees: Admission Fees. - The Commission shall collect a fee in the amount of two dollars ($2.00) per spectator to attend events regulated in this Article. State Boxing Revenue Account. - There is created the State Boxing Revenue Account within the Department of Commerce. Monies collected pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be credited to the Account and applied to the administration of the Article. Announcer $75.00 Contestant $50.00 Judge $75.00 Manager $150.00 Matchmaker $300.00 Promoter $450.00 Referee $75.00 Timekeeper $75.00 Second $50.00 The annual license renewal fees shall not exceed the initial license fees. (b) Permit Fees. - The Commission may establish a fee schedule for permits issued under this Article. The fees may vary depending on the seating capacity of the facility to be used to present a match. The fee may not exceed the following amounts: Seating Capacity Fee Amount Less than 2,000 $150.00 2,000 - 5,000 $300.00 Over 5,000 $450.00 History (1995, c. 499, s. 1; 1998-212, s. 19.11(d); 2004-124, s. 18.2(e); 2006-264, s. 22(b); 2007-490, s. 5; 2009-451, s. 17.7(a), (b); 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (n); 2014-100, s. 17.1(xxx); 2015-241, s. 16B.6(a); 2019-203, ss. 9(b), 12(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2004-124, s. 18.2(e), as amended by Session Laws 2006-264, s. 22(a), provides: "With the exception of G.S. 143-655 , the word 'Commission' shall be replaced with 'Division' every place that word appears in Article 68 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes." Session Laws 2004-124, s. 18.2(g), provides: "The Department of Crime Control and Public Safety shall use funds available from salary reserves to reclassify the two positions in the North Carolina State Boxing Commission and transfer them to the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division." Session Laws 2004-124, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2004'." Session Laws 2004-124, s. 33.3, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2004-2005 fiscal year." Session Laws 2004-124, s. 33.5, contains a severability clause. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 16B.6(b), made the amendment to subsection (b1) of this section by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 16B.6(a), applicable to fees collected or assessed on or after October 1, 2015. Session Laws 2019-203, s. 12(h), provides: "Funds in the State Boxing Revenue Account within the Department of Public Safety as of the effective date of this section [October 1, 2019] shall be transferred into the State Boxing Revenue Account within the Department of Commerce. Once these funds have been transferred, the State Boxing Revenue Account within the Department of Public Safety shall be closed." Session Laws 2019-203, s. 13 made the amendments to this section by Session Laws 2019-203, s. 12(c), effective October 1, 2019, and applicable to (i) applications for a license or permit submitted on or after that date, (ii) contracts entered into on or after that date, and (iii) offenses and violations committed on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-264, s. 22(b), effective August 27, 2006, substituted "Division" for "Commission" near the beginning of subsections (a) and (b); and deleted "Commission" preceding "Revenue" twice in subsection (c). Session Laws 2007-490, s. 5, effective August 30, 2007, revised the license and permit fees in subsections (a) and (b); added subsection (b1); and deleted "[moneys]" following "Monies" at the beginning of subsection (c). For applicability, see Editor's note. Session Laws 2009-451, s. 17.7(a) and (b), effective September 1, 2009, in subsection (a), substituted "$50.00" for "$37.50" twice, and substituted "two dollars ($2.00)" for "one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50)" in subsection (b1). Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), effective January 1, 2012, substituted "Public Safety" for "Crime Control and Public Safety" in subsection (c). Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(n), effective January 1, 2012, substituted "Section" for "Division" in subsections (a), (b), and (b1). Session Laws 2014-100, s. 17.1(xxx), effective July 1, 2014, substituted "Branch" for "Section" throughout this section. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 16B.6(a), effective October 1, 2015, substituted "spectator" for "each ticket sold" in subsection (b1). For applicability, see editor's note. Session Laws 2019-203, s. 9(b), effective October 1, 2019, substituted "ALE Division" for "Branch" in subsections (a), (b) and (b1). Session Laws 2019-203, s. 12(c), substituted "Commission" for "ALE Division" throughout this section; and substituted "Commerce" for "Public Safety" in subsection (c). For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.
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