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 110 STAT. 3312 PUBLIC LAW 104-272—OCT. 9, 1996 has a financial interest in an active boxer currently registered with a boxer registry. For purposes of this section, the term "compensation" does not include funds held in escrow for payment to another person in connection with a professional boxing match. The prohibition set forth in this section shall not apply to any contract entered into, or any reasonable compensation received, by a boxing commission to supervise a professional boxing match in another State as described in section 4. 15 USC 6309. SEC. 10. ENFORCEMENT. (a) INJUNCTIONS.—Whenever the Attorney General of the United States has reasonable cause to believe that a person is engaged in a violation of this Act, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States requesting such relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, against the person, as the Attorney General determines to be necessary to restrain the person from continuing to engage in, sanction, promote, or otherwise pgirticipate in a professional boxing match in violation of this Act. (b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— (1) MANAGERS, PROMOTERS, MATCHMAKERS, AND LICENS- EES. —Any meinager, promoter, matchmaker, and licensee who knowingly violates, or coerces or causes any other person to violate, any provision of this Act shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not more than 1 year or fined not more than $20,000, or both. (2) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—Any member or employee of a boxing commission, any person who administers or enforces State boxing laws, and any member of the Association of Boxing Commissions who knowingly violates section 9 of this Act shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for noc more thgin 1 year or fined not more than $20,000, or both. (3) BOXERS.— Any boxer who knowingly violates any provision of this Act shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000. 15 USC 6310. SEC. 11. NOTIFICATION OF SUPERVISING BOXING COMMISSION. Each promoter who intends to hold a professional boxing match in a State that does not have a boxing commission shall, not later thein 14 days before the intended date of that match, provide written notification to the supervising boxing commission designated under section 4. Such notification shall contain each of the following: (1) Assurances that, with respect to that professional boxing match, all applicable requirements of this Act will be met. (2) The name of any person who, at the time of the submission of the notification— (A) is under suspension from a boxing commission; and {B) will be involved in organizing or participating in the event. (3) For any individual listed under paragraph (2), the identity of the boxing commission that issued the suspension described in paragraph (2)(A).

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