No person shall act as a referee for an event without a referee's license issued pursuant to this chapter.
Except as provided in § 2012.4, in order to be licensed as a referee, an applicant shall pass a written examination administered by the Commission which tests the applicant's knowledge of the rules governing events of the type which the applicant is qualified to referee.
To be eligible to sit for the examination required by § 2012.2, an applicant shall:
An applicant who is licensed and in good standing as a referee in a jurisdiction of the United States, or licensed by an appropriate licensing authority of a foreign jurisdiction, may be permitted to obtain a license in the District of Columbia without examination if the applicant proves, to the satisfaction of the Commission, that he or she has completed experience and examination requirements for licensure in the other jurisdiction that were substantially equivalent to the requirements of this section.
All applicants for licensure as a referee shall pass a medical examination conducted by a licensed physician approved by the Commission.
An applicant for a license as a referee shall prove to the satisfaction of the Commission that he or she:
Persons licensed as referees in the District are deemed to have satisfied the experience and examination requirements for licensure as a timekeeper, inspector, and judge. A licensed referee may be assigned by the Commission to serve as an official in any of these capacities.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 19-2012