Sec. 13. (a) Boxing, sparring, and unarmed combat matches or exhibitions, whether or not for prizes or purses, may be held in Indiana.
(b) The commission:
(1) has the sole direction, management, control, and jurisdiction over all boxing, sparring, and unarmed combat matches or exhibitions to be conducted, held, or given in Indiana; and
(2) may issue licenses for those matches or exhibitions.
(c) A boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match or an exhibition that is:
(1) conducted by any school, college, or university within Indiana; or
(2) sanctioned by United States Amateur Boxing, Inc.;
is not subject to the provisions of this chapter requiring a license. The term "school, college, or university" does not include a school or other institution for the principal purpose of furnishing instruction in boxing, or other athletics.
(d) Except as provided under section 18 of this chapter, no boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match or exhibition, except as provided in this chapter, may be held or conducted within Indiana except under a license and permit issued by the commission in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
As added by P.L.113-2010, SEC.11.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 4. State Offices and Administration
Article 33. Riverboat Gambling
Chapter 22. Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts
4-33-22-2. "Mixed Martial Arts"
4-33-22-3. "Professional Boxer"
4-33-22-8. "Unarmed Competitor"
4-33-22-11. Appointment of Personnel; Powers of Executive Director; Issuance of Legal Documents
4-33-22-13. Authority of Commission Over Matches and Exhibitions; License and Permit Requirement
4-33-22-14. Annual Licenses; Event Permits; Penalties
4-33-22-16. Submission of Fingerprints and Financial Information; Criminal History Checks
4-33-22-17. Licensing of Promoters, Participants, and Other Persons
4-33-22-18. Amateur Mixed Martial Arts; Requirements
4-33-22-19. Eligibility for Licenses and Permits; Nontransferability of Licenses and Permits
4-33-22-20. Authority to Limit Number of Matches or Exhibitions
4-33-22-21. Requirement to Comply With Terms of Application
4-33-22-22. Denial of License or Permit; Violation of Laws or Rules; Hearing
4-33-22-23. Procedures for Hearings
4-33-22-24. Matches and Exhibitions; Site Requirements
4-33-22-25. Matches and Exhibitions; Age Limits; Gaming and Other Restrictions; Penalties
4-33-22-26. Participation in Violation; Penalties
4-33-22-28. Contestants; Biennial Licenses; Fees
4-33-22-29. Referees and Judges; Biennial Licenses
4-33-22-31. Revocation and Suspension
4-33-22-32. Match or Exhibition; Gross Receipts Tax; Report
4-33-22-34. Unsatisfactory Reports; Examination of Records; Penalties
4-33-22-35. Appointment of Inspectors
4-33-22-36. Regulation of Weights and Classes of Contestants; Rules
4-33-22-37. Display of Purchase Price on Tickets; Maximum Attendance Limits
4-33-22-39. Deposit of Fees in Fund
4-33-22-42. Grounds for Disciplinary Action
4-33-22-44. Summary Suspension
4-33-22-47. Surrender of License
4-33-22-48. Costs of Disciplinary Proceeding
4-33-22-49. Effect of Disciplinary Action by Another State or Jurisdiction; Probationary Licenses