Sec. 28. (a) A contestant may not participate in any boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match or exhibition unless registered and licensed with the commission, which license must be renewed biennially. The license fee and the renewal fee may not be less than five dollars ($5), paid at the time of the application for the license or renewal.
(b) Any person who desires to be registered and licensed as a contestant shall file an application in writing with the executive director of the commission stating:
(1) the correct name of the applicant;
(2) the date and place of the applicant's birth;
(3) the place of the applicant's residence; and
(4) the applicant's employment, business, or occupation, if any.
The application must be verified under oath of the applicant. An application for a renewal license must be in similar form.
(c) No assumed or ring names shall be used in any application nor in any advertisement of any contest, unless the ring or assumed name has been registered with the commission with the correct name of the applicant.
(d) Each application for license by a contestant or for a license renewal must be accompanied by the certificate of a physician residing within Indiana who is licensed as provided in this article and has practiced in Indiana for not less than five (5) years, certifying that the physician has made a thorough physical examination of the applicant, and that the applicant is physically fit and qualified to participate in boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat matches or exhibitions.
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