Sec. 32. (a) Every person, club, corporation, firm, or association that may conduct any match or exhibition under this chapter shall do the following within twenty-four (24) hours after the end of the match or exhibition:
(1) Furnish to the commission, by mail, a written report duly verified by that person or, if a club, corporation, firm, or association, by one (1) of its officers, showing the amount of the gross proceeds for the match or exhibition and other related matters as the commission may prescribe.
(2) Pay a tax of five percent (5%) of the price from the sale of each admission ticket to the match or exhibition, which price is a separate and distinct charge and may not include any tax imposed on and collected on account of the sale of the ticket. Money derived from the tax shall be deposited in the fund.
(3) Pay all fees established by the commission necessary to cover the administrative costs of its regulatory oversight function.
The commission may waive the tax on the price of admission for complimentary admissions.
(b) Before any license is granted for any boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match or exhibition in Indiana, a bond or other instrument that provides financial recourse must be provided to the commission. The instrument must be:
(1) in an amount determined by the commission;
(2) approved as to form and sufficiency of the sureties by the commission;
(3) payable to the state; and
(4) conditioned for the payment of the tax imposed, the officials and contestants, and compliance with this chapter and the valid rules of the commission.
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