2014 Indiana Code TITLE 35. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE ARTICLE 45. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, ORDER, AND DECENCY CHAPTER 18. COMBATIVE FIGHTING
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IC 35-45-18
Chapter 18. Combative Fighting
IC 35-45-18-0.1
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.63-2012, SEC.67.)
IC 35-45-18-1
"Combative fighting"
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "combative fighting" (also
known as "toughman fighting", "badman fighting", and "extreme
fighting") means a match, contest, or exhibition that involves at least
(2) contestants, with or without gloves or protective headgear, in
which the contestants:
(1) use their:
(A) hands;
(B) feet; or
(C) both hands and feet;
to strike each other; and
(2) compete for a financial prize or any item of pecuniary value.
(b) The term does not include:
(1) a boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match regulated
under IC 4-33-22;
(2) mixed martial arts (as defined by IC 4-33-22-2);
(3) martial arts, as regulated by the gaming commission in rules
adopted under IC 4-33-22;
(4) professional wrestling, as regulated by the gaming
commission in rules adopted under IC 4-33-22; or
(5) a match, contest, or game in which a fight breaks out among
the participants as an unplanned, spontaneous event and not as
an intended part of the match, contest, or game.
As added by P.L.112-2007, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.160-2009,
SEC.49; P.L.113-2010, SEC.107.
IC 35-45-18-2
Combative fighting
Sec. 2. A person who knowingly or intentionally participates in
combative fighting commits unlawful combative fighting, a Class C
misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.112-2007, SEC.2.
IC 35-45-18-3
Unlawful promotion or organization of combative fighting
Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally promotes or
organizes combative fighting commits unlawful promotion or
organization of combative fighting, a Class A misdemeanor.
However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if, within the five (5) years
preceding the commission of the offense, the person had a prior
unrelated conviction under this section.
As added by P.L.112-2007, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.158-2013,
SEC.546.
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