§ 35-45-18-1 — "Combative fighting"

Indiana § 35-45-18-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 45: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, ORDER,
• Ch. 18: Combative Fighting

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(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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.112-2007, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.160-2009, SEC.49; P.L.113-2010, SEC.107.