Indiana § 35-45-18-1 "Combative fighting"

Indiana Statutes

§ 35-45-18-1 — "Combative fighting"

Indiana·Art. 45 OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, ORDER,·Ch. 18 Combative Fighting

(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 mat

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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.