Rhode Island § 41-5.2-29 § 41-5.2-29. Physical knockouts.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 41-5.2-29 — § 41-5.2-29. Physical knockouts.

Rhode Island § 41-5.2-29

Title 41Sports, Racing, and Athletics

Ch. 41-5.2Mixed Martial Arts

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 41-5.2-29 (2026).

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§ 41-5.2-29. Physical knockouts.
(a) Any contestant suffering a physical knockout during a mixed martial arts match shall,
            at the request of his or her manager or the division of gaming and athletics licensing,
            undergo a magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) or computerized tomography (CT) test scan
            within twenty-four (24) hours of the request. Failure to comply with the request within
            the prescribed time shall cause the contestant's license to be revoked by operation
            of law and shall render the contestant permanently ineligible for future licensing
            under this chapter.
         
(b) The license of any contestan

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§ 41-5.2-29. Physical knockouts.

(a) Any contestant suffering a physical knockout during a mixed martial arts match shall, at the request of his or her manager or the division of gaming and athletics licensing, undergo a magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) or computerized tomography (CT) test scan within twenty-four (24) hours of the request. Failure to comply with the request within the prescribed time shall cause the contestant's license to be revoked by operation of law and shall render the contestant permanently ineligible for future licensing under this chapter.

(b) The license of any contestant suffering five (5) physical knockouts in any twelve-month (12) period shall be revoked by operation of law and the contestant shall be permanently ineligible for future licensing as a contestant under this chapter.

(c) Every contestant suffering a physical knockout, at the discretion of the division of gaming and athletics licensing, shall be ineligible to perform in a mixed martial arts match licensed under this chapter until sixty (60) days have elapsed following the date of the knockout. The license of every contestant shall be revoked by operation of law whenever he or she suffers a physical knockout.

(d) Every contestant suffering a physical knockout during a mixed martial arts match shall submit to an examination by the physician in attendance immediately following his or her removal from the ring and shall, within two (2) hours of the knockout, submit to a complete examination at a local hospital named by the physician in attendance.