Indiana § 35-45-18-1 - "Combative fighting"
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§ 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.
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Section 35-45-18-1 (""Combative fighting"") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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