New Mexico § 60-2A-8.2 - Jurisdiction of commission over unarmed combat contests
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 60-2A-8.2 — Jurisdiction of commission over unarmed combat contests, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 60-2A-8.2. Jurisdiction of commission over unarmed combat contests
A. The commission shall have sole direction, management, control and jurisdiction
over all contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat to be conducted, held or given
within New Mexico, and no contest or exhibition may be conducted, held or given within
the state except in accordance with the provisions of the Professional Athletic Competition
Act. B. Any contest involving a form of Oriental unarmed self-defense must be conducted
pursuant to rules for that form that are approved by the commission before the contest
is conducted, held or given in the state except in accordance with the provisions
of the Professional Athletic Competition Act.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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