Wisconsin § 444.18 - Insurance on certain contestants.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 444.18 — Insurance on certain contestants., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 444.18. Insurance on certain contestants.
Any licensee authorized to conduct professional contests or amateur unarmed combat sports contests shall insure each contestant participating for hospital, nursing, and medication expenses and physician’s and surgeon’s services according to an equitable fee schedule, not to exceed in the aggregate $25,000, to be paid to, or for the use of, any contestant to compensate for injuries sustained in any such contest; and shall insure each contestant for not less than $25,000 to be paid to the contestant’s estate in the event of the contestant’s death as the result of participation in such professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest. 444.18 History History: 1991 a. 316 ; 2003 a. 285 ; 2009 a. 111 ; 2015 a. 277 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Wisconsin § 444.18
What does Wisconsin Statutes § 444.18 cover?
Section 444.18 ("Insurance on certain contestants.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. 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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