Sec. 13. (a) Boxing, sparring, and unarmed combat matches or exhibitions, whether or not for prizes or purses, may be held in Indiana.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-33-22-13

  • boxing: means the art of attack and defense with the fists, or feet in the case of kickboxing, practiced as a sport. See Indiana Code 4-33-22-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • sparring: means combat in which participants intend to and actually:

    Indiana Code 4-33-22-5

  • unarmed combat: means the practice, or any related practice, of mixed martial arts or martial arts. See Indiana Code 4-33-22-7
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) The commission:

(1) has the sole direction, management, control, and jurisdiction over all boxing, sparring, and unarmed combat matches or exhibitions to be conducted, held, or given in Indiana; and

(2) may issue licenses for those matches or exhibitions.

     (c) A boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match or an exhibition that is:

(1) conducted by any school, college, or university within Indiana; or

(2) sanctioned by United States Amateur Boxing, Inc.;

is not subject to the provisions of this chapter requiring a license. The term “school, college, or university” does not include a school or other institution for the principal purpose of furnishing instruction in boxing, or other athletics.

     (d) Except as provided under section 18 of this chapter, no boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match or exhibition, except as provided in this chapter, may be held or conducted within Indiana except under a license and permit issued by the commission in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.

As added by P.L.113-2010, SEC.11.

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