Ind. Code ch. 35-45-18

in effect

Ind. Code § 35-45-18-0.1 Repealed

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.613. Repealed by P.L.63-2012, SEC.67.

Ind. Code § 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.

Ind. Code § 35-45-18-2 Combative fighting

Sec. 2. A person who knowingly or intentionally participates in combative fighting commits unlawful combative fighting, a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class C misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years. As added by P.L.112-2007, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.32-2019, SEC.39.

Ind. Code § 35-45-18-3 Unlawful promotion or organization of combative fighting

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally promotes or organizes combative fighting commits unlawful promotion or organization of combative fighting, a Class C infraction. However, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if, within the five (5) years preceding the commission of the offense, the person had a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction under this section. As added by P.L.112-2007, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.546; P.L.32-2019, SEC.40.

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