Section 60-2A-34 – Unlicensed activity; disciplinary proceedings; civil penalty. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A person who is not licensed to engage in a professional athletic competition activity regulated by the board is subject to disciplinary proceedings by the board as provided in the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978]. The provisions of Section 61-1-3.2 NMSA 1978 notwithstanding, the board may impose a civil penalty in an […]
Section 60-2A-33 – Criminal offender character evaluation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act [28-2-1 to 28-2-6 NMSA 1978] shall govern any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by the Professional Athletic Competition Act. History: 1978 Comp., § 60-2A-33, enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 218, § 6. ANNOTATIONS Delayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 60-2A-30 NMSA […]
Section 60-2A-18 – Advances against contestant’s purse. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
No promoter or foreign co-promoter shall pay or give any money to a licensee before any professional contest as an advance against a contestant’s purse or for a similar purpose. except that a promoter may, with the prior written consent of the commission, pay or advance to a contestant necessary expenses for transportation and maintenance […]
Section 60-2A-19 – Withholding of purse. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. The commission or its executive secretary may order a promoter to withhold any part of a purse or other funds belonging or payable to any contestant, manager or second if, in the judgment of the commission or the executive secretary, the contestant is not competing honestly or to the best of his skill and […]
Section 60-2A-20 – Attendance at weigh-ins; medical examinations; professional contests. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. The executive secretary or a member of the commission shall be present at all weigh-ins, medical examinations and professional contests and shall see that the provisions of the Professional Athletic Competition Act and the rules made pursuant thereto are strictly enforced. B. Every participant in a professional boxing contest shall be present and weighed […]
Section 60-2A-21 – Length of professional contests; rounds. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
No professional boxing contest shall be more than fifteen rounds in length, and each round shall not exceed three minutes in length. There shall be a one-minute rest between rounds. The commission shall adopt rules governing the length of professional wrestling contests, duration of rounds and the period of rest between rounds. History: Laws 1980, […]
Section 60-2A-22 – Minors; participants. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
No person under the age of majority shall participate in or be licensed for any professional contest. History: Laws 1980, ch. 90, § 22. ANNOTATIONS Delayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 60-2A-30 NMSA 1978.
Section 60-2A-23 – Regulatory fees on promotions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. In addition to any other taxes or fees provided by law, there is imposed upon every promoter for the privilege of promoting a professional contest a regulatory fee in an amount determined pursuant to the rules of the commission to be sufficient to cover the costs of regulating the contest; provided that the fee […]
Section 60-2A-24 – Athletic commission fund. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
The proceeds of the regulatory fee on promotions and of the supervisory fee on closed-circuit television or motion pictures, together with any license fees or other fees authorized pursuant to the Professional Athletic Competition Act, shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the “athletic commission fund” which is hereby created. Money […]
Section 60-2A-25 – Time of payment of regulatory fee. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. Any person upon whom the regulatory fee is imposed pursuant to Section 60-2A-23 NMSA 1978 shall, within seventy-two hours after the completion of any professional contest for which an admission fee is charged and received or a contribution is requested and received, furnish to the commission a written report on forms prescribed by the […]