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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)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 […]
Section 60-2A-26 – Supervisory fee on closed-circuit telecasts or motion pictures; report to commission. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. Any person who charges and receives an admission fee for exhibiting any live professional contest on a closed-circuit telecast or motion picture shall, within seventy-two hours after the event, furnish to the commission a verified written report on a form prescribed by the commission showing the number of tickets sold and issued or sold […]
Section 60-2A-27 – Penalty; nonpayment of fee. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Any person who willfully attempts to evade or defeat any regulatory fee or supervisory fee or the payment thereof imposed pursuant to the Professional Athletic Competition Act is guilty of a fourth degree felony. History: Laws 1980, ch. 90, § 27; 2005, ch. 346, § 5. ANNOTATIONS Delayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of this […]
Section 60-2A-28 – Civil penalty. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
In the case of failure due to negligence or disregard of rules and regulations of the commission, but without intent to defraud, to pay when due any amount of regulatory fee or supervisory fee required to be paid pursuant to the Professional Athletic Competition Act, there shall be added to the amount two percent per […]