Chapter 60, Article 2A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Professional Athletic Competition Act”. History: Laws 1980, ch. 90, § 1; 2000, ch. 4, § 6. ANNOTATIONS Delayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 60-2A-30 NMSA 1978. The 2000 amendment, effective February 15, 2000, substituted “Chapter 60, Article 2A NMSA 1978” […]
A. All promoters, foreign co-promoters, matchmakers, professional boxers, professional wrestlers, managers, seconds, announcers, referees, trainers, booking agents and timekeepers shall be licensed by the commission. B. No person shall be permitted to participate, either directly or indirectly, in any professional contest unless such person shall have first procured a license from the commission. C. Any […]
The commission may issue licenses without fees to physicians authorizing them to officiate at professional contests. History: Laws 1980, ch. 90, § 11. ANNOTATIONS Delayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 60-2A-30 NMSA 1978.
The annual license fee shall not exceed the following amounts: A. promoters $300.00 B. foreign co-promoters 500.00 C. referees 40.00 D. timekeepers and announcers 25.00 E. seconds and trainers 25.00 F. managers 50.00 G. professional boxers 25.00 H. professional wrestlers 25.00 I. booking agents 50.00 J. matchmakers 50.00 K. judges 25.00. Every license shall expire […]
The commission shall not issue any license for a professional contest unless it is satisfied that the promoter is the real party in interest and intends to conduct, hold or give such contests himself, or unless the promoter receives at least twenty-five percent of the net receipts. A license may be revoked at any time […]
A. The commission may suspend or revoke any license when in its judgment the licensee: (1) participated in any sham or fake professional contest; (2) is guilty of a failure to give his best efforts in a professional contest; (3) is guilty of any foul or unsportsmanlike conduct in connection with a professional contest; or […]
The commission, on a vote of the majority of the members thereof, may issue subpoenas in connection with any investigation or hearing, requiring the attendance and testimony of any person or the production of books and papers of any licensee or other person whom the commission believes to have information, books or papers of importance […]
A. Every professional boxer or professional wrestler competing in a professional contest shall be entitled to receive a copy of a written contract or agreement approved as to form by the commission binding a licensee to pay the professional boxer or professional wrestler a certain fixed fee or percentage of the gate receipts. B. One […]
A. The commission may by rule require insurance coverage for each licensed professional boxer or professional wrestler to provide for medical, surgical and hospital care for injuries sustained while preparing for or engaged in a professional contest in an amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) payable to such boxer or wrestler as beneficiary. B. In […]
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 […]
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 […]
As used in the Professional Athletic Competition Act: A. “board” means the medical advisory board; B. “commission” means the New Mexico athletic commission; C. “contestant” means a person who engages in unarmed combat for remuneration; D. “department” means the regulation and licensing department; E. “foreign co-promoter” means a promoter who has no place of business […]
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
