Title 41

NRS 467.0105 “Purse” defined. “Purse” means the financial guarantee or any other remuneration for which contestants are participating in a contest or exhibition and includes the contestant’s share of any payment received for radio broadcasting, television or motion picture rights…

NRS 467.0106 “Ring official” defined. “Ring official” means any person who performs an official function during the progress of a contest or exhibition of unarmed combat. (Added to NRS by 1985, 936)

NRS 467.01065 “Sanctioning organization” defined. “Sanctioning organization” means an organization that sanctions professional contests of unarmed combat in this state. (Added to NRS by 2001, 993)

NRS 467.0107 “Unarmed combat” defined. “Unarmed combat” means boxing or any form of competition in which a blow is usually struck which may reasonably be expected to inflict injury. (Added to NRS by 1985, 936; A 2007, 2840)

NRS 467.0108 “Unarmed combatant” defined. 1. “Unarmed combatant” means any person who engages in unarmed combat in a contest or exhibition, whether or not the person receives remuneration. 2. The term includes, without limitation: (a) A contestant; (b) An amateur boxer who: (1) I…

NRS 467.020 Creation; number and appointment of members; quorum; prohibitions concerning contests and exhibitions. 1. The Nevada Athletic Commission, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created within the Office of the Governor. 2. Three members of the…

NRS 467.030 Designation and term of Chair; seal; regulations; form of contracts. 1. The Governor shall designate a member of the Commission as Chair of the Commission. The designation as Chair lasts for 2 years, unless revoked by the Governor. 2. The Commission may purchase and u…

NRS 467.040 Employment of Executive Director and additional personnel; deposit of money in State General Fund; exceptions. 1. The Governor shall appoint an Executive Director, who must not be a member of the Commission. 2. The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Gove…

NRS 467.050 Inspectors: Appointment; duties; promotion or sponsoring of professional contest or exhibition prohibited. 1. For each county of the State the Commission may appoint one or more official representatives to be designated as inspectors, and may appoint one chief inspect…

NRS 467.055 Compensation of members of Commission and other employees of Commission; classification of Executive Director; certain other employment of Executive Director allowed. 1. Members of the Commission, if authorized by the Chair, are entitled to receive a salary of not mor…

NRS 467.063 Authority to affiliate with other state or national boxing commission or athletic authority. The Commission shall have the authority to affiliate with any other state or national boxing commission or athletic authority. [9:40:1941; 1931 NCL § 905.08] LICENSING AND CON…

NRS 467.070 Jurisdiction of Commission. 1. The Commission has and is vested with the sole direction, management, control and jurisdiction over all contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat to be conducted, held or given within the State of Nevada, and no contest or exhibition may…

NRS 467.075 Adoption, revision or repeal of rules by Commission: Notice; text; public workshop; public comment; public hearing; exemption from Nevada Administrative Procedure Act. 1. The Commission may adopt, revise or repeal rules governing the conduct of contests and exhibition…

NRS 467.080 License for contest or exhibition; application for license; fee; limited, restricted or conditional license; bond; Athletic Commission’s Agency Account; additional deposit; exceptions. 1. The Commission may issue and revoke licenses to conduct, hold or give contests o…

NRS 467.100 Licenses for contestant, promoter, manager, trainer, ring official and others; temporary license; application for license; privileged statements; submission of fingerprints; withdrawal of application; uniform scale of fees; payment of costs of proceedings. 1. All cont…

NRS 467.1003 Renewal of licenses for contestant, promoter, manager, trainer, ring official and others: Application to include information relating to state business license; denial of renewal for unpaid debt owed to the Commission or assigned to State Controller for collection. 1…

NRS 467.1005 Confidentiality of certain information concerning applicant for license; disclosure of information; exceptions; procedure. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the Commission shall keep confidential: (a) Any information that is submitted or disclos…

NRS 467.101 Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license; grounds for denial of license; duty of Commission. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and re…

NRS 467.1015 Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, su…

NRS 467.102 Application for license to include social security number of applicant. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational …

NRS 467.104 Contest or exhibition shown on closed-circuit telecast or motion picture for fee: Fee for license; report to Commission. 1. Any person who charges and receives an admission fee for exhibiting any live contest or exhibition of unarmed combat on a closed-circuit telecas…

NRS 467.105 Permit for promoter to present program; limited, restricted or conditional permit; fees; exceptions. 1. Every promoter, in order to present a program of contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat, must obtain a permit from the Commission for each program. 2. The Commis…

NRS 467.107 Additional fees for license of promoter; exemption; credit against fee for administration of drug testing program; regulations; costs and fees. 1. In addition to the payment of any other fees and money due under this chapter, every promoter, except as otherwise provid…

NRS 467.108 Additional fee for each ticket sold for admission to live professional contest of unarmed combat; use of money collected; application for grant; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in addition to the payment of any other fees or taxes require…

NRS 467.109 Time for report to Commission and payment of additional fees by promoter. 1. Every promoter shall, within 10 days after the completion of any contest, match or exhibition for which an admission fee is charged and received, furnish to the Commission a verified written …

NRS 467.110 Suspension, revocation and other disciplining of contestant and other participants; grounds for refusal to issue license. 1. The Commission may suspend or revoke the license of, otherwise discipline, or take any combination of such actions against any contestant, prom…

NRS 467.113 Hearing by member of Commission; notice of disciplinary hearing; approval of adjudication and order by majority of Commission; distribution of written report. 1. Any member of the Commission may conduct hearings. 2. All disciplinary hearings conducted under the provis…

NRS 467.115 Chair and Commission may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, appoint hearing examiners and pay certain expenses; penalty for making false oath before Commission. 1. The Chair of the Commission, or a quorum of three members of the Commission, may: (a) Issue subpoenas to…

NRS 467.117 Temporary suspension of license or permit or period of ineligibility by member or Executive Director of Commission pending final determination by Commission; continuation of suspension or period of ineligibility by Commission; procedure. 1. Each member of the Commissi…

NRS 467.120 Contract between contestant and licensee: Copy provided to contestant and Executive Director; impounding gate receipts. 1. Every contestant competing under the terms of this chapter or regulation of the Commission is entitled to receive a copy of a written contract or…

NRS 467.125 Insurance for licensed contestants. The Commission may, by regulation, require insurance coverage for each licensed contestant to provide for medical, surgical and hospital care for injuries sustained while engaged in contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat, in an a…

NRS 467.130 Advance against purse by promoter to licensee prohibited; permission of member of Commission for advance to contestant for necessary expenses. No promoter may pay or give any money to a licensee before any contest or exhibition of unarmed combat as an advance against …

NRS 467.135 Order to promoter to withhold part of purse or other money due certain contestants or manager or second; hearing; disposition of money. 1. The Commission, its Executive Director or any other employee authorized by the Commission may order the promoter to withhold any …

NRS 467.136 Registration of sanctioning organization or television network; fees, costs and deposit; regulations. 1. The Commission may require a sanctioning organization or a broadcasting network for television that televises professional contests of unarmed combat in this State…

NRS 467.140 Attendance of representative or member of Commission at weigh-ins, medical examinations, contests and exhibitions. The Executive Director of the Commission, a chief inspector or a member of the staff of the Commission must be present at all weigh-ins, medical examinat…

NRS 467.145 Promoter to control seating arrangements; member of Commission furnished ringside seat. Each promoter of a contest or exhibition of unarmed combat has charge of all seating arrangements but shall furnish to each member of the Commission who is present one ringside sea…

NRS 467.150 Length of boxing contests and rounds; rest between rounds. No boxing contest, sparring match or exhibition may be more than 12 rounds in length. Rounds must be not more than 3 minutes. There must be a rest period of 60 seconds between successive rounds. [7:40:1941; 19…

NRS 467.153 Drug testing. The Commission shall perform drug testing of amateur and professional unarmed combatants. Such drug testing may take place at any time, including, without limitation, during any period of training. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2979)

NRS 467.155 Weighing-in of participants in boxing contests. Every participant in a boxing contest shall be present and weighed in no later than noon on the day of the contest. (Added to NRS by 1960, 431; A 2019, 1258)

NRS 467.157 Revocation of license. Any license issued under this chapter may be revoked for cause deemed sufficient by the Commission upon a hearing as provided for in NRS 467.113. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1264)

NRS 467.158 Penalties in lieu of or in addition to other disciplinary action; payment of costs of proceedings. 1. If disciplinary action is taken against a person pursuant to this chapter and the disciplinary action does not relate to a contest or exhibition of unarmed combat as …

NRS 467.159 Reinstatement of revoked license: Payment of penalty prescribed by Commission; payment of costs of proceedings. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 467.158, upon receipt of an application and the payment of a penalty prescribed by the Commission, not to exceed $250…

NRS 467.170 Amateur contest or exhibition of school, college or university exempted from provisions of chapter. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any amateur contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat or any combination thereof conducted by or participated in exclusiv…

NRS 467.173 Certain exhibitions of Oriental unarmed self-defense exempted from provisions of chapter. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to exhibitions of Oriental unarmed self-defense in which no dangerous blow is intended to be struck. (Added to NRS by 1985, 936)

NRS 467.180 Penalty. Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, violate any of the provisions of this chapter, or the rules or regulations of the Commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [12:40:1941; 1931 NCL § 905.11]—(NRS A 1960, 428)