Hawaii Revised Statutes 440e. Mixed Martial Arts Contests
- 440e-1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Amateur mixed martial arts contest" means a mixed martial arts contest in which no...
- 440e-1.5 Amateur Mixed Martial Arts.
This chapter, with the exception of sections 440E-5(b)(5) and 440E-7(a)(2) and (4), shall apply to amateur mixed martial arts contests. [L 2010, c 117,...
- 440e-2 Assistants.
The director may appoint and remove assistants to assist the director in carrying out the director's activities, duties, and other obligations under this chapter....
- 440e-3 Authority to Subpoena Witnesses and Administer Oaths and Penalties.
The director may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses, with the same effect as if the subpoenas were issued in an action in...
- 440e-4 Powers and Duties of the Director.
(a) In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the director shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To adopt,...
- 440e-5 Jurisdiction of Director.
(a) The director is vested with the sole jurisdiction, direction, management, and control over all mixed martial arts contests to be conducted, held, or...
- 440e-5.5 Control and Supervision of Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Contests.
Amateur mixed martial arts contests may be placed under the control and supervision of any recognized national amateur mixed martial arts association. The director...
- 440e-6 Licenses; Promoters.
(a) A promoter may apply to the director for a license that shall be required to promote, conduct, hold, or give mixed martial arts...
- 440e-7 Permit Required to Hold Each Mixed Martial Arts Event.
(a) No mixed martial arts event shall be held unless the director issues a permit for the event. To obtain a permit to conduct,...
- 440e-8 Licenses, Participants.
(a) Any person may apply to the director for a license to act as a physician, referee, judge, manager, second, or mixed martial arts...
- 440e-9 License Fees.
License fees shall be paid biennially to the State by every applicant to whom a license is issued to participate in the conduct of...
- 440e-10 Licenses, Limitations, Renewals.
(a) No mixed martial arts contest shall be conducted, held, or given unless all the parties participating, as designated in this chapter, are licensed...
- 440e-11 Receipts and Reports From Promoters.
Within three business days after the conclusion of every contest for which admission fees are charged and received, every promoter holding a license to...
- 440e-12 Failure to Report Receipts.
Whenever any promoter holding a license to conduct, hold, or give mixed martial arts contests fails to timely submit a report of any contest...
- 440e-13 Admission Tickets.
All tickets of admission to any mixed martial arts contest for which admission fees are charged and received shall have printed clearly upon the...
- 440e-14 Inspectors; Duties.
The director shall appoint inspectors, each of whom shall receive from the director a card or badge authorizing the person to act as inspector...
- 440e-15 Judges; Duties.
The director, in the director's discretion may appoint two licensed judges to act with the referee in rendering a decision, or three licensed judges...
- 440e-16 Physician or Osteopathic Physician; Duties.
Every promoter holding a license to conduct, hold, or give mixed martial arts contests shall have in attendance at every contest at least two...
- 440e-17 Referees; Duties.
(a) At each mixed martial arts contest there shall be in attendance a duly licensed referee designated by the director, who shall direct and...
- 440e-18 Drug Test; Withholding of Wages; Penalty.
(a) On the advice of one or both of the physicians in attendance at every contest, a post-contest drug test may be administered to any...
- 440e-19 Sham Mixed Martial Arts Contest; Forfeiture of License.
Any promoter who conducts, holds, gives, or participates in any sham or fake mixed martial arts contest, knowing the same to be a sham...
- 440e-20 Sham Mixed Martial Arts Contest; Penalty Against Contestant.
The license of any mixed martial arts contestant who knowingly participates in any sham or false mixed martial arts contest shall be automatically suspended...
- 440e-21 Financial Interest in Mixed Martial Arts Contestant Prohibited.
(a) The director shall not receive any compensation from any person who sanctions, arranges, promotes, conducts, holds, or gives mixed martial arts contests; nor...
- 440e-22 Wages of Contestant; Prepayment Prohibited.
All moneys paid to a mixed martial arts contestant for services, as money prize, reward, compensation, or otherwise, shall be considered wages. No contestant...
- 440e-23 No Rules Combat, Extreme Fighting, or Similar Contest; Prohibited.
No person shall promote, conduct, hold, give, or participate in any no rules combat, extreme fighting, or similar contests. The director shall enforce the prohibition...
- 440e-24 Disposition of Receipts.
Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, all fees and other moneys received by the director shall be deposited into the compliance resolution...
- 440e-25 Summary Disciplinary Action.
In addition to other disciplinary actions provided in this chapter, the director may fine, withhold purse money or fees, and issue immediate temporary suspensions...
- 440e-26 Chapter Does Not Apply to Active Duty Armed Forces, National Guard, Armed Forces Reserve, or Police Activities League.
This chapter shall not apply to any mixed martial arts contest held as a recreational activity by active duty armed forces, armed forces reserve,...
- 440e-27 Revocation; Suspension.
(a) In addition to any other acts or conditions provided by law, the director may refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore or may deny,...
- 440e-28 Penalties.
(a) Any person in violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant thereto shall be fined not more than $5,000 for each violation. Each...
- 440e-29 Cumulative Penalties.
Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under...
- 440e-30 Injunctive Relief.
The director may, in addition to any other remedies available, bring an action in any court of this State to enjoin a person from continuing...
Last modified: October 27, 2016