SENATE BILL NO. 128


   January 27, 1999, Introduced by Senator HART and referred to 
        the Committee on Judiciary.



        A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

   "The Michigan penal code,"

   by amending sections 442 and 447 (MCL 750.442 and 750.447).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 442.  (1)  Participating in prize fight--Any
              A person

 2    who  shall be a party to, or engage  PARTICIPATES
             in a prize

 3    fight in this state, or who  shall aid or abet therein,
             shall be 

 4    AIDS OR ABETS A PERSON IN HIS OR HER PARTICIPATION IN A PRIZE

 5    FIGHT IN THIS STATE, IS guilty of a felony.

 6         (2) AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER, "PRIZE FIGHT" MEANS A CONTEST

 7    BETWEEN OPPONENTS THAT MEETS BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

 8         (A) CONTESTANTS ARE AWARDED ANY FORM OF COMPENSATION OR

 9    REMUNERATION FOR THEIR EFFORTS, WHETHER MONETARY OR OTHERWISE.

10         (B) CONTESTANTS ATTACK AND DEFEND THEMSELVES WITH FISTS,

11    HANDS, FEET, HEAD, ARMS, LEGS, OR ANY OTHER PART OF THE BODY,


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 1    WHETHER OR NOT GLOVES OR PADDING OR ANY EQUIPMENT, TOOL, OR

 2    WEAPON IS USED.

 3         Sec. 447.  Inapplicability of chapter--The provisions
             of

 4     this  THIS chapter  shall  DOES
                       not apply to any  boxing  OF THE

 5    FOLLOWING:

 6         (A) BOXING, sparring, or wrestling matches, contests, or

 7    exhibitions, conducted, held, or given pursuant to  the
             provi-

 8     sions of Act No.  328 of the Public Acts of 1919, as
                       amended,

 9     being sections 8839 to 8859, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws
                       of

10     1929, and acts amendatory thereof  ARTICLE 8 OF THE
                       OCCUPATIONAL

11    CODE, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.801 TO 339.814, OR A CONTEST SPECIFI-

12    CALLY EXEMPTED FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ARTICLE.

13         (B) WRESTLING MATCHES OR MARTIAL ARTS COMPETITIONS SANC-

14    TIONED BY THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, THE AMA-

15    TEUR ATHLETIC UNION, OR THE ATHLETIC BOARD OF CONTROL CREATED IN

16    SECTION 802 OF THE OCCUPATIONAL CODE, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.802.

























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