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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 467.070 (2026)

Jurisdiction of Commission

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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 be conducted, held or given within this state except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

      2.  Any boxing or sparring contest conforming to the requirements of this chapter and to the regulations of the Commission shall be deemed to be a boxing contest and not a prize fight.

      3.  Any contest involving a form of Oriental unarmed self-defense must be conducted pursuant to rules for that form which are approved by the Commission before the contest is conducted, held or given.

      [Part 3:40:1941; 1931 NCL § 905.02] + [Part 4:40:1941; 1931 NCL § 905.03]—(NRS A 1985, 938)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2024 · leading case: Chavez, Jr. v. Bennett, 489 P.3d 912 (Nev. 2021).
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Chavez, Jr. v. Bennett, 489 P.3d 912 (Nev. 2021). “See NRS 467.070(1); NRS 467.0103; NRS 467.0108(1)-(2)(a); NRS 467.”
Question Submitted by: Diana Fletcher, Adm'r, Oklahoma State Athletic Comm'n, 2024 OK AG 18 (Okla. Att’y Gen. 2024). “The Nevada State Athletic Commission unanimously determined in October 2022 that slap fighting qualifies as "unarmed combat," under Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 467.070 (1985) and, as a result, established its jurisdiction to regulate slap contests.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 467.070(1): 1 case
Chavez, Jr. v. Bennett, 489 P.3d 912 (Nev. 2021). “See NRS 467.070(1); NRS 467.0103; NRS 467.0108(1)-(2)(a); NRS 467.”
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