§41-9-1038. Violations.

(a) The Attorney General may bring a civil action requesting relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, against any person who he or she believes is violating Sections 41-9-1029, 41-9-1030, 41-9-1031, 41-9-1032, 41-9-1033, 41-9-1034, 41-9-1035, and 41-9-1037.

(b)(1) Any manager, promoter, matchmaker, or licensee who knowingly violates or coerces or causes any other person to violate Sections 41-9-1030, 41-9-1031, 41-9-1032, 41-9-1033, 41-9-1034, 41-9-1035, 41-9-1036, and 41-9-1037 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class C felony.

(2) Any member or employee of the commission or any person who administers or enforces this article or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article who knowingly violates Sections 41-9-1033 or 41-9-1034 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class C felony.

(3) Any professional boxer, tough man contestant, professional wrestler, amateur mixed martial arts competitor, or professional competitor in mixed martial arts who knowingly violates this article, except Section 41-9-1034, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(4) Any professional boxer, tough man contestant, professional wrestler, amateur mixed martial arts competitor, or professional competitor in mixed martial arts who violates Section 41-9-1034 may be punished by a civil fine not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) together with a percentage of the purse not to exceed 15 percent for each violation.

(c) A person who participates in or promotes unarmed combat shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) The criminal penalties in this section shall not be construed to repeal other criminal laws. Whenever conduct prescribed by this article is also prescribed by other provision of law, the provision which carries the more serious penalty shall be applied.

(Act 2009-622, p. 1872, §19; Act 2010-222, p. 392, §1; Act 2013-285, p. 961, §1.)