Section 60-2A-17 - Insurance. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.) - New Mexico Statutes

60-2A-17. Insurance. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)

A.     The commission may by rule require insurance coverage for each licensed professional boxer or professional wrestler to provide for medical, surgical and hospital care for injuries sustained while preparing for or engaged in a professional contest in an amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) payable to such boxer or wrestler as beneficiary.   

B.     In lieu of, or in addition to, the insurance provided for in Subsection A of this section, the commission may establish a voluntary injury fund in the state treasury to provide for the medical care of a professional boxer or professional wrestler injured in the course of a professional contest. The fund shall consist solely of voluntary contributions by promoters equal to two percent of the gross receipts of the professional contest. The funds may be expended upon vouchers signed by the chairman of the commission and warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration.