Mutual Combat States 2024

	Alabama	Illegal
	Alaska	Illegal
	Arizona	Illegal
	Arkansas	Illegal
	California	Illegal
	Colorado	Illegal
	Connecticut	Illegal
	Delaware	Illegal
	Florida	Illegal
	Georgia	Illegal
	Hawaii	Illegal
	Idaho	Illegal
	Illinois	Illegal
	Indiana	Illegal
	Iowa	Illegal
	Kansas	Illegal
	Kentucky	Illegal
	Louisiana	Illegal
	Maine	Illegal
	Maryland	Illegal
	Massachusetts	Illegal
	Michigan	Illegal
	Minnesota	Illegal
	Mississippi	Illegal
	Missouri	Illegal
	Montana	Illegal
	Nebraska	Illegal
	Nevada	Illegal
	New Hampshire	Illegal
	New Jersey	Illegal
	New Mexico	Illegal
	New York	Illegal
	North Carolina	Illegal
	North Dakota	Illegal
	Ohio	Illegal
	Oklahoma	Illegal
	Oregon	Illegal
	Pennsylvania	Illegal
	Rhode Island	Illegal
	South Carolina	Illegal
	South Dakota	Illegal
	Tennessee	Illegal
	Texas	Legal
	Utah	Illegal
	Vermont	Illegal
	Virginia	Illegal
	Washington	Legal
	West Virginia	Illegal
	Wisconsin	Illegal
	Wyoming	Illegal

Mutual Combat Laws Across States

In the complex fabric of America's legal landscape, one can come across an array of unique laws that vary significantly from one state to another. One such area of legal divergence involves mutual combat laws, regulations surrounding the concept of consensually engaged fighting. As this issue often falls into a legal gray area in most states, what may be perfectly legal in one state may carry consequences in another, demonstrating geographical variances in interpretation of law and morality.

Only two states out of the entire United States have legalized mutual combat, namely Washington and Texas. Both require a police officer to oversee the fight to ensure no bystanders get hurt, and to break up the fight when an evident victor emerges.
A majority of states, ranging from large ones like New York and Florida to smaller ones like West Virginia, declared the act of mutual combat as illegal, more often than not falling on the side of caution and public safety.
Interestingly, in states where mutual combat is deemed illegal, no specific ranking appears to indicate whether a more severe legal penalty is incurred in one state over another for participation in mutual combat.
Oregon, while not allowing mutual combat, does permit licensed fighting – a regulated environment compared to the impromptu nature of mutual combat.

By Region

Alabama

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Illegal

Alaska

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Arizona

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Arkansas

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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Illegal

Delaware

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Illegal

Florida

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Georgia

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Hawaii

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Montana

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Nebraska

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Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Utah

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Vermont

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Virginia

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Washington

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Legal

West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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Illegal

Additional Miscellaneous Datasets

Mutual Combat States

Mutual Combat Laws Across States

By Region

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Additional Miscellaneous Datasets

Newest Countries

Nobel Prize Winners By Country

Non-Extradition States

Oldest States