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6 . Animal abuse , cruelty , and / or neglect ; and / or
7 . Criminal offenses including “ Attempted Crimes ” in the above classifications .
B . Criminal Disposition :
1 . To be considered for Membership , an Applicant will be subject to additional review if the Applicant is or has been subject to any disposition or resolution of a criminal proceeding for the items mentioned in Section 1.1 ( a-j ), including , but not limited to : an adjudication of guilt or admission to a criminal violation , a plea to the charge or a lesser included offense , a plea of no contest , any plea analogous to an Alford or Kennedy plea , the disposition of the proceeding through a diversionary program , deferred adjudication , deferred prosecution , disposition of supervision , conditional dismissal , juvenile delinquency adjudication , or similar arrangement .
2 . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.1 ( a-j ) herein , an Applicant who was subject to a criminal proceeding with a resolution that results in a not-guilty finding will not be subject to additional review .
C . Criminal Charge :
1 . It is a violation of the Code for a Member to have any pending / new criminal charge ( s ) or warrant ( s ) for arrest for the items mentioned in Section 2.1 ( a )( 1-8 ) during the Membership term .
2 . When assessing whether conduct constitutes a criminal charge or disposition , the USASF may assess and rely upon the original charges , amended charges , and / or those to which a plea was entered .
3 . If the USASF learns of any other crimes other than those listed in Section 2.1 ( a )( 1-8 ), USASF reserves the right to consider those crimes as well as the totality of the circumstances in all cases for the fitness of Membership .
REVIEW PROCESS Section 5.3 – Initiating the Procedure
Should an Applicant fail to respond to the USASF within 60 days of any request for information , the appeal will be denied , and the Applicant will be denied Membership . If an Applicant follows the instructions by which to request a waiver and apply to appeal any Membership determination , USASF may require additional documentation from the Member or Applicant with a Flagged Screening before an admission decision may be made . For example , the information USASF may request includes , but is not limited to :
A . Date of the misconduct , offense or alleged offense / misconduct ;
B . Nature of the misconduct , offense or alleged offense / misconduct ( felony , misdemeanor , etc .); USASF CODE OF CONDUCT AND COMPLIANCE 2024-2025 SEASON
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