USASF Professional Responsibility Code 2017-2018 7.0 | Page 19

Official Warnings
Upon notification by any member of suspected violation of the PRC, USASF officials may investigate. The accused will be notified by the USASF and
an official warning will be issued and remain on record for the remainder of the current season when the evidence is undisputed. If disputed by the
accused, a disciplinary case will be filed by the USASF official and the protocol outlined below will be implemented.
USASF officials that are on site for the purposes of membership verifications at the request of the Event Producer are authorized to suspend membership
for coaches, or owners violated the warm up room protocol. In the event that an official warning has been issued and a secondary offense occurs an
immediate case filing for a disciplinary review is implemented.
USASF Members may notify officials (USASF Regional Directors) of suspected violations in regards to roster violations, age eligibility violations,
falsification of documents and actions with immediate safety concerns, such as physical or sexual impropriety without the member filing a case. The
USASF official will investigate and implement the official warning procedure or file a disciplinary case for review. In the event that the USASF official
decision warrants a suspension of membership, the accused may opt to implement the hearing process outlined below. Once a case has been through
due process with the Disciplinary Committee there are no appeals. All decisions by the Disciplinary committee are final.
1. The Director notifies the accused in writing as failing to abide by the USASF Professional Responsibility Code, citing violation and claim. Failure
to respond or complete the form by the accused does not deter the process. Any violation by the party submitting the complaint and or the party
responding to the complaint, of the confidentiality agreement may face sanctioning by the Disciplinary/Compliance Committee.
A. The party responding to the complaint is further instructed to provide a formal written response within ten (10) days of receipt to the Director
of the USASF Disciplinary/Compliance Committee.
B. It is the responsibility of the party submitting the complaint and/or the party responding to the complaint to provide sufficient documentation
of alleged infraction or non-compliance of the Professional Responsibility Code.
C. It is not the role of the Director or Chairman to request or seek out additional evidence.
D. The committee can request, after reviewing the response from the party named in the Non-Compliance form, that the chairman formally
request more information from the party, and then report the new information to the committee.
process for filing a case
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