USASF Professional Responsibility Code 2017-2018 7.0 | Page 21

The Disciplinary Committee chairman may, based on the recommendations of the committee, request recusal of a Board and/or committee member if
Board and/or committee member is directly involved in the specific case and/or provided documentation to the committee for evidence. The Chairman
and the Sergeant at Arms have the ultimate responsibility to recuse any member of the Board from the penalty phase if there is evidence or cause to
believe there may be an inference of impropriety or conflict of interest.
Penalty
The USASF Board of Directors will provide clear direction regarding the levying of penalties for noncompliance or unethical behavior including
but, not limited to, the use of fines and or restriction of privileges for various periods of time on cases that do not have previous precedent set. The
USASF Disciplinary/Compliance Committee will present the information and recommend appropriate action. Please note that this committee is
given only the authority to recommend penalty/action. The USASF Board of Directors can only levy penalty/action and cannot overturn the finding
of the committee.
Guidelines for Penalty Recommendations
Membership
Classification
Category A
All Members
Category B Specific
to Program Owners
Fine Standards
First Offense
Repeat Offense
Program Owner - Warning
- Fines
- Restriction of Membership
Career or
Professional Member
Athlete Member - Warning
- Ineligibility
Event Producer Member
- Warning
- Restriction of Membership
- Ineligibility
- Warning
- Fines
- Restriction of Membership
Event Producer Member - Warning
- Fines
- Restriction of Membership
- Warning
- Fines
- Restriction of Membership
- $1000 Per violation - Double Fines
- Restriction of Membership
Remainder of current
season or one year*
- Warning
- Restriction of Membership
- Subject to
Membership Agreement
- Double Fines
- Revocation of Membership
- Ineligible for lifetime
- Double Fines
- Revocation of Membership
process for filing a case
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