SR  I
                                                                                        STANDING RULES
                                                                                            COMPLAINTS

SR1 1.  All complaints as to the conduct of the players or their athletic teams of this Association must be filed with the
             Secretary-Treasurer of the Association. The Secretary-Treasurer of this Association shall immediately notify the
             member of the Executive Board of this Association, who resides in the nearest to the troublesome area, to proceed to
             investigate the complaints. He/she shall submit his/her report to the members of the Executive Board of this
             Association within thirty (30) days after said investigation.

SR1 2.  The expense of such investigation shall be paid from the treasury of this Association and, if deemed advisable, the
             Executive Board of this Association shall require the offending member team to reimburse the treasury of this
             Association for the amount.

SR1 3.  Any individual player of this Association that is involved in complaint charges as to conduct unbecoming a
             member of good standing of his/her member team shall be suspended immediately. His/her case shall be in the hands
             of the Board of Directors of this Association and a verdict shall be obtained at the earliest possible date.

SR1 4.  If two (2) member teams of this Association involved in a breach of contract fail to reach a satisfactory settlement, the
             matter shall be handed over to the Executive Board of this Association, whose duty shall be to decide which member
             team is guilty. The Executive Board of this Association shall decide what the guilty party must do, and if it fails to abide
             by the decision of the Executive Board of this Association, it shall be subject to suspension from this Association and
             cannot participate in any sanctioned tournament of this Association until it complies with the decision of the Executive
             Board of this Association.

SR1 5.  Any protest as to player’s eligibility or conduct shall be made to the officers of this Association before or during a
             tournament game session.

SR1 6.  Penalties are as follows:
            1.  First offense Fine (See Appendix A23)
            2.  Second offense Fine (See Appendix A24)
            3.  Third offense One Year Suspension