2.13.5 Disciplinary
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This article is from the Table Tennis (Ping Pong) FAQ, by ttennis@bu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
2.13.5 Disciplinary
2.13.5.1The Disciplinary Committee will act on all formal requests for
disciplinary action involving any USATT member. (Actions by ITTF
members are covered by the ITTF Handbook.)
2.13.5.1.1Requests must include fully-documented evidence that there
is an alleged violation of the USATT or ITTF Constitution, By-Laws,
rules, or regulations.
2.13.5.2The committee will have no power to mete out any disciplinary
action, except as in By-Law2.13.5.7, but will conduct an
investigationof alleged violations and will report its findings and
recommendations to the E.C. Based thereon and on any investigation of
its own, the E.C. will promptly determine what, if any, disciplinary
action will be taken.
2.13.5.3The procedure described in By-Law2.13.5.2 will entitle the
alleged offender to an opportunity for a hearing before the
Disciplinary Committee and before the E.C. or a judicial subcommittee
thereof as described in Article 1.3.2. Any such hearing will follow
at least 20 days' notice to the accused member and will permit his
appearance in person, by attorney, or through a sworn statement.
2.13.5.4Resignation from the USATT will not avoid disciplinary action
but will simply stay its effect until such time as the person
disciplined endeavors to rejoin the USATT.
2.13.5.5Two-thirds majority vote of the E.C. will be required to mete
out disciplinary action.
2.13.5.6Any complainant who, within 30 days of filing his formal
request or in 30-day intervals thereafter has not received written
notification from the Disciplinary Committee that action is being
taken or investigation is being pursued, may appeal directly to any
E.C. member for action.
2.13.5.7The Disciplinary Committee Chairman will, on notification by
either the Tournament Committee Chairman or the Membership Committee
Chairman, impose a three-month suspension on anyone accepting funds
for USATT memberships if they fail to forward such funds to the USATT
Treasurer or other proper USATT officials within two months after
receiving such monies.
2.13.5.8In any controversy involving equal opportunity as described in
Article1.3.2, the USATT will submit to binding arbitration conducted
in accordance with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration
Association as provided in ArticleIX of the Constitution of the
U.S. Olympic Committee as of April 1980 as well as the By-Laws of the
U.S. Olympic Committee.
2.13.5.9Athletes may also be disciplined for violation of the USATT
Drug Control Program Protocol as stated in By-Law4.5.5.
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