#32366 Update Section 7 Penalties, Administrative Glossary, Results

Probation may be up to 12 months; or it may be specified as a number of SCCA Road Racing event days or SCCA Road Racing
event weekends.
2. Term(s) of Probation
A member driver on probation may be restricted to participating in his/her Division; limited to participating in certain types of
levels of events; or required to perform specified event related activities, including attending an SCCA Drivers’ School or official’s
training. Participating in SCCA Test Days or SCCA events that are not sanctioned by SCCA Road Racing will not fulfill probation."
In GCR, Section 7.2.I., change as follows:
"I. Suspension of license privileges
SCCA license privileges for a driver, crew, or official may be suspended for a period of time not to exceed 12 months. A license
holder whose privileges are suspended must immediately surrender his license to the Chairman of the SOM, review committee,
or Court of Appeals. While the The suspension is effective immediately., the suspension period does not begin until the license,
as well as any imposed fine, is received by the Chairman of the SOM, review committee, or the National Office. If a fine is
imposed concurrently with the suspension, the suspension period will not be completed until the fine is received by the Chairman
of the SOM, review committee, or the National Office.
A member whose Competition License has been suspended shall not participate in a Road Racing event using any other grade or
form of competition license. When the suspension is the result of a non-compliant vehicle, the infraction shall be noted in the
Vehicle Logbook.
The suspension document for a Competition L license holder will note whether a member whose license privileges have been
suspended may participate in further Road Racing events in another capacity using another type or grade of license."
In GCR, Section 7.4. PENALTY POINTS, change as follows:
"A. Penalties assessed by the SOM, or the Court of Appeals accumulate points on the member’s record according to the following
schedule:
1. Fine ($1 - $99) no points
2 1. Reprimand 1 point
3 2. Fine ($100 - $249) 1 point
4 3. Loss of event points 1 point
5 4. Fine ($250) 2 points
6 5. Loss of time, lap, or finishing position 2 points
7 6. Probation of SCCA competition privileges 3 points
8 7. Disqualification 4 points
9 8. Suspension of SCCA competition privileges 6 points
10 9. Loss of accrued championship or series points 7 points
B. The above P penalties, if imposed by the Race Director or Chief Steward, incur 1 point automatically in lieu of the stated points
in the above schedule.do not incur penalty points. If a Chief Steward’s Action is protested and the protest is disallowed
(upholding the Chief Steward’s Action), the SOM may, at their discretion, assign penalty points as listed above."
"D. Automatic penalties are imposed according to the following schedule:"
***SEE ATTACHED***
In GCR, APPENDIX A. ADMINISTRATIVE GLOSSARY, change the following:
"5. Club Racing Board
The SCCA Club Racing Board (CRB) establishes rules, specifications and standards for competition vehicles, as well as for
scheduling, organizing ation, conduct, and supervision of conducting SCCA sanctioned Road Racing events programs, and the
licensing of drivers and officials. The CRB supervises the execution of these rules and standards. The Club Racing Board shall
work in concert with the Road Racing Department to ensure such rules and procedures mesh smoothly to the benefit of the
program and the participants.
The CRB may appoint Advisory Committees to assist in reviewing member requests for rules development and changes to
individual vehicle specifications, and to solicit and make recommendations to the CRB based on their research and knowledge.
Advisory Committee members serve at the discretion of the CRB and the Board of Directors."
"12. Event
An entire program of competitions. Also known as a “race event” or “race weekend”. This term includes all sessions run under a
single, or multiple sanction numbers. A race weekend is defined as a calendar period of consecutive days. Multiple events run in
the same calendar period will be considered one race weekend."
"26. Penalty Definitions
The following penalties will be reflected in the membership record for as long as any points associated with those penalties are
valid.
a) Reprimand – A formal rebuke that an action or behavior is unacceptable.
b) Probation – A penalty against a specific privilege(s) (e.g.. competition license, specialty license) authorized by SCCA which
requires observation for a specified amount of time and/or completion of a specific set of conditions. When a probation penalty is
applied, a Membership – Probationary License form will be issued and used during the probationary period.
c) Suspension – A penalty against a specific privilege(s) (e.g. competition license, specialty license) authorized by SCCA which
temporarily removes one’s ability to participate for a specified amount of time (e.g. 30 days, 6 months, 12 months.) Suspension
and/or termination of overall membership including all privileges is reserved to the National Board of Directors."
In GCR, Section 5.10.4.B.6., change as follows:
"When a car participant receives any penalty listed in 7.2., the penalty and GCR reference shall be shown on the Official
Results. is given a lap, time or finishing position penalty, the reason should be shown on the Official Results, including the GCR
reference."
In GCR, Section 5.12.1.B., add the following:
"3. Action Reporting
The Chairman of the SOM (or his designee) shall add all participant actions to the member record of the named party(s) in the
Action History/Discipline form found in the Member Account Portal within 10 days of the completion of the event."