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Duties and Procedures 2014 (English)

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b Assess Time Violation (also before expiration of twenty (20) seconds) if the receiver's actions are delaying the reasonable pace of the server. c Assess Code Violation if the receiver is consistently or obviously delaying the server, thus employing "Unsportsmanlike Conduct". R PLAYER MISCONDUCT ON COURT The Chair Umpire has the primary responsibility for the enforcement of the Code of Conduct during a match. Code Violations should be assessed immediately when a player violates the Code. A Code Violation should be assessed for each violation. After the match the Chair Umpire must still enforce the Code by reporting the facts to the ITF Supervisor/Referee. S CODE VIOLATIONS NOT WITNESSED BY THE CHAIR UMPIRE Occasionally there are Code Violations by players that are witnessed by Line Umpires only. The Line Umpire should then immediately approach the Chair Umpire and report the facts of the violation, during which time the Chair Umpire should switch off all the microphones in the area of the chair. The Chair Umpire may ask the player to respond to such report; thereafter, the Chair Umpire must make a decision and either dismiss the report or assess a Code Violation. If a Code Violation is assessed, then the Chair Umpire must announce such violation to the player, opponent and spectators. If, in the Chair Umpire's opinion, there was a violation of the Code of Conduct, but because of the time of discovery or otherwise it would be inappropriate to issue a Code Violation, then he/she must notify the player that he/she will refer the matter to the ITF Supervisor/Referee for action after the match. T IMMEDIATE DEFAULT The ITF Supervisor/Referee may declare a default for any misconduct violation of the Code. The election to proceed to an immediate default without going through the Point Penalty Schedule is a serious action and should not be taken except for severe and flagrant misconduct. 25

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