Rules

Violate a disciplinary rule
Circumvent a disciplinary rule through actions of another
Engage in illegal conduct involving moral turpitude
Engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation
Engage in conduct prejudicial to the judging of women's gymnastic events
Engage in any other conduct that adversely reflects on her/his fitness to engage in the profession of judging women's gymnastic events.

A judge who is a member of this Association shall report any knowledge she/he has of a violation of Rule 1 by any other judge or member to her Association, such report to made to the National Judging Director and every effort shall be made by the reporting party to keep such report and the content thereof confidential to all other except the National Judging Director unless and until called upon by the Association to make the content thereof known to others.

A judge who possesses knowledge or evidence concerning another judge or member of this Association shall reveal such knowledge or evidence upon proper request of one having authority from the Association to investigate or act upon the conduct of such judge.

A judge shall not accept any compensation, remuneration or consideration in connection with her/his fulfilling her contract to judge an event other than that which is the paid or otherwise accorded her by the Association or otherwise sanctioned by the Association.

A judge shall not suffer or permit or allow anything to influence or otherwise affect or to give the appearance of affecting or having affected her/his judgment in rendering a fair and impartial and otherwise honest judgment.

A judge shall not accept anything of value from any person whether the judge knows or reasonably should know that the offer is for the purpose of influencing her/his actions as a women s gymnastics judge.

A judge shall not use her/his position as such to endeavor to influence or attempt to influence anyone in any manner whatsoever, or to obtain any special advantage for herself/himself by reason of or as consequence of her/his being a judge.

A judge shall not knowingly make a false statement concerning any fellow judge or other person having involvement whatsoever in any meet or event in which this Association is in any way involved or interested.

A judge shall not engage in any conduct which gives even an appearance of impropriety.

A judge who has accepted employment and has contracted for such with this Association and who later cannot for valid and substantial reasons perform that contract shall make every reasonable effort to replace herself/himself with a judge of equal rating and ability and shall undertake to do so at the earliest possible time.

A judge shall not engage in any conduct which results in or tends to result in an event or meet being seriously interrupted and/or compromised or terminating prematurely or terminating in discord, but, instead, shall endeavor to see to and participate in the event or meet to its regular and orderly completion without interruption or delay or discord and shall look in the first instance to the Association for resolution of any disagreements, improprieties, impositions, contract disputes, monetary losses or disagreements or kindred matters thereto pertaining all to the end that the judge will neither interject herself/himself into argument, debate or other acrimonious exchanges or remove herself/himself from or withdraw from further participation, none of which will promote or otherwise further the conducting of a successful event or meet.

A judge shall not purport to undertake to speak for or in the name of the Association to the press or other media or any other person or entity without first having requested and received from the Association express prior permission and approval so to speak.