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C.3. Transfers from an NJCAA member college
C.3.a. If the student-athlete was signed to a Letter of Intent (LOI), at any time, in the previous, current or upcoming
academic year, a fully executed NJCAA Transfer Waiver is required. An NJCAA Letter of Intent Release does not
exempt the student-athlete from meeting this requirement.
D. Violations & Penalties
D.1. Violations discovered within a 24-month period following the end of a member college's sport season when the violation occurred
will be subject to penalties and procedures outlined below in Sections D.2 and D.3. Violations discovered after 24 months
following the end of a member college's sport season when the violation occurred will be subject to the penalties and procedures
outlined in D.5 The end of a member college's sport season is defined by Article VII, Section 2.A.3.
D.2. In Season Violations:
D.2.a. An NJCAA member college which plays an ineligible student-athlete, knowingly or otherwise, shall forfeit all contests
in which an ineligible student-athlete participated. Final results of forfeited contests are only required to be adjusted
when the sanctioned college was initially victorious.
D.2.b. An NJCAA member college which plays an ineligible student-athlete or violates any other NJCAA bylaw or regulation
shall additionally be subject to further penalty as the NJCAA National Office deems advisable under the circumstance.
D.3. Postseason Violations
D.3.a. An NJCAA member college which plays an ineligible student-athlete during Regional, District, or National
Championship/Football Bowl competition, knowingly or otherwise, shall forfeit all contests in which an ineligible
student-athlete participated AND shall be placed on probation for the season following discovery of the ineligible
player’s participation.
D.3.b. The following policies dictate procedure when a participant is discovered to be ineligible during or after Regional
competition:
D.3.b.i. If a student-athlete participant is discovered to be ineligible during Regional competition, or at a
time thereafter, AND five or more calendar days prior to the National Championship/Football Bowl
Competition, the team shall not be allowed to enter the National event as a team qualifier. Individuals
who are eligible and have qualified on an individual basis remain qualified as individuals.
D.3.b.ii. If a student-athlete participant is discovered to be ineligible less than five days prior to National
Championship/Football Bowl Competition, or during such competition, the ineligible student-athlete shall
immediately be disqualified but the team shall be allowed to complete postseason play. The team record
shall be adjusted to reflect forfeited contests.
D.3.b.iii. If a student-athlete is discovered to be ineligible during or within 24 months after the National
Championship/Football Bowl Competition, standings and placings for other teams and participants at the
event shall remain unaffected.
D.3.b.iii.a. Offending member college shall surrender all placements / awards presented / garnered
at the National Championship / Football Bowl Competition to the NJCAA. Any offending
student-athlete shall surrender all placements / awards to the NJCAA.
D.4. Individual Awards: Ineligible student-athletes of a member college found to have been in violation of NJCAA bylaws shall
surrender all individual national awards to the NJCAA.
D.5. Violations discovered after 24 months following the end of a member college's sport season when the violation occurred may
be penalized inclusive of, but not limited to, the sanctions listed below in lieu of contest forfeitures. All outcomes and results of
contests/events will remain unaltered. The end of a member college's sport season is defined by Article VII, Section 2.A.3.
D.5.a. Offending member college surrenders all national awards from the National Championship/Football Bowl
Competition.
D.5.b. Ineligible student-athletes of the offending member college surrenders all individual national awards to theNJCAA.
D.5.c. Offending member college's sport program placed on probation for two consecutive seasons.
D.5.d. Financial penalty to the offending member college not to exceed $1,000.00 determined by the NJCAA Board of
Regents
D.5.e. Reduction of Letters of Intent for two consecutive seasons for the sport program of the offending member college.
D.5.f. Reduction of competition dates for two consecutive seasons for the sport program of the offending member college.
D.6. An NJCAA member college that certified, and/or allowed to participate, a student-athlete in violation of NJCAA amateur
regulations shall be prohibited from participation in the current year's postseason tournament. If the violation is determined
after the sport season has ended as defined by Article VII, Section 2.A.3, the offending member college will be prohibited from
postseason participation in the next academic year.