PROBATION

Any member(s) of IJRA, Contestant, adult, or an entire family membership who makes themselves incompatible to the operations of the IJRA's program by words or deeds, may be placed on probation. Probation may be imposed by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee after considering the acts of conduct of its member(s). Neither hearing nor evidence is required for a member to be placed on probation.  Probation may be up to one year.  A member on probationary status shall have any and all rights of any IJRA member.  The Board of Directors or the Executive Committee reserves the right to limit rights of member(s) on probation.

SUSPENSION

Any member(s) of the IJRA, Contestant adult, or an entire family membership who makes themselves incompatible to the operation of the IJRA's program by words or deeds, may be suspended for a period of up to one year.  Contestants may also be placed on the suspended list for failure to adhere to mandatory requirements and this may results in non-participation in the State Finals. To suspend a Contestant, adult, or an entire family membership, the Board of Directors or Executive Committee must conduct a hearing at the earliest possible time to determine the facts of the words or deeds which make the member(s) incompatible to the operation of the Association.  At a hearing, the member(s) shall have the opportunity to be heard and to present a defense.  This hearing shall be conducted informally by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee, who shall make a determination of the facts of the incompatible words or deeds and inform the member(s) in writing of the suspension.  Suspension shall be for any length of time up to one year.  During suspension, the member(s) shall be deprived of all rights and benefits of being a member of the IJRA. All members must be in good rodeo standing.

EXPULSION

Any member(s), Contestant, adult, or an entire family membership who makes themselves incompatible to the operations or the IJRA's program by words or deeds may be permanently expelled from the association.  Any member(s) who commits a serious criminal offense, who engages in acts of cheating or attempts cheating acts which attempt to fix, threaten, bribe, influence, harass, or coerce a rodeo judge, shall be permanently expelled from the Association.

APPEAL PROCEDURE

Any member(s), Contestant, adult, or entire family membership disqualified from IJRA has the right to petition the Board of Directors or Executive Committee for reinstatement.  A statement from the member(s) in question must be included in the petition describing the decision being appealed and the factual basis for review within five (5) days after being notified of the decision being appealed.  The member(s) shall have the opportunity to be heard and present evidence to support his/her position. The Board of Director or Executive Committee, upon hearing the evidence may affirm, modify or reverse the decision and the member(s) shall be notified of the ruling.  This appeal procedure shall not apply to or supercede the protest procedure provisions set out herein, nor to the decisions of judges, flagmen, or timers in contest events.