10.3Match Disqualification – General Regulations

A competitor or staff member who commits a safety infraction or any other prohibited activity during a USPSA match will be disqualified from that match. When the safety infraction or prohibited activity is caused by a medical condition the competitor or staff member will be prohibited from attempting any remaining courses of fire and duties in that match regardless of the schedule or physical layout of the match. The Director of NROI shall be notified immediately. (A Multigun match is considered a single match.)

When a match disqualification is issued the Range Officer must record the reasons for the disqualification, and the time and date of the incident on the competitor’s score sheet and the Range Master must be notified as soon as possible.

Scores for a competitor who has received a match disqualification must not be deleted from match results and match results must not be declared final by the Match Director until the time limit prescribed in Rule 11.3.1 has passed, provided no appeal to arbitration on any matter has been submitted to the Range Master (or his delegate).

If an appeal to arbitration is submitted within the time limit prescribed in Rule 11.3.1, the provisions of Rule 11.3.2 will prevail.

Scores for a competitor who has completed a “pre-match” or main match without a match disqualification will not be affected by a match disqualification received later while that competitor is participating in a Shoot-Off or other side match.

Commission of a forbidden action as defined in rule 3.2.6.1 shall result in match disqualification.

Climbing or standing on an object that is not specifically designed and intended for that purpose and identified in the written stage briefing as permitted to be used for that purpose shall result in match disqualification. Shooting boxes and fault lines are exempt from this rule.