A.  Protest Board

The purpose of a Protest Board shall be to settle disputes that arise in the actual playing of games and in any other areas as may, from time to time, be specified in the governing documents of BAYS.

As the administrator and Chair of the Protest Board, the First Vice President shall create a Protest Board Pool from BAYS Board members at the beginning of each calendar year from which to draw for any submitted protest. The First Vice President shall receive all protests and maintain an overview of the activities of the Protest Board to ensure the timely resolution of all protests.

The First Vice President will appoint a Chair, who may be the First Vice President, for each BAYS Protest Board. The Chair for each BAYS Protest Board needed shall draw from those people knowledgeable about the game of soccer who have agreed to serve in the current year’s Protest Board Pool. A quorum shall consist of any three members of such a Protest Board. At least one of the members must be a currently certified MSRC Referee. None of the people assigned for a particular protest shall have any direct interest in that protest. The Chair shall contact all parties involved to solicit information and written materials concerning the protest, notify all parties of the Protest Board  when it is set, and see that a written decision concerning the protest is provided to all parties. Disposition of all protests will be given within 14 days after the receipt of all required written materials, except for those protests handled under the 10th week rule, in which case disposition will be given the night of the protested game.

B.  Protest Procedures

All game protests prior to the Friday of Week 10 of the season shall be sent to, received, and accepted by the BAYS First Vice President within 48 hours of the game in question. A protest fee of $100 will be invoiced to the club and will need to be paid electronically by the club prior to the protest hearing. The protest will be forwarded to the chairperson of the Protest Board. For teams in MTOC-eligible divisions, all protests starting with the Friday of Week 10 must be reported by the later of 8:00 PM or one hour following the completion of the game on the day of the protested game. For these final week protests, the Protest Board will meet the night of the protested game if the allowing of the protest could affect the divisional playoff pairings.