§ 22-11F-4 — Procedures Upon Determination of Noncompliance; Notice; Penalties

(a) If the department determines that an association is not in compliance with Section 22-11F-3, the following procedures apply, subject to the availability of funding and staffing:
(1) After the first year of noncompliance, the department shall privately notify the executive head of the association in writing of the association’s failure to comply.
(2) After a second consecutive year of noncompliance, the department shall notify the executive head of the association in writing of the association’s continued failure to comply and post a copy of the notice on the department’s public website.
(3) After a third consecutive year of noncompliance, the department shall levy a fine against the association. The fine shall be as follows:
a. For a youth athletic association with less than 100 coaches, two hundred dollars ($200).
b. For a youth athletic association with 100 or more coaches, ten dollars ($10) per coach.
(4) After a fourth consecutive year of noncompliance, the youth athletic association may not administer or conduct any youth athletic activities on property owned, leased, managed, or maintained by the state, an agent of the state, or a political subdivision of the state for a period of one year.
(b) A notice provided under subsection (a) shall include:
(1) Instructions on how to comply with Section 22-11F-3; and
(2) An explanation of the consequences of continued noncompliance.
(c) The department shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section.
(d) The procedure provided in subsection (a) shall not apply to any county or municipality or any board, agency, department, corporation, authority, or instrumentality of a county or municipality.

Legislative History

(Act 2025-300, §2.)