603.1
CLUB
MEMBERS - Every Club Member shall pay an annual fee, consisting of a national
club fee established by USS and a local club fee established by NDSI, together
with any other charges, fees, etc. as may be established by NDSI.
603.2
AFFILIATED
GROUP MEMBERS - The House of Delegates shall establish the annual membership
fees and any other charges, fees, etc., for Affiliated Group Members.
603.3
ATHLETES -
Each Athlete Member and Seasonal Athlete Member shall pay an annual or seasonal
fee, respectively, consisting of a national fee established by USS and a local
fee established by NDSI.
603.4
COACHES -
Each Coach Member shall pay an annual fee consisting of a national fee
established by USS and a local fee established by NDSI, together with any other
charges, fees, etc. as may be established by NDSI.
603.5
ACTIVE
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS - Each Active Individual Member shall pay an annual fee
consisting of a national fee established by USS and a local fee established by
NDSI, together with any other charges, fees, etc. as may be established by
NDSI.
603.6
LIFE
MEMBERS - The House of Delegates shall establish the annual or other membership
fees, if any, and any other charges, fees, etc., for Life Members.
603.7
SANCTION,
APPROVAL, AND OTHER FEES
.1
Sanction and Approval Fees - The House of Delegates shall
establish reasonable fees, procedures, and documentation required of an
applicant for a sanction or approval for, or observation of, a swimming competition
to be conducted within the Territory.
.2
Service Charges - In addition to, or in place of, a
sanction or approval fee, the House of Delegates may establish a reasonable
service charge consistent with the nature of the event. For example, the
service charge may be a flat amount, an amount related to the number of events
swum, the number of individual swims, the number of athletes entered, the cost
of equipment and pool time provided, a percentage of receipts or profits or a
combination of one or more of these or other bases.
.3
Payment - Each applicant for a sanction, approval or observation shall
submit with its application the fees and any service charges specified by NDSI.
If any of the sanction or approval fees or service charges are
due at a time following the submission for sanction or approval, the applicant
shall promptly pay those fees or service charges to NDSI when due in accordance
with NDSI's fee schedule.
.1
Group, Coach and Active Individual Member Obligations - The
failure of a Group Member, Coach Member or Active Individual Member to pay
dues, fees, service charges, fines or penalties imposed by NDSI or USS, within
the time prescribed, as evidenced by a final decision of the Board of Review or
the National Board of Review or by a court of law, shall preclude the
delinquent member from (a) participating in events sanctioned or approved by
USS, (b) participating in any capacity in the affairs of USS, NDSI or any other
LSC or (c) serving as a Club Safety Coordinator, Group Member Representative,
coach, manager, official, trainer or in any other capacity with any Club Member
or with any group member of any other LSC.
.2
Athlete Member Obligations - The failure of an Athlete Member
or Seasonal Athlete Member to satisfy any financial obligations to USS, NDSI or
their former LSCs, within the time prescribed, as
evidenced by a final decision of the Board of Review, the National Board of
Review or by a court of law, shall preclude the delinquent member from (a)
competing in any competition sanctioned by USS, (b) obtaining an OVC or other
reportable time achieved in events swum at any USS sanctioned, approved or
observed meet, (c) participating in any capacity in the affairs of USS, NDSI or
any other LSC or (d) practicing, exercising or otherwise participating in the
activities of any Group Member or any group member of any other LSC.
.3
Club/Individual Obligations - If a Club Member has secured a
final court judgment or final Board of Review or National Board of Review
decision against an Individual Member for non-payment of financial obligations
owed to the Club Member, then until the decision or judgment is satisfied, the
Individual Member shall not (a) compete in any competition sanctioned by USS,
(b) obtain an OVC or other reportable time in events swum at any USS approved
or observed meet, (c) participate in any capacity in the affairs of USS, NDSI
or any other LSC or (d) practice, exercise or otherwise participate in the
activities of any Group Member or any group member of any other LSC.
.4
Individual/Club Obligations - If an Individual Member has
secured a final court judgment or a final Board of Review or National Board of
Review decision against a Club Member for non-payment of financial obligations
(such as a refund of training fees) to the Individual Member, then until the
decision or judgment is satisfied, the delinquent or offending Club Member
shall be precluded from (a) participating in events sanctioned or approved by
USS and (b) participating in any capacity in the affairs of USS, NDSI or any
other LSC, including being represented in the House of Delegates by its Group
Member Representative.
Continued Failure to Pay; Termination of Membership - Continued failure to pay, within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Board of Directors, the House of Delegates, the Board of Review or the National Board of Review shall be cause for termination of membership.