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RULES VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
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Violation |
Penalty |
Down |
Enforce from |
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Dead Ball Violations |
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Encroachment |
5 yards |
Same |
L.O.S. |
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Delay of game |
5 yards |
Same |
L.O.S. |
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Offensive violations |
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Illegal procedure |
5 yards |
Same |
L.O.S. |
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Intentionally grounding pass |
5 yards |
Loss of down |
Spot of foul |
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“Tucking” or other illegal flag arrangement |
12 yards |
Loss of down |
B.E.S. |
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Illegal hideout |
5 yards |
Loss of down |
B.E.S. |
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Illegal forward pass |
5 yards |
Loss of down |
L.O.S. |
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Direct run by QB (6 man only) |
5 yards |
Loss of down |
L.O.S. |
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Delay on punt (10 seconds) |
5 yards |
Loss of down |
L.O.S. |
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Diving in making blocks |
12 yards |
Loss of down |
B.E.S. |
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Illegal use of hands |
12 yards |
Same |
B.E.S. |
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Stiff arming, hacking, flag guarding |
12 yards |
Loss of down |
B.E.S. |
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Clipping |
12 yards |
Same |
B.E.S. |
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Offensive pass interference |
12 yards |
Loss of down |
L.O.S. |
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Diving, jumping, or hurdling to advance ball |
12 yards |
Same |
L.O.S. |
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Illegal punt |
5 yards |
Loss of down |
L.O.S. |
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Untucked shirt by ball carrier |
12 yards |
Loss of down |
B.E.S. |
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Defensive holding or illegal use of hands |
12 yards |
Same |
B.E.S. |
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Premature pulling of flags |
12 yards |
Same |
B.E.S. |
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Roughing kicker or passer |
12 yards |
1st Down |
L.O.S. |
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Defensive pass interference |
12 yards |
1st Down |
L.O.S. |
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General Violations |
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Unnecessary roughness, kneeing or any flagrant roughness, including running over the defense by the ball carrier or playing the person instead of the flag |
12 yards |
Same |
B.E.S. |
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Unsportsmanlike conduct |
12 yards |
Same |
B.E.S. |
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Tripping |
12 yards |
Same |
B.E.S. |
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Intentionally kicking of a free ball |
12 yards |
Same |
B.E.S. |
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Intentional hurdling or jumping over any player (offense or defense) which creates an unsafe condition |
12 yards |
Same |
B.E.S. |
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Note: L.O.S. = Line of Scrimmage B.E.S. = Basic Enforcement Spot |
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