SUMMARY OF
PENALTIES
Note: Click on Signal # or Article # for Hyperlink to Applicable Section of Rulebook
| Official's Signal # |
Rule | Section | Article # |
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LOSS OF 5 YARDS |
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| No Huddle after Team time – out | 20 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Improper Equipment | 31 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Illegal Removal of Helmet | 20 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Alleged need for equipment, etc | 20 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Imitation of Ball | 20 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| No Mouth guard | 31 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Creating Doubt – Backfield | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Illegal Motion of Ball by Centre | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Misleading Tactics: |
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| (a) Attempt to Draw Offside | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| (b) Team B voicing signals to draw Offside | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Offside: |
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| (a) Encroaching on Neutral Zone | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| (b) Contact Offside | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| (c) Quick Scrimmage, Defense Offside | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| (d) Defensive Signal Caller not on own side of Neutral Zone | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Time Count prior to 3 Minute warning | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Illegal Scrimmage: |
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| (a) Less than 7 Players on wingline | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| (b) Improper Numbering and position | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| (c) Motion after 3 or 4 point stance | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| (d) Line in motion prior to snap | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| (e) 1 Second pause by wingline players | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Tandem Buck | 20 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Illegal Kick-Off: |
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| (a) Kick-off less than 10 yards | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| (b) Kick-off out of bounds at sideline | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| (c) Offside on Kick-off | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Pyramiding | 20 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
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LOSS OF 10 YARDS |
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| Team appearing late on Field | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Comments for benefit of Officials | 23 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Unauthorized Delay of Game | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Player voluntarily leaves field and returns | 24 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| No Mouth guard (deliberate) | 23 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Illegal substitution: | ||||
| (a) Sub leaves on wrong side of
field |
24 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| (b) Sub enters after team A breaks
huddle |
24 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| (c) Sleeper Play |
24 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| (d) Messenger Players |
24 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Excess Number of Players | 24 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Illegal Use of Sideline Privileges | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Interference by unauthorized persons | 14 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Illegal number and entry of non-players | 24 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| Time Count violation – After 3 Minute warning | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Holding Hands and Locking Arms | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Blocking Below the Waist: |
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| (a) After change of Possession | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| (b) Kick offs | 32 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| (c) After recovery of blocked kick | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| (d) Kicks from Scrimmage | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| (e) Return Kicks | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| (f) By kicking team | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| (g) After Recovery of own Kick | 32 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| (h) After intercepted pass | 32 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| (h) After intercepted pass | 32 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Interference on Kicker | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Illegal Use of Hands, kicking team | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Forward pass thrown from beyond the Line of Scrimmage | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4(4) |
| Second forward pass on same down | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Ineligible Receivers: |
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| (a) Touches or catches pass | 25 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| (a) Touches or catches pass | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| (b) Downfield before pass thrown | 29 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Illegal contact with eligible receiver | 36 | 6 | 4 | 10(b) |
| Holding or Encircling | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Illegal Use of Hands and Arms | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Illegal Block | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Tripping | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Contacting the kicker | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Objectionable Conduct | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Action to delay game | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Illegal interference in end zone – loose ball | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Interference (remote area) when ball is loose | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
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LOSS OF 15 YARDS |
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| Restraining Zone foul on Kick or Return Kick | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Kick touched by Offside Player after kick crosses Line of Scrimmage | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Pass Interference | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Blocking from the Rear (clipping) | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Unnecessary Roughness: |
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| (a) Piling On | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| (b) Tackling out of bounds | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| (c) Contacting the Passer | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| (d) Contacting the Kicker | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| (e) Contacting the Place-Kick Holder | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| (f) Grasping the facemask | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| (g) Head Tackling in open field | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| (h) Clotheslining | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| (i) Spearing | 28 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| (j) Butt Blocking, Butt Tackling | 28 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| (k) Illegal use of hands & arms in a Unnecessary Roughness manner | ||||
| (i) Contact
with fist, heel of hand, or elbow |
10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| (ii) Cocking
the blocking arm |
10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| (iii) Elbow
Smash |
10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| (iv) Turning body to add force | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| (v) Contact with clasped hands | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| (vi) Striking
opponent above shoulders |
10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| (l) Crack-back blocking | 10 & 35 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| (m) Delayed knee block | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
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LOSS OF 25 YARDS & DISQUALIFICATION |
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| Deliberate charging of Kicker, Passer, or Receiver | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Striking opponent with fist, heel of hand, knee, elbow, or kicking | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Butt blocking, Butt tackling, or Spearing calculated to injure | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Face Masking, calculated to injure | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Any flagrant act of roughness, or unfair play | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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LOSS OF DOWN |
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| Time Count on 1D & 2D, after 3 -Minute warning | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Offside Pass | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Forward Pass Striking an ineligible receiver | 25 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Deliberate Grounding by Passer | 21 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Team A penalty on own 1 yard line - * Applicable Penalty Signal | * | 8 | 3 | 4 |
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NO DISTANCE PENALTY |
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| No Mouthguard warning | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
| Improper Registration | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| Restraining zone violation: |
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| -short kick into group of players | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| -ball bounces back into group | 5 | 4 | 3 |