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Standards & Ethics Policy

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NJCAA Region 16

Standards & Ethics Policy 

The Standard and Ethics Committee of NJCAA Region 16 has the sole function to investigate possible and alleged violations of sport code misconduct and violations of ethical practices of sportsmanship.

  1. The membership of the Standard and Ethics Committee will consist of the current Board of Regents Representative, Men’s Director, Women’s Director, and Treasurer.  In the event that a member of the Standards and Ethics Committee’s institution is involved in an investigation, they will temporarily remove themselves from the committee and one Assistant Region Directors will be added.
  2. Cases of alleged violations or misconduct must be submitted to the chair of the committee within one business day or 24 hours after the alleged violation or misconduct has occurred.
  3. All charges brought against an institution must be presented to the chair of the committee and a resolution attempt to address the issue made within one business day or 24 hours after the alleged violation or misconduct.
  4. A member institution may appeal a decision of the Standard and Ethics Committee to the respective Men’s or Women Region Director, and the decision of the respective director is final.
  5. The NJCAA Region 16 Standard and Ethics Committee will not concern itself with violation of current eligibility rules and scholarship/letter of intent provisions. These matters shall be investigated by the NJCAA.

Adapted from NJCAA Region XIX Garden State Athletic Conference, April 2012

Region 16 Statement on Intentional Forfeiture 2/19/2015

As a Region, it is agreed upon by the athletic directors and coaches that a team shall not intentionally forfeit a game in the regular season to effect seeding for the post-season region tournament in a respective sport.  This is an unsportsmanlike act to gain a competitive advantage to change the seeding of a tournament. Teams in Region 16 accused of this action will be reprimanded by the Region 16 Men’s or Women’s Director, a letter sent to the college president and the team removed from the post-season for such action.

Updated 6/16/2022