CHAPTER'S BYLAWS AND POLICIES

Chapter Bylaws:

USA Dance, Chapter 1025 Bylaws are the articles in the National USA Dance Inc. 2010 bylaws affecting chapters as follows:

·       Article XII - Chapters

·       Article XIII - Financial Administration

·       Article XIV - Indemnification

These articles are available at CHAPTER'S ARTICLE XII - XIV

Chapter Policies:

The National USA Dance Bylaws have been changed and a copy of Articles XII – XIV applicable to Chapters is available on our web at Chapter Bylaws.

Articles XII – XIV will serve as our Chapter’s Bylaws and will be supplemented by Chapter Policies that will further define the conduct of our Chapter. The following policies have been approved by the Chapters Board and may be changed with approval of the Chapter’s Board so long as they are in compliance with USA Dance Inc. standards.

Chapter Policies [03022010]

Smoking and Alcohol:

USA Dance Kitsap, Chapter 1025 events will be smoke and alcohol free.

The USA Dance insurance policy does not include coverage for defense or losses due to bodily injury or property damage arising out of selling or giving of any alcoholic beverages. Therefore, the sale or consuming of alcoholic beverages at chapter events will not be allowed.

If an individual seeking admission or already admitted appears to be intoxicated, under the influence of drugs or otherwise abnormal in appearance or conduct, the situation should be reported to one of the Chapter officers for appropriate action. If deemed appropriate, the Chapter officer may refund any admission already paid by such individuals and ask them to leave the premises. Problems of this nature should also be reported to the Chapter Board for such further action as may be appropriate.

Risk of Injury:

Dance is a physical activity and like all physical activities carries some degree of risk for injury. USA Dance cannot be held liable for injuries sustained by persons attending the event, on the dance floor or anywhere on event venue premises. It is hereby stated that persons attending the event do so at their own risk.

Loss or Theft

USA Dance is not responsible for loss or theft of article left in changing rooms, ballrooms, parking lot or other event facilities.

Standards of Behavior:

Persons not conforming to acceptable standards of behavior may, at the sole discretion of the chapter or event organizer, be asked to leave the event venue premises.

These types of conduct could be considered justifiable reason for expulsion from a dance, or from any other type of sanctioned event -engaging in conduct that could result in injury to oneself and/or other attendees (but only after admonishment brings no improvement in conduct); inebriation to the extent that insult and/or injury could result to oneself and/or to other attendees; sexual harassment, wherein an attendee reports an incident to a chapter officer, and after careful scrutiny it appears that the complaint may be justified.