If the Department determines that a youth athletic association is not in compliance with these rules, the following procedures apply subject to the availability of funding and staffing:After the first year of noncompliance, the Department shall privately notify the executive head of the association in writing concerning the association’s failure to comply.After a second consecutive year of noncompliance, the Department shall notify the executive head of the association in writing of the association’s continued failure to comply and post a copy of the notice on the Department’s public website.After a third year of consecutive noncompliance, the Department shall issue a fine against the association. The fine shall be as follows: For a youth athletic association with less than 100 coaches, two hundred dollars ($200).ii. For a youth athletic association with 100 or more coaches, ten dollars ($10) per coach.
- After the fourth consecutive year of noncompliance, the youth athletic association may not administer or conduct any youth athletic activities on property owned, leased, managed, or maintained by the state, an agent of the state, or a political subdivision of the state for a period of 1 year.
- The notices provided pursuant to (1)(a) and (1)(b) shall include: Instructions on how to comply with the course requirements of these rules.
- b. An explanation of the consequences of continued noncompliance.
Author: Sancha Howard
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 22-11F-4, Act 2025-300.
History: New Rule: Published November 26, 2025; effective January 10, 2026.