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polygraph test. This report must be submitted to the Chairperson, Promoter or NGA Headquarters if an NGA official was not represented at said event.
5. If the athlete fails the subsequent retest, he/she will be banned from NGA competitions (seven years for amateur and professional athletes) from that contest date.
6. Promoter or Chairperson must submit a letter to the athlete stating that they are banned from entering NGA shows for the next seven years. The NGA office must receive a copy of said letter.
V.5.1.A Polygraph Retest Procedures
Any athlete failing the polygraph test has the following course of action to take. Failure to do so will result in a suspension (seven years for amateur and professional athletes) from NGA competitions from the date of the contest when failure took place. If the following criteria are met, and if the athlete passes the retest, he/she will be reinstated into the NGA with no further penalties:
1. If the athlete fails the polygraph, he/she is automatically eliminated from the contest in which the test failure took place.
2. The athlete has 21 days to be retested at his/her own expense.
3. The test and retest must include the Drug Testing Policies/Procedure questions as stated in the NGA By-Laws. This retest is to be done at the expense of the athlete and must be conducted by a certified Polygraph Examiner approved by an NGA official.
4. A written report and test charts must be submitted to the Chairperson, Promoter, or NGA Headquarters if an NGA official was not present at the retest.
5. In the case of an athlete passing the retest, the Polygraph Examiner must state his professional opinion as to why the athlete failed the previous test and passed the retest. The explanation of why the original test was failed is critical to the athlete's opportunity for reinstatement into NGA competition, and must be approved by the NGA Advisory Committee.
6. If the athlete fails the retest, he/she will be banned from NGA competition (seven years for amateur and professional athletes) from that contest date.
V.5.2 Urinalysis Failures
1. Urinalysis tests conducted at an NGA event are considered FINAL.
2. Failure of the urinalysis determines that the athlete will be banned from NGA
competitions for seven years.
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