Fencing Penalties

Penalties (First Group)	First	Second	Third
Leaving the piste without permission Simple corp-a-corps (foil & sabre) ^† Corp-a-corps to avoid being hit^† Turning back on opponent. ^† Use of non-sword arm\hand.^† Touching/taking hold of electric equipment ^† Covering / substitution of valid target ^† Leaving the piste to avoid being hit Interruption of bout without valid reason Placing the weapon on the piste to straighten it. Clothing /equipment not working or not conforming to the rules Absence of second regulation weapon or body wire At foil & épée, placing, bending, dragging weapon point on conductive piste Bringing weapon into contact with conductive jacket At sabre, hit made with the coquille ^† ; any forward movement crossing the legs or feet.^† Refusal to obey the Referee Jostling, disorderly fencing ^† ; removing mask before the Referee calls "halt", undressing on the piste Unjustified appeal Irregular movements on the piste ^† ; hits made with violence or while falling ^†	YELLOW CARD	RED CARD	RED CARD

Penalties (Second Group)	First	Second	Third
Interruption of bout for claimed injury not confirmed by Doctor Absence of weapon check marks ^† Absence of name on back of jacket, absence of national colours when necessary Dangerous, violent or vindictive action, blow with the guard or pommel ^† Deliberate hit not on opponent	RED CARD	RED CARD	RED CARD

Penalties (Third Group)	First	Second
Faking of weapon check marks, intentional modification of equipment. ^† Fencer disturbing order on piste. ⁽⁴⁾ Dishonest fencing. ^† Offence against publicity code	RED CARD	BLACK CARD ⁽¹⁾
Any person not on piste disturbing good order	WARNING ⁽⁴⁾	EXPULSION ⁽³⁾

Penalties (Fourth Group)	First
Refusal of a fencer to fence another competitor (individual or team) properly entered Changing the order of bouts in a team match, whether intentionally or unintentionally Refusal of fencer to salute his opponent before the beginning of the bout or after the last hit	Disqualification Loss of Match Suspension ⁽⁵⁾
Manifest cheating with equipment. ⁽²⁾ Non-presentation when called by the Referee at the time indicated, or having been warned that his time to fence will come, after three calls with a minute interval between each ⁽¹⁾ Offence against sportsmanship ⁽¹⁾ or ⁽²⁾ Deliberate brutality ^† ⁽¹⁾ Profiting from collusion, favouring an opponent,.⁽¹⁾ Doping ⁽²⁾ Use of electronic equipment to allow a fencer to receive communications during a bout ⁽¹⁾ or ⁽²⁾	BLACK CARD

Notes: ^† Annulment of any hit scored by the fencer at fault.Yellow Card: Warning valid for bout. If a fencer commits another offence in the 1st Group then they receive a Red Card: Penalty Hit. Black Card: Exclusion Exclusion⁽¹⁾ from the competition, ⁽²⁾ from the whole tournament. A fencer only receives a Black Card in the 3rd group if they previously committed an offence in this 3rd Group (penalised by a red Card) Expulsion ⁽³⁾ from the competition venue, ⁽⁴⁾ in serious cases ,Referee may exclude/expel immediately,Suspension ⁽⁵⁾ Suspension for the remainder of the competition taking place and from the following two FIE competitions in the weapon concerned. The points or titles gained at the moment of the offence remain acquired.