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a. Time Violation 

A player is subject to a Time Violation if she is not ready to play within the following time limits: 

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A serving player will receive a Time Violation warning for the first offense and a Time Violation fault for all subsequent infractions thereafter. A receiving player will receive a Time Violation warning for the first offense and a Time Violation loss of point for all subsequent infractions thereafter. 

A player may not receive back-to-back Time Violations and consecutive delays shall be penalized by a Delay of Game Code Violation (see sub- section b below); except, however, that if a player is late after the ten- (10) minute heat rule break or leaves the court for a toilet break on her own time, then she may receive back-to-back Time Violations and, after she receives a Time Violation warning for the first offense of a match, she will receive a Time Violation loss of point for all subsequent offenses resulting from such break regardless of whether she is the server or receiver. 

b. Code Violation 

A Delay of Game Code Violation shall be assessed in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule when a violation occurs immediately after (i.e., before the next point is played) a medical treatment or Medical Time-Out (see Section XVIII.B.5.d) or is a result of a refusal to play, not returning to the court within the allowed time (see Sections VII.D.2.b and XVIII.D.4.c.iii), or a consecutive delay other than those that receive back-to-back Time Violations (see sub-section a above). 

## H. HINDRANCE RULE 

A hindrance may result from a corrected call by an official or an event on the court that may be ruled involuntary or deliberate. Any continual distraction of regular play, such as grunting, shall be dealt with in accordance with this Section H. 

