R 431.4030 Patrol judges; duties.

Rule 4030. (1) A patrol judge shall take a position designated by the stewards. He or she shall report all fouls and improper conduct immediately by phone or radio. The result of a heat or dash shall not be announced until sufficient time has elapsed to receive the reports of the patrol judges. Where there is a patrol car, only 1 patrol judge is required. (2) The stewards may require a patrol judge to submit to the stewards a daily written report of his or her observations. (3) In the absence of a patrol judge, the official starter shall assume the patrol judge duties.