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In response to Truman's post that says "See Rule 4.1.1 - which 
specifies specifically a reason for denial of entry." is a clear 
path for AERC to use if a rider fails to pay.

The rule is:

Entry to a ride may be refused for cause.
4.1 Cause is defined as a specific occurrence, substantiated by 
direct and corroborated evidence of, including but not limited to, 
one of the following:
4.1.1 Non-payment of ride fees, such as insufficient funds check 
not made good.

I may be wrong in this but to me - this is a rule that ride 
managers can use to deny a rider entry for non-payment.

I don't see it as a rule that the AERC BoD or the AERC office can 
use to suspend a member for non-payment of a ride fee.  The 
interface I  see is AERC office to ride manager and a separate 
ride manager to rider interface.

My understanding is that AERC tries to keep out of the 
relationship a ride manager has with the riders as much as 
possible unless there is a good reason.

While I don't know the history of rule 4 - I'll bet that part of 
it came about in an effort to ensure a "level playing field" for 
riders.  If a manager could refuse entry w/o cause - there could 
be refusals based on personal relationships that could 
significantly affect point standings.

My bottom line here on the above rule is that I believe it's for 
ride managers to use and not for AERC to suspend a rider.

Mike

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