XII. ADDITIONAL RULES FOR JUDGES
*Effective January 1, 2009

A. Judges Work Alone. The Judges must work alone. While dogs are under judgment, Judges are only to be accompanied by persons designated by the Field Trial Committee of the sponsoring club and approved by the Judge.

*B. Braces Competitions. Two (2) qualified Judges (senior or licensed) must score each brace of a competition heat. Two apprentice Judges may be in the field with each Senior Judge during braces competition.

*C. Solo Competitions. One (1) qualified Judge (senior or licensed) must score each solo competition heat, although two (2) apprentice Judges may accompany a Senior Judge.

D. Results of a Field Trial. The Head Judge shall give the results of the field trials and a short and brief run-down about the dogs that earned placements. This may be done in the field or at a post event banquet or celebration as described in the sponsoring club's premium.

*E. Recording the Results. The Judges' workbook or scorecard shall be signed by each Judge certifying the results, and returned to the Field Trial Secretary. The Placements, Passes with Honor, Passes, HNQ award or TAN Certificates (by way of equivalency) earned shall be recorded in writing, and the originals shall be retained in the official offices of the sponsoring club or by the Field Trial Secretary or the Field Trial Committee for not less than one year. (See Section XV.G.).

F. Qualification of Foreign Judges. To designate foreign or visiting Judges residing outside the United States or Canada, the sponsoring club must send in advance a request to the UKC for approval so that UKC may give its approval of the visiting Judge. The club shall normally be required to submit a resume or list of the visiting or foreign Judge's qualifications prior to approval, which may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of UKC.

G. Protests/Appeals. Decisions of the Judge(s) are final. However, any official protest of certified results or appeal of finding of a disqualifying or eliminating fault must be in writing and addressed to UKC and the Field Trial Committee of the sponsoring club and postmarked within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the trial, accompanied by a deposit to UKC of twice the entry fees for the subject field trial, which deposit shall be retained by UKC if the protest is not sustained. After an investigation of the protest or appeal, UKC retains the right in its sole discretion to void or modify the results of any trial based on any official protest, which is filed and sustained.