CODE OF CONDUCT SECTION XVII - CODE OF CONDUCT membership status, and/or forfeiture of all sums, if any, previously paid  to the WTA. The WTA shall have sole authority to declare a violation under this Section  acting upon a formal and substantiated complaint. The WTA decision may  be appealed to the Committee, with the exception of appeals involving  monetary penalties of $50,000 or more or appeals of major offenses, such as a  change in membership status, in which case the matter will be referred to the  Board of Directors for a decision. 2.  Appeals Process G. PROCEDURES FOR PLAYER AND TOURNAMENT SUPPORT PERSONNEL  VIOLATIONS 1.  On-court Adjudication 2. Complaints Any violation of this Code that must by its nature be adjudicated prior to  continuation of Tournament play shall be decided immediately by the official  or officials given that authority under this Code. Any appeal of such decisions  shall be made to the official making the decision, and the official’s judgment  with respect to any penalties other than fines shall be final in all cases. The  fine portion of any on-court violation may be appealed to the Committee as  set out below. Reporting a Player’s violation of this Code by a Player may originate  with the WTA, any Player, or a Tournament official. Violations of the  sexual abuse and sexual harassment rules may also be reported by the  victim of the violation, in the case of a minor, by his or her parents or  legal guardians, or by anyone who witnessed the violation. Complaints  shall be directed to the WTA. Complaints must be received by the WTA  within twenty-one (21) days of the alleged conduct and, where feasible,  must be acted upon prior to the time of the next scheduled Committee  meeting. No complaint, except for violations of the Exhibition/Non-WTA  Event Rule, Anti-Corruption Program, Anti-Doping Program, or sexual  abuse and sexual harassment rules, lodged more than twenty-one (21)  days following knowledge or reason to know of the incident or activity  allegedly in violation of the Code may be considered by the WTA. a.  Process and Timing for Reporting Alleged Player Violations 293