VIII. THE CODE Tattoo as Logo All shoes approved for play in 2008 shall continue to be approved. 2) Point Penalty Schedule c) Violations/Fines Case:  A player arrives on court wearing an approved sleeveless  shirt. The Chair Umpire notices that the player has a tattoo of the  clothing manufacturer on his upper arm. If there is no issue with the  size, is this allowed? Decision:  No. The rules for both clothing manufacturer and com - mercial I.D. logo placement clearly specify where these logos may  be placed. iii) Restrictions /Government.  Any commercial or other identification that  violates applicable governmental and/or television regulations is prohibit - ed. iv) Restrictions/Other Tennis event.  The identification by use of the name,  emblem, logo, trademark, symbol or other description of any tennis cir - cuit, series of tennis events, tennis exhibition or tournament other than  the “ATP” is prohibited on all dress or equipment at any ATP Tour and ATP  Challenger Tour tournaments, unless otherwise approved by ATP. v) Restrictions /Timing.  Once a player has competed in the first match of  his first event with a commercial brand logo in either of the two locations  (shirt front and/or hat/headband), he may not change brands during that  calendar year, unless approved by ATP. Note:  Players shall include a clause in their contracts permitting them to  opt out at the end of any year in the event ATP rules change to prohibit  a commercial brand logo on the front of a shirt, sweater or jacket in the  manner described above. vi) Restrictions / General . Tobacco and companies associated with tennis  gambling will be prohibited from any endorsements on player clothing.  ATP reserves the right to prohibit any identification it deems not to be in  the best interest of the game and/or ATP.  b) Shoes i) General . Players are required to wear tennis shoes generally accepted  as proper tennis attire. Shoes shall not cause damage to the court other  than what is expected during the normal course of a match or practice.  Damage to a court may be considered as physical or visible, which may  include a shoe that leaves marks beyond what is considered accept - able. The Supervisor has the authority to determine that a shoe does not  meet the criteria of “customarily acceptable” and may order the player to  change. ii) Clay Courts. Players are required to wear tennis shoes generally ac - cepted for play on clay courts or granular surfaces. The Supervisor has  the authority to determine that a tennis shoe’s sole does not conform and  can prohibit its use at any ATP Tour or ATP Challenger Tour tournament.  Grass court shoes should not be worn during a match on clay courts. iii) Grass Courts.  In ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour tournaments played  on grass courts, no shoes other than those with rubber soles, without  heels, ribs, studs or covering, shall be worn by players. aa)  Special grass court shoes shall not be used without the express ap - proval of ATP, based on the following specifications: 1)  The pimples or studs on the base of the sole should be verti - cal from the outsole and shall have a maximum top diameter  of three (3) millimeters and a minimum top diameter of two (2)  200 201 VIII. THE CODE millimeters. The maximum height of the pimples or studs shall  be two (2) millimeters, from the base of the shoe. The hardness  of any pimple or studs shall be between 55 and 60 based on a  Shore “A” scale. The number of pimples per square inch shall be  no less than 15 and no more than 28. 2)   Shoes with pimples or studs around the outside of the toes shall  not be permitted. The foxing / sidewall can be contoured only  in the medial forefoot and medial toe area but only within the  following restrictions. The contoured area may begin in the tran - sition area between outsole and sidewall but can only go to a  maximum of 1.5 cm up the sidewall. This contoured area must  be flat (not textured or undulating) but can be stepped with no  more than 5 steps each no more than 1 mm in depth.  3)  Forefoot and heel areas may be separated but there should be  no more than a 2 mm step in the outsole of the shoe. • Approval of special grass court shoes should be received by  ATP at least ninety (90) days in advance of the grass court  tournament. FIRST OFFENSE  WARNING SECOND OFFENSE  POINT PENALTY THIRD AND EACH SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE  GAME PENALTY a) The Point Penalty Schedule to be used for Code Violations is as follows: However, after the third Code Violation, the Supervisor shall determine  whether each subsequent offense shall constitute a default. b) In ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour tournaments and events, Code Viola - tions shall be levied by the Chair Umpire for on-court offenses. In the event  that the Chair Umpire fails to levy a code violation, then the Supervisor may  order him to do so. c) In doubles, code violations shall be assessed against the team. 3) Code Violations Not Witnessed By Chair Umpire Occasionally, there are code violations by players that are not witnessed by the  Chair Umpire. The Line Umpire should immediately approach the Chair Umpire  and report the facts of the violation, during which time the Chair Umpire should  turn off all microphones in the area of the chair. The Chair Umpire may ask the  player to respond to such report; thereafter, the Chair Umpire must make a deci - sion and he either dismisses the report or declares a code violation and assesses  a penalty. If a code violation is assessed, then the Chair Umpire must announce  such violation to the player, opponent and spectators. If in his opinion there was  Any player who violates this section and is not defaulted shall be subject to  the following fines:  i)  Commercial Identification.  Violation of the provisions with respect to  commercial identifications shall result in a fine of $2,000. ii) Tennis Equipment Manufacturer’s logo . Violation of the provisions with  respect to standard logos of manufacturers shall result in a fine of $500. iii) Other Tennis event.  Violation of the provisions with respect to the name  of an event other than the “ATP” shall result in a fine up to $5,000. iv) Unacceptable Attire. Violation of the provisions with respect to unac - ceptable attire shall result in a fine up to $1,000.