1. The COTA Executive Board shall have responsibility for awarding COTA sanctions to those individuals or clubs requesting to put on a COTA trial. Receiving a sanction presents an organizer with the responsibility of providing a trial that is laid out and operated in a professional manner and in accordance with COTA rules.

2. The trials marshal/organizer will work with the Executive Committee or their designee to ensure the event is covered by insurance, has restroom facilities, and proper permits/permission as required by the land holder. Additionally, that a liability waiver is signed by participants and fees collected and turned over to a member of the Executive Committee or their designee within 7 days.

3. Any required event sanction fees or other special event fees will be of a type and quantity determined at the annual meeting.

4. The trial organizer (promoter) is responsible for supplying a suitable event flyer to the Webmaster and for ensuring that any mailed flyers are provided and mailed in a timely manner.

5. The trial organizer shall provide the Secretary with a complete list of the results of each trial showing the finishing position of each rider and their final score. The scores shall be complete in every class with all ties broken and any discrepancies settled. The list shall include the trials-master and all section observers and event workers. There may be a maximum of two trials-masters for each event.

6. In the event of a need to cancel or reschedule a trial, the trial organizer must notify the COTA president as soon as possible so the appropriate action can be taken.

7. The COTA Executive Committee may disqualify any trial not run in general accordance with these rules.

8. Results shall be official 15 minutes following the trophy presentation and any corrections during that time are allowed by the trials-master or protest committee.