Rule 10 - Replay - Section 3 - Command Centre Reviews - 2021 Official CFL Rulebook on CFLdb

RULE 10 — REPLAY

SECTION 3 — COMMAND CENTRE REVIEWS

Article 1 – Automatic Reviews

The Command Centre will automatically review the following situations:

Scoring and potential scoring plays
Roughing the Passer called and non-called
Grade 2 Roughing the Passer
Roughing/Contacting the Kicker called and non-called
Grade 2 Spearing
Plays where a turnover is ruled to have occurred as a result of a fumble lost or an interception
Called penalties that are not coach challengeable penalties
Called line of scrimmage fouls to ensure the correct penalty is applied
Major Fouls that occur after the play is over
Called Illegal Contact and Defensive Pass Interference fouls to ensure the correct penalty application not whether or not the penalty occurred
Where a penalty should be applied from
Whether the clock is showing the correct time
Where officials disagree or are uncertain on how to rule in a play situation
Spotting of the ball only to correct egregious errors
Plays when the Injury Spotter stops the game to remove an injured player to determine if the injury was caused by an uncalled penalty

The Command Centre will review all other appropriate Standard Reviewable Rulings during an Automatic Review.

The Command Centre will never review Coach Challengeable Penalties during an Automatic Review.

Article 2 – Command Centre Initiated Reviews

Following the 3 minute warning in the fourth quarter the Command Centre will review each play for Standard Reviewable Rulings. If the Command Centre wants to review a play, the Replay Official will notify the Referee to stop the game.

The Command Centre will never review Coach Challengeable Penalties during a Command Centre Initiated Review.

THE OFFICIAL PLAYING RULES FOR THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2021

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The CFL Official Rule Book is published annually by the Canadian Football League. Any inquiries regarding the CFL Official Playing Rules may be directed to Darren Hackwood, Associate Vice-President of Officiating at dhackwood@cfl.ca. Any inquiries regarding CFL Statistical Scoring Rules may be directed to Jeff Krever, Head, CFL Player and Game Statistics at jkrever@cfl.ca.