Ruling Tourney Rules Question

[poleskitty]

I'm looking for something I read a while back which spelled out the actions that were taken if illegal cards were found in a deck in an event. This situation came up in a tourney I just judged, and the Head Judge ruled it a game loss for the player with the illegal cards and forced him to switch all of the illegal cards for basic energies. I'm pretty sure this is the right remedy when its a case of a mistake rather than an intention to gain advantage (i.e. cheating), but I can't find that section of the tourney rules that states what happens if the decklist and deck are consistent, but the deck list contains illegal cards and it somehow gets past deck checks. Fortunately we caught it in the first game so it didn't effect any other players, but I'd like to review those rules.

Thanks in advance

 

[Chairman Kaga]

You're looking for the Penalty Guidelines document.

7.3.3. Illegal Decklist, Illegal Deck
Occasionally, a player will simply show up with a completely illegal decklist and deck that do not meet the format restrictions or the deck construction rules. When this is the case, both the deck and the decklist must be modified to make the deck legal for the event. Any illegal cards should be replaced with basic Energy cards of the player’s choice, and the changes should be reflected on the decklist.

As with the previous category, the Head Judge should carefully consider what advantage, if any, was gained by the illegal deck. If the Head Judge feels that there was a significant advantage, elevating the penalty to a Disqualification may be necessary.

Examples of Deck Problems: Illegal Decklist, Illegal Deck include:

• Both the decklist and the deck contain five copies of Metal Energy (Special), violating the four-card limit rule.
• Both the decklist and the deck contain more or less than sixty cards.
• In a Modified event, both the decklist and the deck contain four Dark
  Ampharos cards (EX Team Rocket Returns 2/109).

Recommended Starting Penalty:
Tier 1: Game Loss
Tier 2: Game Loss