LEGEND: “S” refers to officials signal number; enforcement spot: BS (Basic Spot), SL (Scrimmage Line), SF (Spot Foul), DB (Dead Ball)
AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN (AFD)
Defensive pass interference [also 10 yards] – S33 / BS
Illegal contact by Defense [also 10 yards] – S38 / BS
Targeting by Defense [also 10 yards] – S38 / BS
Game interference by Defense [also 10 yards] – S38 / BS
LOSS OF A DOWN (LOD)
Delay of pass – S21 / SL
Illegal backward pass [also 5 yards] – S35 / SF
Illegal touching – S9 / SL
Illegal forward pass [also 5 yards] – S35 / SF
Offensive pass interference [also – 10 yards] S33 / BS
Jumping or Diving [also 5 yards] – S51 / SF
Flag guarding [also 5 yards] – S52 / SF
LOSS OF 5 YARDS
Illegal kick by runner – S19 / DB
Illegal snap – S19 / DB
Delay of game – S21 / DB
Illegal snap – S19 / DB
Encroachment, False start, Illegal shift – S19 / DB
Illegal motion, Illegal run play – S19 / SL
Encroachment, Disconcerting signals, Illegal blitzer signal – S18 / DB
Offside, Illegal blitz – S18 / SL
Illegal handoff – S19 / BS
Illegal backward pass [also LOD] – S35 / SF
Illegal forward pass [also LOD] – S35 / SF
Blocking – S43 / BS
Jumping or Diving [also LOD] – S51 / SF
Flag guarding [also LOD] – S52 / SF
Illegal Flag pull – S52 / BS
Illegal kicking a pass – S19 / BS
Illegal participation – S22 / BS
Side line interference – S27 / SL
Illegal Substitution – S22 / SL
LOSS OF 10 YARDS
Offensive pass interference [also LOD] – S33 / BS
Defensive pass interference [also AFD] – S33 / BS
Illegal contact [also AFD if by Defense] – S38 / BS
Targeting [also AFD if by Defense] – S38 / BS
Game interference [also AFD if by Defense] – S38 / BS
Unsportsmanlike acts – S27 / DB
CHARGED TIMEOUT
Player with wearing illegal equipment not leaving field – S3 / DB
Player with missing mandatory equipment not leaving field – S3 / DB
Player with bleeding wound not leaving field – S3 / DB
LOSS OF HALF DISTANCE
If distance penalty exceeds half the distance to the goal line
Official Flag Football Signals
