Abeyance

Abeyance is a state of "inactivity" for SCA groups. A group in abeyance is not considered an official SCA group for various purposes -- it cannot hold events, cannot have a bank account (if it has one then it cannot access it), etc.

A group can be placed into abeyance for one of several reasons:

• It doesn't have sufficient members to continue. For example, most or all of the members have moved away from the area.
• It has failed to produce sufficient reports -- for example if the seneschal of a group has not reported for some time then the Kingdom Seneschal can put the group into abeyance.
• It has failed to produce end of year financial reports.
• A group cannot find the appropriate officers.

Abeyance usually lasts until the situation has been resolved. For example, reports have started to arrive in a timely manner.