For the benefit of continued discussion and possible clarification for any hypothetically interested parties, OP or otherwise:
<G29> Is also slightly on-point.
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Originally Posted by "<G29">
Arena Interaction –ROBOTS may push or react against any elements of the ARENA, provided there is no damage or disruption of the ARENA elements. With the exception of a ROBOT towing a TRAILER, ROBOTS may not grab, grasp, grapple, or attach to any ARENA structure. If a ROBOT violates this rule, the TEAM will be given one warning. If the referee determines that the TEAM is disregarding the warning, their ROBOT will be disabled for the remainder of the MATCH. ROBOTS that become entangled in the ARENA elements will not be freed until after the MATCH has finished, unless the entanglement represents a safety hazard.
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Note that neither <G29> or <G30> (nor any others else I can find, having read the manual) make any mention on penalties--though <S01> may touch on specific cases. Thus, according to the "further damage is likely to occur" clause of <G30>, I will guess that the standard of proof for disabling may will be preventability (within the match), rather than intentionality. If penalties were to be assigned (presumably on the basis of <S01>), the standard would probably be intentionality or negligence of design or operation, the latter hopefully being a consistent practice rather than a brief mistake, though of course that makes the judgment even more subjective.
I don't remember many arena damage penalties from past years, though likewise I can't bring to mind too many intentionally or negligently damaging robots. I'd hope that the same will be true of this year.