LAW 30 - PASS OUT OF ROTATION

When a player has passed out of rotation and the call is cancelled, the option in Law 29A not having been exercised, the following provisions apply (if the pass is artificial see C):

A. Before Any Player Has Bid

When a player has passed out of rotation before any player has bid the offender must pass when next it is his turn to call and Law 23 may apply.

B. After Any Player Has Bid

1. When a pass out of rotation is made at offender's RHO's turn to call after any player has bid, offender must pass when next it is his turn to call.

2. (a) When, after any player has bid, the offender passes out of rotation at his partner's turn to call, the offender must pass whenever it is his turn to call, and Law 23 may apply.

(b) Offender's partner may make any sufficient bid, or may pass, but may not double or redouble at that turn, and Law 23 may apply.

3. After any player has bid a pass out of rotation at offender's LHO's turn to call is treated as a change of call. Law 25 applies.

C. When Pass Is Artificial

When a pass out of rotation is artificial or is a pass of an artificial call, Law 31, not Law 30, applies.


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