LAWS OF DUPLICATE CONTRACT BRIDGE 1997
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30		 _PASS OUT OF ROTATION_

When a player has passed out of rotation (and the call is cancelled, as the option to accept the call has not been exercised — see Law 29):
A. Before Any Player Has Bid
When a player has passed out of rotation before any player has bid, (penalty) the offender must pass when next it is his turn to call and Law 72B1 may apply.
B. After Any Player Has Bid
1. At RHO’s Turn to Call
After any player has bid, when a pass out of rotation is made at offender’s RHO’s turn to call, (penalty) offender must pass when next it is his turn to call (if the pass out of rotation related by convention to a specific suit, or suits, thereby conveying information, the lead penalties of Law 26 may apply).
2. At Partner’s Turn to Call
(a) Action Required of Offender
After any player has bid, for a pass out of rotation made at the offender’s partner’s turn to call, (penalty) the offender must pass whenever it is his turn to call, and Law 72B1 may apply.
(b) Action Open to Offender’s Partner
Offender’s partner may make any sufficient bid, or may pass, but may not double or redouble at that turn, and Law 72B1 may apply.
3. At LHO’s Turn to Call
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 and Law 25 applies.
C. When Pass Is a Convention
When the pass out of rotation is a convention, Law 31, not this Law, will apply. A pass is a convention if, by special agreement, it promises more than a specified amount of strength, or if it artificially promises or denies values other than in the last suit named.


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