LAWS OF DUPLICATE CONTRACT BRIDGE 1997
Definitions Preliminaries Preparation General Laws The Auction The Play Proprieties The Score Sponsorship Tournament Director Appeals


CONTENTS INDEX
LAWS
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35
36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45
46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55
56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65
66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75
76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85
86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93
LAW
51		 TWO OR MORE PENALTY CARDS_

A. Offender to Play
If a defender has two or more penalty cards that can legally be played, declarer designates which is to be played at that turn.
B. Offender’s Partner to Lead
1. Penalty Cards in Same Suit
(a) Declarer Requires Lead of That Suit
When a defender has two or more penalty cards in one suit, and declarer requires the defender’s partner to lead that suit, the cards of that suit are no longer penalty cards and are picked up; the defender may make any legal play to the trick.
(b) Declarer Prohibits Lead of That Suit
If the declarer prohibits the lead of that suit, the defender picks up every penalty card in that suit and may make any legal play to the trick.
2. Penalty Cards in More Than One Suit
(a) Declarer Requires Lead of a Specified Suit
When a defender has penalty cards in more than one suit, declarer may require the defender’s partner to lead any suit in which the defender has a penalty card (but B1(a) preceding then applies).
(b) Declarer Prohibits Lead of Specified Suits
When a defender has penalty cards in more than one suit, declarer may prohibit the defender’s partner from leading one or more of such suits; but the defender then picks up every penalty card in every suit prohibited by declarer and makes any legal play to the trick.


Return to Top of page To Contents