Penalty Card
- Referring to a defender's card inadvertently exposed, a faced where
partner could have seen it through actions such as a dropped card or playing
two cards to a trick.
- Adjusted score - See Law
50
After declarer's acceptance of play other than penalty card - See Law
52
After defender's lead out of turn - See Law
56
After lead out of turn - See Law
53
56
Card retracted to correct a revoke - See Law
61
Declarer's acceptance of play other than penalty card - See Law
52
Declarer, inapplicability to - See Law
48
Disposition
of - See Law
50
Dummy's hand, inapplicability to - See Law
48
Exposed card of defender - See Law
49
50
Failure to lead or play penalty card when required - See Law
52
61
Fifth card to a trick - See Law
45
Inability to lead or play as required - See Law
59
Lead out of turn - See Law
54
56
Major penalty card defined - See Law
50
Minor penalty card defined - See Law
50
Missing card - See Law
14
More than one penalty card - See Law
50
51
Obligation to follow suit - See Law
50
59
Procedure after illegal play - See Law
60
Rank of exposed card, significance - See Law
50
Retracted card as - See Law
52
54
56
Unauthorized information from - See Law
50
Minor
penalty card - for a single exposed non-honor card (smaller than 10)
accidentally dropped or when two cards are played to a trick - Minor penalty card -
See Law
50 :
1. |
The exposed card does not
have to be played at the first opportunity; another suit may be played
by offender |
2. |
Any honor from that suit
may be played, but the penalty card must be played if the offender does
not chose an honor |
3. |
Offender's partner is not
subject to lead penalties, provided unauthorized information was not
passed |
Major Penalty Card
- To prematurely or deliberately face or otherwise expose an honor card to
opponents (except by declarer). If more than one card is exposed, each
exposed honor becomes a major penalty card according to the Laws. See
Law
50 :
1. |
The offender must play the
exposed card at the first legal opportunity: |
Declarer may accept the
lead of another suit |
Declarer may mandate lead
of the exposed card |
2. |
The lead of the offender's
partner is controlled by the declarer; if player leads prematurely, the
card also becomes a major penalty card. As long as offender's
partner is on lead, the declarer may: |
Require a suit lead of the
exposed card (only once) |
Prohibit the suit lead of
the exposed card (as long as offender's partner is on lead) |
Allow offender's partner to
lead anything (continuing to maintain all rights associated with #2 as
long as offender's partner remains on lead) |
3. |
If the offender
inadvertently exposed 2+ penalty cards: |
Declarer may designate
which penalty card shall be played, but only for the first trick (other
exposed cards are returned to the offender's hand) |
Declarer may forbid the
suit lead the any exposed card as long as defenders are on lead (all
exposed cards in the forbid suit are returned to offender's hand) |
See
Duplicate
Decisions Director
Tech File |