LAW 24 - CARD EXPOSED OR LED DURING THE AUCTION

When the Director determines that during the auction, because of a player's own error, one or more cards of that player's hand were in position for the face to be seen by his partner, the Director shall require that every such card be placed face up on the table until the auction ends. Information from cards thus exposed is authorized for the nonoffending side but unauthorized for the offending side (see Law 16C).
  1. Low Card Not Prematurely Led
    If it is a single card below the rank of an honor and not prematurely led, there is no further rectification (but see E following).
  2. Single Card of Honor Rank or Card Prematurely Led
    If it is a single card of honor rank or is any card prematurely led, offender's partner must pass when next it is his turn to call (see Law 72C when a pass damages the non-offending side).
  3. Two or More Cards Are Exposed
    If two or more cards are so exposed offender's partner must pass when next it is his turn to call (see Law 72C when a pass damages the nonoffending side).
  4. Declaring Side
    If the offender becomes declarer or dummy the cards are picked up and returned to the hand.
  5. Defenders
    If at the conclusion of the auction the offender is to become a defender, every such card becomes a penalty card (see Laws 50 and 51).