13.1.2 Permissible Recruiters.13.1.2.1 General Rule. All in-person, on- and off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospective student athlete or the prospective student-athlete’s relatives or legal guardian(s) shall be made only by authorized institutional staff members. Such contact, as well as correspondence and telephone calls, by representatives of an institution’s athletics interests is prohibited except as otherwise permitted in this section. Violations of this bylaw involving individuals other than a representative of an institution’s athletics interests shall be considered institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1; however, such violations shall not affect the prospective student athlete’s eligibility. (Revised: 8/5/04)
13.1.2.1.1 Off-Campus Recruiters. An institutional staff member is not permitted to recruit off campus until he or she has been certified on an annual basis as to knowledge of applicable recruiting rules per Bylaw 11.5.1.1. Violations of this bylaw shall be considered institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1; however, such violations shall not affect the prospective student-athlete’s eligibility. (Adopted: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/92; Revised: 4/27/00)
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13.1.2.3 General Restrictions—Staff Members and Governing Board. The following are additional restrictions that apply to an institution’s staff members and governing board. Violations of this bylaw shall be considered institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1; however, such violations shall not affect the prospective student-athlete’s eligibility. (Revised: 4/27/00)
a. Institutional Staff Members—Off-Campus Contacts. Only those coaches permitted to recruit off campus as specified in Bylaw 11.7 may contact prospective student-athletes off campus. Institutional staff members (e.g., faculty members) may contact prospective student-athletes for recruiting purposes in all sports, on campus, or within 30 miles of campus during the prospective student-athlete’s official visit. (Revised: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, 4/28/05, 5/26/06)
b. Board of Governors/Regents. Recruiting contacts on or off campus between a member of the institution’s board of governors (or regents) and a prospective student-athlete are not permissible.