13.1.3 Telephone Calls.

13.1.3.1 Time Period for Telephone Calls -- General Rule. Telephone calls to an individual (or his or her family members) may not be made before September 1 June 15 at the beginning conclusion of his or her junior sophomore year in high school (subject to the exceptions below). If an individual attends an educational institution that uses a nontraditional academic calendar (e.g., Southern Hemisphere), telephone calls to the individual (or his or her family members) may not be made before the opening day of classes of his or her junior year in high school. Thereafter, an institution may make telephone calls to the prospective student-athlete at its discretion. [D]

13.1.3.1.1 Exception -- Swimming and Diving. In swimming and diving, telephone calls to an individual (or his or her family members) may not be made before July 1 following the completion of his or her junior year in high school or the opening day of classes of his or her senior year in high school (as designated by the high school), whichever is earlier. Thereafter, an institution may make telephone calls to the prospective student-athlete at its discretion. [D]

13.1.3.1.2 Exception -- Football. In football, one telephone call to an individual (or the individual's family members) may be made from April 15 through May 31 of the individual's junior year in high school. Additional telephone calls to an individual (or the individual's family members) may not be made before September 1 of the beginning of the individual's senior year in high school. Thereafter, such telephone contact is limited to once per week outside a contact period, but may be made at the institution's discretion during a contact period. [D]

13.1.3.1.43 Exception -- Men's Ice Hockey. In men's ice hockey, an institution is permitted to make telephone calls to an individual (or the individual's family members) at its discretion beginning January 1 of the individual's sophomore year in high school. [D]

13.1.3.1.4 Exception -- Lacrosse and Softball. In lacrosse and softball, telephone calls to an individual (or the individual's family members) may not be made before September 1 at the beginning of the individual's junior year in high school. If an individual attends an educational institution that uses a nontraditional academic calendar (e.g., Southern Hemisphere), telephone calls to the individual (or the individual's family members) may not be made before the opening day of classes of the individual's junior year in high school. Thereafter, an institution may make telephone calls to the prospective student-athlete at its discretion. [D]

[13.1.3.1.6 through 13.1.3.1.8 renumbered as 13.1.3.1.5 through 13.1.3.1.7, unchanged.]

13.1.3.2 Additional Restrictions.

13.1.3.2.1 Telephone Calls to "1-900" Numbers -- Men's Basketball. In men's basketball, an institution shall not place a telephone call to a "1-900" number connected to a prospective student-athlete or an individual associated with a prospective student-athlete. [D]

[13.1.3.2.1 through 13.1.3.2.3 renumbered as 13.1.3.2.2 through 13.1.3.2.4, unchanged.]

[13.1.3.3 through 13.1.3.7 unchanged.]