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48-hour official visit period begins with the initiation of the ground transportation by the member of the institution’sathletics department staff. (Revised: 4/28/05, 7/27/07)13.5.2.5 Visiting Two or More Institutions. Two or more institutions to which a prospective student-athleteis making official visits on the same trip may provide travel expenses, provided there is no duplication ofexpenses, only actual and necessary expenses are provided, and the 48-hour visit limitation is observed at eachinstitution. [R]13.5.2.6 Transportation of Prospective Student-Athlete’s Relatives, Friends or Legal Guardians.An institution shall not permit its athletics department staff members or representatives of its athleticsinterests to pay, provide or arrange for the payment of transportation costs incurred by relatives, friends or legalguardians of a prospective student-athlete to visit the campus or elsewhere; however, an institution may: [R](a) Provide automobile-mileage reimbursement to a prospective student-athlete on an official visit, even ifrelatives or friends accompany the prospective student-athlete; (Revised: 1/11/94, 5/12/05)(b) Permit the parents or legal guardians of a prospective student-athlete to ride in an automobile driven bya coaching staff member for the purpose of providing ground transportation to a prospective studentathleteas part of an official visit; and (Adopted: 1/14/08 effective 8/1/08)(c) Provide transportation between its campus and any bus or train station or airport for the parents, relativesor legal guardians of a prospective student-athlete making an official visit. (Revised: 7/27/07)13.5.2.6.1 Exception—Transportation Expenses for a Prospective Student-Athlete’s Parentsor Legal Guardians—Basketball. In basketball, an institution may pay the actual round-trip costs fora prospective student-athlete’s parents or legal guardians (expenses for up to two people) to accompany theprospective student-athlete on his or her official visit. (Adopted: 10/27/11 effective 8/1/12, Revised: 1/19/13effective 8/1/13)13.5.3 Transportation on Unofficial Visit. During any unofficial recruiting visit, the institution mayprovide the prospective student-athlete with transportation to view practice and competition sites in the prospectivestudent-athlete’s sport and other institutional facilities and to attend a home athletics contest at any localfacility. An institutional staff member must accompany the prospective student-athlete during such a trip. Paymentof any other transportation expenses, shall be considered a violation. [R] (Revised: 1/11/89, 4/27/00, 3/10/04,4/28/05, 1/9/06 effective 8/1/06, 4/27/06)13.5.4 Transportation to Enroll or to Attend Required Orientation. An institution or its representativesshall not furnish a prospective student-athlete, directly or indirectly, with transportation to the campusfor enrollment. However, it is permissible for any member of the institution’s staff to provide: (Revised: 4/26/01effective 8/1/01)(a) Transportation from the nearest bus or train station or major airport to the campus on the occasion of theprospective student-athlete’s initial arrival at the institution to attend classes for a regular term or for initialenrollment for the institution’s summer term for a prospective student-athlete who has been awarded athleticallyrelated financial aid for his or her initial summer term; and (Revised: 1/9/06)(b) Transportation from and to the nearest bus or train station or major airport on the occasion of the prospectivestudent-athlete’s arrival and departure from the institution to attend the institution’s required new-studentorientation, provided the prospective student-athlete has been accepted for admission to the institution.13Recruiting13.6 Official (Paid) Visit.13.6.1 Institutional Policies. An institution must have written departmental policies related to officialvisits that apply to prospective student-athletes, student hosts, coaches and other athletics administrators that areapproved by the institution’s president or chancellor and kept on file at the institution and conference office. Theinstitution is responsible for the development and enforcement of appropriate policies and penalties regardingspecified areas, as identified by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. The institution shall have an outside entity(e.g., conference office) evaluate its policies related to official visits once every four years. The institution maybe held accountable through the NCAA enforcement program for activities that clearly demonstrate a disregardfor its stated policies. (Adopted: 8/5/04, Revised: 3/8/06)13.6.2 Limitations on Official Visits.13.6.2.1 One-Visit Limitation. A member institution may finance only one visit to its campus for a prospectivestudent-athlete.13.6.2.2 Number of Official Visits—Prospective Student-Athlete Limitation. A prospective studentathletemay take a maximum of five expense-paid visits to Division I institutions, with not more than one permittedto any single institution. This restriction applies regardless of the number of sports in which the prospectivestudent-athlete is involved. (Revised: 1/12/04, 10/28/11)13.6.2.2.1 First Opportunity to Visit. In sports other than basketball, a prospective student-athletemay not be provided an expense-paid visit earlier than the opening day of classes of the prospective studentathlete’ssenior year in high school. In men’s basketball, a prospective student-athlete may not be provided101