SPECIAL BENEFITS
16.11.2.1 General Rule.
The student-athlete shall not receive any extra benefit. The term “extra benefit”
refers to any special arrangement by an institutional employee or representative of the institution’s athletics interests
to provide the student-athlete or his or her relatives or friends with a benefit not expressly authorized by
NCAA legislation.
A student-athlete may not receive a special discount, payment arrangement
or credit on a purchase (e.g., airline ticket, clothing) or a service (e.g., laundry, dry cleaning) from an
institutional employee or a representative of its athletics interests.
16.11.2.2 Discounts and Credits.
16.11.2.2.1 Free or Reduced-Cost Services.
An athletics representative may not provide a student athlete with professional services (for which a fee normally would be charged) without charge or at a reduced cost except as permitted elsewhere in this bylaw. Professional services provided at less than the normal rate or at no expense to a student-athlete are considered an extra benefit unless they are available on the same basis to the general student body.
16.11.2.2.2 Telephones and Credit Cards.
It is not permissible to allow a student-athlete to use a telephone or credit card for personal reasons without charge or at a reduced cost.
16.11.2.2.3 Entertainment Services.
A student-athlete may not receive services (e.g., movie tickets, dinners, use of car) from commercial agencies (e.g., movie theaters, restaurants, car dealers) without chargeor at reduced rates, or free or reduced-cost admission to professional athletics contests from professional
sports organizations, unless such services also are available to the student body in general.
An institutional employee or representative of the institution’s athletics
interests may not provide a student-athlete with extra benefits or services, including, but not limited to:
(a) A loan of money;
(b) A guarantee of bond;
(c) An automobile or the use of an automobile;
(d) Transportation (e.g., a ride home with a coach), except as permitted in Bylaw 16.9.1-
(e), even if the
student-athlete reimburses the institution or the staff member for the appropriate amount of the gas or
expense; or
(e) Signing or cosigning a note with an outside agency to arrange a loan.
16.11.2.3 Other Prohibited Benefits.
"12.5.2.1 Advertisements and Promotions After Becoming a Student-Athlete.
After becoming a student-athlete, an individual shall not be eligible for participation in intercollegiate athletics if the individual: (a) Accepts any remuneration for or permits the use of his or her name or picture to advertise, recommend or promote directly the sale or use of a commercial product or service of any kind."
