Moving into vacant lane spaces

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by ronny mulkey

For the past several years (I don't know how long) my State has not permitted players to move into lane spaces left vacant by the team entitled to them. I believe that we started by being an Fed experiment and we just never went back. Because of that, I haven't really followed Rule 8-4 and any changes that might have occurred in the last 10 years or so.

My question is has there been any changes to rule 8-4 in the recent past. If so, when? For how long?

Not that I care to take DeNucci's place as Rule Historian and Archivist, here's how Rule 8-1-4 read back in the 2006-07 book and you can at least compare that to this year's book and what your state has adopted since then:

Art. 4 During a free throw when lane spaces may be occupied:
a. Marked lane spaces may be occupied by a maximum of four defensive and two offensive players.
b. The first marked lane spaces (the lane spaces adjacent to the end line) shall be occupied by opponents of the free thrower. No teammate of the free thrower shall occupy either of these marked lane spaces.
c. The second marked lane spaces on each side may be occupied by teammates of the free thrower.
d. The third marked lane spaces may be occupied by opponents of the free thrower.
e. Players shall be permitted to move along and across the lane to occupy a vacant space within the limitations listed in this rule.
f. Not more than one player may occupy any part of a marked lane space.