Judicial Instruction Mandate

The purpose of this mandate is to ensure the proper instruction of officials upon entrance into office for the first time. Exams should test an aisling for knowledge and competency in fulfilling the duties upheld by the office they are seeking.

I. REQUIREMENTS Any aislings entering their first term of Guard or Guard Captain are required to take a test within two double-moons ((two weeks)) before taking office.

A passed test shall only remain valid for two double-moons. Should the test expire, the aisling will then have to retake another valid test. If an aisling fails a test, they must wait one double-moon ((one week)) to reattempt to pass another one in order to acquire office without facing a Major Demerit. Should an aisling acquire office after either failing a test or failing to take a test, then they shall receive a Major Demerit. Under these circumstances, the official is then also required to perform a re-test test within one moon ((3.5 days since they started their term )) - please refer to Section IV for further instruction. II. ADMINISTRATION

It is the responsibility of Guard Captains or Judges to administer the examination for first-term Guards. It is the responsibility of Judges to administer the examination for first-term Guard Captains.

If no superior officials are available, a senior Guard may issue a guard test, or a senior Guard Captain may issue a guard captain test. However, the senior Guard or Guard Captain is not required to administer an exam.

Should no officials be available to provide a test, the aisling attempting their first term is acquitted from having to take any test - this is to avoid the possibility of the paradox where an aisling is unable to obtain office because there is no one available to administer that aisling a test.

~ Under no circumstances may an official test their sibling (( alternate character )).

III. RESULTS

After collecting the results of a test, the administering official must post them on the Justice Cases Board providing any official punishments. If the examinee passes the test, then the administering official must send a note to the examinee that they have passed. Administering officials and Examinees must record this note of passed examination (( F12 )). It is then the responsibility of the examinee to hold on to this evidence until their term is over in case they are requested to verify that they have passed. IV. RE-TEST Aislings who enter office with a failed test or without being tested at all are required to perform a re-test within one moon since the beginning of their term as set out in Section I. Failure to pass or perform this re-test within one moon shall result in a Probation charge and Removal from Office.

Preferably, the second test should be administered by another superior or alternate exam in order to avoid repetition.