diff --git a/includes/general.php b/includes/general.php
index 3478dd4..d762586 100644
--- a/includes/general.php
+++ b/includes/general.php
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 */
+
+	require_once(dirname(__FILE__)."/lib/general.php");
+
 	session_name("cacert");
 	session_start();
 
@@ -725,37 +728,7 @@
 		return($text);
 	}
 	
-	// returns 0 if $userID is an Assurer
-	// Otherwise :
-	//	 Bit 0 is always set
-	//	 Bit 1 is set if 100 Assurance Points are not reached
-	//	 Bit 2 is set if Assurer Test is missing
-	//	 Bit 3 is set if the user is not allowed to be an Assurer (assurer_blocked > 0)
-	function get_assurer_status($userID)
-	{
-		$Result = 0;
-		$query = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM `cats_passed` AS `tp`, `cats_variant` AS `cv` '.
-			'  WHERE `tp`.`variant_id` = `cv`.`id` AND `cv`.`type_id` = 1 AND `tp`.`user_id` = \''.(int)intval($userID).'\'');
-		if(mysql_num_rows($query) < 1)
-		{
-			$Result |= 5;
-		}
-		
-		$query = mysql_query('SELECT SUM(`points`) AS `points` FROM `notary` AS `n` WHERE `n`.`to` = \''.(int)intval($userID).'\' AND `n`.`expire` < now()');
-		$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);
-		if ($row['points'] < 100) {
-			$Result |= 3;
-		}
-		
-		$query = mysql_query('SELECT `assurer_blocked` FROM `users` WHERE `id` = \''.(int)intval($userID).'\'');
-		$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);
-		if ($row['assurer_blocked'] > 0) {
-			$Result |= 9;
-		}
-		
-		return $Result;
-	}
-	
+
 	// returns text message to be shown to the user given the result of is_no_assurer
 	function no_assurer_text($Status)
 	{
diff --git a/includes/lib/general.php b/includes/lib/general.php
index d91b24e..85b132d 100644
--- a/includes/lib/general.php
+++ b/includes/lib/general.php
@@ -130,3 +130,34 @@ function runCommand($command, $input = "", &$output = null, &$errors = true) {
 	}
 }
 
+  	// returns 0 if $userID is an Assurer
+	// Otherwise :
+	//	 Bit 0 is always set
+	//	 Bit 1 is set if 100 Assurance Points are not reached
+	//	 Bit 2 is set if Assurer Test is missing
+	//	 Bit 3 is set if the user is not allowed to be an Assurer (assurer_blocked > 0)
+	function get_assurer_status($userID)
+	{
+		$Result = 0;
+		$query = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM `cats_passed` AS `tp`, `cats_variant` AS `cv` '.
+			'  WHERE `tp`.`variant_id` = `cv`.`id` AND `cv`.`type_id` = 1 AND `tp`.`user_id` = \''.(int)intval($userID).'\'');
+		if(mysql_num_rows($query) < 1)
+		{
+			$Result |= 5;
+		}
+		
+		$query = mysql_query('SELECT SUM(`points`) AS `points` FROM `notary` AS `n` WHERE `n`.`to` = \''.(int)intval($userID).'\' AND `n`.`expire` < now()');
+		$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);
+		if ($row['points'] < 100) {
+			$Result |= 3;
+		}
+		
+		$query = mysql_query('SELECT `assurer_blocked` FROM `users` WHERE `id` = \''.(int)intval($userID).'\'');
+		$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);
+		if ($row['assurer_blocked'] > 0) {
+			$Result |= 9;
+		}
+		
+		return $Result;
+	}
+	
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