Changes
add national registration requirement in note 1
<ol type="I">
<li>The petition, payment, and any supporting materials are received at Headquarters. [[Headquarters Staff]] will confirm receipt of payment and that there are no obvious defects in the petition. [1] They will confirm the recognition of, or refer for confirmation, any claimed titles or postnominals. [12] They will then forward all to the [[Arms Chancellor]] [23] and notify the [[Justiciar General]] [34].</li>
<li>The Justiciar General will examine the documents for completeness and consistency. He will resolve conflicts between multiple blazons and illustrations, and with the assistance of specific [[Vice-Justiciars]] or outside consultants, will obtain any needed translations, and creates a definitive English blazon from which an [[Heraldic Artists|Heraldic Artist]] might work. [45] The Justiciar General will forward any amended files to the Arms Chancellor for recording. [56]</li>
<li>The Justiciar General will assign the English blazon to an [[Heraldic Artists|Heraldic Artist]] to emblazon an illustration that is in full compliance with the blazon and with the needs of ''The [[Augustan Society Roll of Arms]]'' and [[Online Armorial]]. [67] The Heraldic Artist will be in possession of the standards and requirements for artwork for the ''Roll of Arms'' and will be in direct consultation with the [[Rolls Editor]].</li>
<li>The artwork will be returned to the Justiciar General (or Arms Chancellor, if so directed). The Justiciar General will either grant temporary approval, or remand the artwork to the Heraldic Artist for amendment. Upon tentative approval, the Justiciar General will forward (directly or otherwise) the blazon and emblazonment to [[Headquarters Staff]], with a copy to the Arms Chancellor if he hasn't already been copied.</li>
<li>[[Headquarters Staff]] will then create a draft certificate and forward it to the Arms Chancellor, notifying the Justiciar General of same. [78]</li>
<li>The Justiciar General may approve the draft certificate, or remand it to [[Headquarters Staff]] for amendment. The Justiciar General will then cause the draft certificate to be sent to all members of the Heraldry Committee and the Roll Editor. [89] The Justiciar General will direct those receiving a copy to review the blazon, translation [if any], and illustration. The Roll Editor will also participate in this review.</li>
<li>Any discussion among members of the Committee occurs, and a vote for approval or disapproval is taken. Approval by the Heraldry Committee shall be understood to be an affirmative vote by the majority of members, not counting ex officio members. [910]</li>
<li>Upon [[Board]] approval, Headquarters Staff will circulate the final certificate for the reviews and signatures of the Justiciar General and the [[President]]. This may be done electronically at the discretion of each officer. That done, they will affix the [[Seal of the Corporation]] and send the signed certificate to the petitioner. A copy of the final certificate is forwarded (normally electronically) to the Arms Chancellor, Justiciar General, and Heraldic Artist.</li>
<ol>
<li>One such defect would be if the petitioner resides in a country with a legitimate national heraldic authority, and who has not previously obtained a grant (by whatever name) from said agency.</li>
<li>If the petition contains chivalric postnominals or titles, or if additaments are requested which are contingent on a noble title, these must first be approved by either the [[Chivalry Committee]] or [[Royalty & Nobility Committee]] as appropriate before the heraldic matters are considered. [[Headquarters Staff]] will generally evaluate requests for academic, learned society, and military postnominals. If the petition contains a claim for inherited arms, the genealogical evidence for such a right must first be evaluated by the [[Genealogy Committee]]. Additional fees may apply to these evaluations. If the petitioner elects not to have such titles, postnominals, or other honors mentioned on his Certificate of Arms Registration, these approvals are not required.</li>
----
*[[Heraldry Committee|back to Heraldry Committee]]
*[[Heraldry|back to Heraldry]]
*[[Main Page|back to Main Page]]
