From e1c8cc18ab3d08461a8e7b4b401dbf8ec7c2c15c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Spencer <neese_s@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:53:43 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fix error: validator not defined

For some reason the static rules function is being called on a form that the validator was never bound to. This extra check will at least suppress this error until someone can figure out why this function is being called referencing a form that was never associated with the validator.
---
 jquery.validate.js | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/jquery.validate.js b/jquery.validate.js
index 0828c394f..5fab832f1 100644
--- a/jquery.validate.js
+++ b/jquery.validate.js
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 	staticRules: function(element) {
 		var rules = {};
 		var validator = $.data(element.form, 'validator');
-		if (validator.settings.rules) {
+		if (validator && validator.settings.rules) {
 			rules = $.validator.normalizeRule(validator.settings.rules[element.name]) || {};
 		}
 		return rules;