RULES.js
$(function() {

    //********************************************************
    //*** Define rule sets to apply to multiple elements
    //********************************************************

    var ruleSetRequired = {
        required: true,
    };
    var ruleSetText = {
        required: true,
        minlength: 1,
    };
    var ruleSetZip = {
        required: true,
        minlength: 5,
        maxlength: 10,
    }
    var ruleSetEmail = {
        required: true,
        email: true,
    }
    var ruleSetDate = {
        required: true,
        date_string: true,
        date_string_val_check: true,
    }
    var ruleSetSSN = {
        required: true,
        ssn: true,
    }
    var ruleSetPhone1 = {
        require_phone_group: [1, ".p_phone_input"],
        //phoneUS: true,
    }
    var ruleSetPhone2 = {
        require_phone_group: [1, ".g_phone_input"],
        //phoneUS: true,
    }
    var ruleSetEmail1 = {
        required: true,
        equalTo: ".email",
        email: true,
    }
    var ruleSetEmail2 = {
        required: true,
        equalTo: ".g_email",
        email: true,
    }

    //********************************************************
    //*** validate form focusout/onkeyup/submit
    //********************************************************

    var form = $("#" + $('form').attr('id'));

    form.validate({
        //*** Affects error display on focusout
        onfocusout: function(element, event) {
            this.element(element);
        },

        //*** Affects error behavior on keyup
        //onkeyup: false,

        //*** Affects error message behavior/class
        errorClass: 'customErrorClass',
        errorElement: "div",
        errorPlacement: function (error, element) {
            error.insertAfter(element);
        },

        //*** Removes error message class from inputs
        highlight: function(element, errorClass) {
            $(element).removeClass(errorClass);
        },

        //*** Custom validation rules
        rules: {
            first_name: ruleSetText,
            g_first_name: ruleSetText,
            last_name: ruleSetText,
            g_last_name: ruleSetText,
            address1: ruleSetText,
            g_address1: ruleSetText,
            city: ruleSetText,
            g_city: ruleSetText,
            state_prov: ruleSetRequired,
            g_state_prov: ruleSetRequired,
            postal_code: ruleSetZip,
            g_zip: ruleSetZip,
            country: ruleSetRequired,
            g_country: ruleSetRequired,
            cell_phone: ruleSetPhone1,
            home_phone: ruleSetPhone1,
            work_phone: ruleSetPhone1,
            g_cell_phone: ruleSetPhone2,
            g_home_phone: ruleSetPhone2,
            g_work_phone: ruleSetPhone2,
            email: ruleSetEmail,
            g_email: ruleSetEmail,
            email_again: ruleSetEmail1,
            g_email_again: ruleSetEmail2,
            ssn: ruleSetSSN,
            dob: ruleSetDate,
            g_dob: ruleSetDate,
            gender: ruleSetRequired,
            g_gender: ruleSetRequired,
            preferred_lang_cd: ruleSetRequired,
            g_preferred_lang_cd: ruleSetRequired,
        },
        //*** Custom validation messages
        messages: {
            first_name: "Please enter your first name",
            last_name: "Please enter your last name",
            address1: "Please enter your address",
            city: "Please enter your city",
            state_prov: "Please select your state",
            postal_code: "Please enter a valid postal code",
            country: "Please select your country",
            email_input: "Please enter a valid email address",
            ssn: "Please enter a valid ssn number",
            phone_input: "Please enter a valid phone number",
            dob: "Please enter a valid Date of Birth",
            gender: "Please select your gender",
            preferred_lang_cd: "Please select your language",
        }
    });

    //********************************************************
    //*** Mask Input definitions
    //********************************************************

    //$(".postal_code").mask("99999?-9999", { placeholder: "" });
    $(".phone_input").mask("999-999-9999");
    $(".ssn_input").mask("999-99-9999");
    $(".dob_input").mask("99/99/9999");
    $(".g_dob_input").mask("99/99/9999");
});




search.js
.           $(document).one('click', '#frm-borrower', function () {
                if($(this).attr('id') == 'frm-borrower') {
                    //function duplicated from rules.js to borrower.js being called into search.js
                    borrower_validation();
                }
            });