Under amendments to the "Judges Law", "Prosecutors Law" and the "Lawyers Law" in 2001, all participants of the SJE must have a university-level education, although not necessarily in law. The only exception was the 2002 SJE, where over 50% of participants only had a college-level law diploma. These people were allowed to sit the exam with special permission from the Ministry of Justice. Another requirement is the person must have a record of good behaviour. Those caught cheating will be issued a ban for either two years or for life.