+/* is_halfop()
+ *
+ * input - membership to check for halfops
+ * output - 1 if the user is halfopped, 0 if the user is not or halfop
+ * is disabled.
+ * side effects -
+ *
+ */
+int
+is_halfop(struct membership *msptr)
+{
+ if(!ConfigChannel.use_halfop)
+ return 0;
+ if(is_chmode_h(msptr))
+ return 1;
+ else
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* is_owner()
+ *
+ * input - membership to check for owner
+ * output - 1 if the user is an owner, 0 if the user is not or owner
+ * is disabled.
+ * side effects -
+ *
+ */
+int
+is_owner(struct membership *msptr)
+{
+ if(!ConfigChannel.use_owner)
+ return 0;
+ if(is_chmode_a(msptr))
+ return 1;
+ else
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* is_any_op()
+ *
+ * input - membership to check for ops
+ * output - 1 if the user is op, halfop, or owner, 0 elsewise
+ * side effects -
+ */
+int
+is_any_op(struct membership *msptr)
+{
+ if(is_chanop(msptr) || is_halfop(msptr) || is_owner(msptr))
+ return 1;
+ else
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* is_chanop_voiced()
+ *
+ * input - memebership to check for status
+ * output - 1 if the user is op, halfop, owner, or voice, 0 elsewise
+ * side effects -
+ */
+int
+is_chanop_voiced(struct membership *msptr)
+{
+ if(is_chanop(msptr) || is_voiced(msptr) || is_halfop(msptr) || is_owner(msptr))
+ return 1;
+ else
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* can_kick_deop()
+ *
+ * input - two memeberships
+ * output - 1 if the first memebership can kick/deop the second, 0 elsewise
+ * side effects -
+ */
+int
+can_kick_deop(struct membership *source, struct membership *target)
+{
+ if(is_chanop(source) && !is_owner(target))
+ return 1;
+ else if(is_halfop(source) && !is_any_op(target))
+ return 1;
+ else if(is_owner(source))
+ return 1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+