function validatePass(pass) {
	if (pass.value.length > 8) {
		document.getElementById("pass_msg").innerHTML = "Max 8 Characters."
		pass.value = pass.value.substring(0, 8);
		setTimeout ("removeMarks('pass_msg');", 2250); 
	} else if (pass.value.length <= 8) {
		document.getElementById("pass_msg").innerHTML = ""
	}
}

function removeMarks(elementId) {
	document.getElementById(elementId).innerHTML = "";
}