diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index eb60316..cdb3d3d 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * If an array is set through this method, then this array will
 	 * be used instead of the $_POST array
+	 * 
+	 * Note that if you are validating multiple arrays, then the 
+	 * reset_validation() function should be called after validating 
+	 * each array due to the limitations of CI's singleton
 	 *
 	 * @param	array	$data
 	 * @return	void
@@ -324,9 +328,6 @@
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 
-		// Clear any previous validation data
-		$this->_reset_validation();
-
 		// Does the _field_data array containing the validation rules exist?
 		// If not, we look to see if they were assigned via a config file
 		if (count($this->_field_data) === 0)
@@ -1352,7 +1353,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * @return void
 	 */
-	protected function _reset_validation()
+	public function reset_validation()
 	{
 		$this->_field_data = array();
 		$this->_config_rules = array();
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 683dd55..6c83442 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
    -  Added $config['csrf_regeneration'] to the CSRF protection in the :doc:`Security library <libraries/security>`, which makes token regeneration optional.
    -  Added function error_array() to return all error messages as an array in the Form_validation class.
    -  Added function set_data() to Form_validation library, which can be used in place of the default $_POST array.
+   -  Added function reset_validation() to form validation library, which resets internal validation variables in case of multiple validation routines.
    -  Changed the Session library to select only one row when using database sessions.
 
 -  Core
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
index 0d6a49e..5aa64d0 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -597,6 +597,9 @@
 Creating validation rules, running the validation and retrieving error messages works the same whether you are
 validating $_POST data or an array.
 
+**Important Note:** If you want to validate more than one array during a single execution, then you should	
+call the reset_validation() function before setting up rules and validating the new array.
+
 For more info please see the :ref:`function-reference` section below.
 
 -.. _saving-groups:
@@ -966,6 +969,14 @@
 		Permits you to set an array for validation, instead of using the default
 		$_POST array.
 
+$this->form_validation->reset_validation();
+========================================
+
+ .. php:method:: reset_validation ()
+
+    Permits you to reset the validation when you validate more than one array.
+	This function should be called before validating each new array.
+
 $this->form_validation->error_array();
 ========================================