diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgCheckedOutProcedure.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgCheckedOutProcedure.cs
index 04ac6afa..f8ae9089 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgCheckedOutProcedure.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgCheckedOutProcedure.cs	
@@ -61,8 +61,13 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			sb.AppendLine();
 			sb.AppendLine(string.Format("in a VEPROMS session on computer {0} that was started on {1}", MySessionInfo.MachineName, MySessionInfo.DTSDtart.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy @ HH:mm:ss")));
 			lblInfo.Text = sb.ToString();
-			if(MyProcedureInfo != null)
-				btnForce.Visible = UserInfo.CanEdit(MyUserInfo,MyProcedureInfo.MyDocVersion) && MyOwnerInfo.OwnerItemID == MyProcedureInfo.ItemID;
+			if (MyProcedureInfo != null)
+			{
+				// B2020-048: Only have force button visible if administrator or 'canedit' and current user is not a writer.
+				bool writerAndOtherUserIsIn = !(MySessionInfo.UserID != MyUserInfo.UserID && MyUserInfo.IsWriter(MyProcedureInfo.MyDocVersion));
+				bool isActiveAdministrator = MyUserInfo.IsAdministrator() || MyUserInfo.IsSetAdministrator(MyProcedureInfo.MyDocVersion);
+				btnForce.Visible = isActiveAdministrator || (writerAndOtherUserIsIn && UserInfo.CanEdit(MyUserInfo, MyProcedureInfo.MyDocVersion));
+			}
 			else
 				btnForce.Visible = MyUserInfo.IsAdministrator() || MyUserInfo.IsSetAdministrator(MySectionInfo.MyProcedure.MyDocVersion);
 		}
@@ -77,4 +82,4 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 		}
 
 	}
-}
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+}