A point of order may be raised in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) if the rules appear to have been breached. This might include interrupting a speaker in the middle of a discussion or doing anything else if the rules are broken. Before a business can continue, the issue must be rectified. The chair is asked to decide on a point of order. The chair has the option of ruling on the customer's site or letting the assembly decide. It is considered to be 'well taken' if the chair approves the quick note. It is said to be deemed 'not well taken' if it is not.

A point of order must usually be addressed at the time when the rules are breached, otherwise, it will be too late. It'd be too inappropriate to bring a quick note if a motion was made but not seconded after the discussion began. If a motion is passed without a second, it is still legitimate, and the lack of a second is no longer important.

A point of order may be brought up at any moment a motion was embraced in contravention of the by laws or relevant law, in dispute with a heretofore adopted motion, or infringement of a basic aspect of legislation, as an exception to the regime that a point of order must be brought up at the time of the violation.

In most situations, the chair's decision can be challenged by the assembly. To reverse the chair's decision, a majority of the members must vote against it. When presenting a formal request or a parliamentary investigation, a point of order is frequently misused. If a member poses a question like this, the chair should take it as if it were a proper request.