Honolulu Little League: Age Requirements

Tuesday, February 23

PROOF-OF-AGE REQUIREMENTS

Acceptable Forms of Proof of Birth Date

  1. Original proof of age document, if issued by federal, state or provincial registrars of vital statistics in the country in which the Little Leaguer is participating.
  2. If country of participation differs from the country of proof of age document, original proof-of-age document issued by federal, state or provincial registrars of vital statistics, or local offices thereof, are acceptable proof of age, provided the document was filed, recorded, registered or issued within one (1) year of the birth of the child.
  3. An original document issued by federal, state or provincial registrars of vital statistics, or local offices thereof, listing the date of birth, with reference to the location and issue date of the original birth certificate, is acceptable. (The original birth certificate referenced must have been filed, recorded, registered or issued within one (1) year of the birth of the child.
  4. For children born abroad of a parent or parents who are U.S. citizens, any official government document issued by a U.S. federal agency or service, is acceptable. For military dependents, Department of Defense identification cards and military hospital certificates are acceptable. These must be originals, not copies, and must refer to a filing, recording, registration, or issue date that is within one (1) year ofthe birth of the child.
  5. A “Statement in Lieu of Acceptable Proof of Birth” issued by a District Administrator is acceptable. 

NOTACCEPTABLE AS SOLE PROOF OF BIRTH: BaptismalCertificate; Certificate of Blessing; Certificate of Dedication; Certificate of Circumcision, etc.; Hospital Certificate; photocopied records; passports. 

Also issued by some agencies are photocopies of the certificate of live birth with the certification also photocopied, including the signature, and include the seal impressed thereon. Such documents are acceptable without “live” signatures, provided the originalfiled, recorded, registered or issued date of the birth certificate was withinone (1) year of the date of birth.