RESIDENCE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Each local Little League determines the actual geographic boundaries of
the area from within which it shall select players. These boundaries
must be described in detail and shown on a map and dated when
making application for a Little League ch arter. Players will be eligible to
play with that league only if they reside within the boundaries provided
to and approved by Little League Baseball, Incorporated.
A player will be deemed to reside within the league boundaries if:
A. His/her parents are living together and are residing within such
league boundaries, OR;
B. Either of the player's parents (or his/her court-appointed legal
guardian) reside within such boundaries. It is unacceptable if a parent
moves into a league's boundaries for the purpose of qualifying for
tournament play. As detailed later in these rules, the penalty for
violation of this rule may, in Little League Baseball, Incorporated's
discretion, result in the disqualification of a player, team or entire
league from regular season and/or tournament play.
"Residence," "reside" and "residing" refers to a place of bona fide
continuous habitation. A place of residence once established shall not
be considered changed unless the parents, parent or guardian makes a
bona fide change of residence.
Residence shall be established and supported by documents, dated or
in force between February 1, 2012 (previous year) and February 1, 2013
(current year), from THREEOR MORE of the following categories to
determine residency of such parentis] or guardian:
1. Driver's License
2. Voter's Registration
3. School records
4. Welfare/child care records
5. Federal records
6. State records
7. Local (municipal) records
8. Support payment records
9. Homeowner or tenant records
10. Utility bills [l.e., gas, electric, water/sewer, phone, mobile phone,
heating, waste disposal)
11. Financial (loan, credit, investments, etc.) records
12. Insurance documents
13. Medical records
14. Military records
15. Internet, cable or satellite records
16. Vehicle records
17. Employment records
Note: Example - Three utility bills (three items from No. 10 above)
constitute only ONE document.
Any documents submitted as proof of residence mush show customary
usage or consumption to demonstrate bona fide continuous habitation
as determined by Little League Baseball, Incorporated in its discretion.
It is recommended that the league require some proof of residence
within the league's boundaries at the time the player registers. Players
and their parents/guardians are advised that a false statement of
residence may lead to ineligibility to play Little League Baseball or
Softball. Under NO circumstances does ANY person have the authority
to grant a waiver that allows a child to play in a local Little League
program IN ANY DIVISION, when that child does not qualify under these
residency requirements.
If the claim for residency is challenged, three of the above materials
must be submitted to Little League Baseball, Incorporated, with an
affidavit of residency from the parentts) or guardian. Little League
Baseball, Incorporated shall decide the issue, in its sole discretion,
and that decision will final and binding. Residency documents must
illustrate that the residence (as defined above) was inside the league's
boundaries throughout the regular season (as of June 15 of the year in
question).
In the case of a Regulation !I(d) Waiver Form, or a Regulation IV(h)
Waiver Form, the proof of residence for the FORMER residence of the
parentis] that was within the current league's boundaries must be
obtained. This proof of residence for the former residence must be
supported by the same documentation as noted above.
Tournament Requirement for Non-Citizens: A participant who is not
a citizen of the country in which he/she wishes to play, but meets
residency requirements as defined by Little League, may partiCipate in
that country if:
1. his/her visa allows that participant to remain in that coun
try for a period of at least one year, or;
2. the prevailing laws allow that partiCipant to remain in that
country for at least one year, or;
3. the participant has an established bona fide residence in
that country for at least two years prior to the start of the
regular season.
Exceptions can only be made by action of the Charter Committee in
Williamsport. Any request for a waiver pertaining to the eligibility of a
player must be submitted in writing, by the president of the local Little
League through the district administrator, to their respective Regional
Director not later than the date prescribed in Regulation IV (j). Requests
submitted after that date will not be considered.
PROOF-OF-AGE REQUIREMENTS
ACCEPTABLEFORMS 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.) Also
issued by these 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 original filed, recorded, registered
or issued date of the birth certificate was within one (1) year of
