Charter Committee Waiver Requests

Welcome to the Little League® Southeast Region’s Charter Committee Waiver Request Site. This site is built exclusively for use by league and district officials. Parents are not permitted to submit requests, thus cannot use the site. Please review all of the information on this site before beginning your request.

Scroll below out-of-boundary requests for other request types.

Assistance

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Submit Out-of-Boundary Player Request

Any player, regardless of age, who does not meet the residency and/or school attendance requirements and can’t be covered under a regulation II (d) claim, regulation IV (h) claim, combined teams request or boundary map expansion, must have an APPROVED waiver request from Little League’s Charter Committee to participate at anytime (regular season, tournament, fall season).

A league should only make a request after it has confirmed a player can’t be covered under a regulation II (d) claim, regulation IV (h) claim, combined teams request or boundary map expansion.

This request requires the following:

Player name
Player birthdate
Home league
Player’s home address and school name
Division of Play
Written request from parent/guardian (file)
Past participation with league (if applicable)

Note that home leagues will review each player following submission.

Input your league ID to auto-fill league name and district. Please note your league ID does not start with a 0 (zero) nor contain dashes.

Waiver Options

Non-out-of-boundary player requests have required information based on past cases and needs from the Charter Committee. The needs are listed under each waiver request type below. If your type is not listed, please do not use this site at this time. Please note types and information needed will update as needed at anytime.

It should be noted a league can make any request and there aren’t “waiver types” that are being submitted. Leagues are making requests for specific rules or regulations.

Player(s) who’s league age does not fall within a particular regular season division. Be aware that for requests involving older players wishing to play down, the Charter Committee does NOT traditionally approve requests of this nature.

This request requires the following:

Player name
Player birthdate
Player agent statement
Request from parent/guardian
Division of play requested
Medical documentation if requesting older player to play “down”
Division information (for certain requests)

Player moves into league after Feb. 1 or begins school after Oct. 1

This request requires the following:

Request from league (with board of directors approval).
Player Name
Player Age or Date or Birth
Statement from Parent/Guardian, including reason for move or school change
Date and Distance of Move or School Change
New Residency or School Documents
Location of Past Residence or School

Any changes to the league’s boundary map. Please note boundary map changes take a little longer to process, which is typically at least three weeks.

This request requires the following:

Request from league (with board of directors approval) including reason for request plus purpose/benefit.
School Information – number of schools, per level within current map and those in proposed area.
Map Illustrating Change with Signatures. Map shows current area then outlines proposed area to be added (may also be a map of the requested area to be added). Map should be signed by any neighboring leagues in district.
If requesting to reduce territory, number of kids, per age that would no longer qualify to participate with league.

Divisions that do not meet Regulation III (a), thus are less than the minimum, more than than the maximum or rosters off by more than one (1) in a division. You can include multiple divisions on one request.

This request requires the following:

Request from league (with board of directors approval) including reason for request plus purpose/benefit.
Division(s) of play in question.
Age Breakdown for ages that apply to the division(s) in question.

Submit Non-Out-of-Boundary Request

ALL requests require comment from the league’s District Administrator. The league’s DA will be notified on this request and will add his/her position/comment. Error(s) may be found in your submission and thus a new request will need to be submitted. After submission, the user receives both a web and email notification with the information submitted. You have the ability to save your progress as you go and will be emailed the link to access your incomplete request, once saved.

Please remember this is ONLY a request and there is no guarantee of approval, and the request may take as long as three weeks for processing. Appeals of Charter Cases shall not be submitted online. Please email to your DA.

Input your league ID to auto-fill league name and district. Please note your league ID does not start with a 0 (zero) nor contain dashes.

About Waivers

Anytime a local Little League wishes to operate outside of the rules, regulations and/or policies (regardless of the type of request) it must request a waiver from the Little League International Charter Committee. Only the Charter Committee may grant a waiver to a local league, which, if approved, will only apply for the current year. The most common waiver type is for out-of-boundary players. There is no exception in 2024 for a league allowing a player to participate regardless of age) if not residing or physically attending a school within a league’s boundary map.

The Charter Committee’s decision is final and binding. It is important to note that the situation requested in the waiver (such as a request to have a player participate in a league without having residence in the league) must not be allowed to proceed unless and until the Charter Committee renders its decision.

Waiver requests are not uncommon. The Southeast Region processes more than 500 requests annually. A league may request any rule, regulation, and/or policy variation, but once again no approval is guaranteed. If a waiver is granted, the adjustment is only for the current season.

It Is Only a REQUEST

The biggest thing to remember during this process, is that it is a REQUEST, which does not guarantee approval in any manner, and the league may not proceed with its request until a response is provided.

All waiver requests are initiated by a local league’s board of directors. Once the board votes to REQUEST a waiver, it will be reviewed by the Charter Committee, provided the necessary information is received to review the request in advance of the June 1 deadline. The use of paper forms is not recommended, and Little League does not produce such a paper form.

Out-of-boundary request includes a written request from the parent(s)/guardian(s) of the player as well as a statement from the player’s home league, if applicable. Regardless of the home league’s stance, the request will still be reviewed by the Charter Committee. It is the responsibility of the league wishing to make a waiver request to gather all required information and then submit for review.

The requesting league’s District Administrator will be given the chance to comment on the request. Using the Southeast Region’s online request form means the league does not need to submit the information to the DA, who would pass it on to the Region. Once the league submits a request, the DA is notified and given a chance to comment. The DA has the right to support or not support a request, but regardless of his/her stance, it does not stop the request from being heard by the Charter Committee.

A DA may also note there are errors in the submission and return the request to the league, who will need to submit a new request, with the noted changes made.

Charter Committee Waiver Requests

Assistance

Submit Out-of-Boundary Player Request

Waiver Options

Submit Non-Out-of-Boundary Request

About Waivers

It Is Only a REQUEST

Additional Links

Out-of-Boundary Player Interactive Tool