Resolution criteria

• Resolves to the single calendar date (YYYY-MM-DD) that matches the date of birth printed on my official records. Before resolving, I will post a redacted photo/scan showing my birth certificate and one additional government ID (e.g., passport or driver’s license), with all fields except my name and DOB obscured.

• If documents conflict, precedence is: birth certificate > passport > driver’s license/state ID > hospital record. If still conflicting, the earliest-issued record prevails.

• Format is Gregorian YYYY-MM-DD; the date is taken exactly as printed (no time-zone conversions). Leap-day births remain Feb 29.

• If I choose not to post documents, I will state my DOB in a market comment and resolve to that date.

Background

• “Official records” include a civil birth certificate (or consular birth record), passport, and state-issued ID. These are standard sources for legal DOB verification in the US.

Considerations

• To reduce ambiguity from regional formats (MM/DD vs DD/MM), I will write the month name when posting evidence and the final resolution will use ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD).

• If my legal records were amended, the most recent certified birth record supersedes prior versions.

• If I was born outside the US, an equivalent civil birth record or consular report will be treated as the birth certificate.