Show Late registration problem with Selective Service Clarified fey reference to law December Section of the Selective Service Regulations defines a delinquent as person who fails or neglects to perform any duty required of under the Selective Service Under this definition a man who fails to register within the time set by the Selective Service Law is a Although every effort Is being made to keep the general public informed of the duty of men to register within five days after reaching their the tendency of men to register later than the five days is becoming increasingly apparent Every late registrant should have an appropriate entry made cn his Classification Questionnaire denoting that he was delinquent in registering If lie is over 30 days late in he should complete his Classification Questionnaire at the time of As late registrants fall in the general category oi each case should be handled by the local board in their sound discretion within the provisions of Selective Service Regulations The following guide is established as a matter of general policy in dealing with late registrants Registering late by one month or less entry to be made on Classification-Questionnaire where an oral and if this is not a short letter to the advising him of liis would be in Registering late by over one but less than six the same action as above and in a writ-ten explanation as to why he Local boards arc I encouraged to require a personal appearance by the registrant at the next regularly scheduled board meeting so the board may be satisfied as to the motive behind the late Registering- late by over six but less than one year Uie same procedures as outlined in and above in Uie local boards are to forward such late registrants for pre-induction physical as delinquents as part of their regular call without waiting for the age when would ordinarily be Registering late by over one year Uie procedure as outlined above may be followed and under the provisions of S. S. Regulations Uie local board at its forward such late registrant for induction as a delinquent in to their regular induction Any late appears to Uie local board to be an attempt at willful evasion of Uie Service Law should be called to Uie attention of State Headquarters for possible under Uie criminal of Uie Service has been revised since it has been recognized that carelessness in registering within the Ume sot by Uie Selective Service Law has been and is steadily This bulletin has been published in order that boys reaching Uie age of registration might be acquainted with the laws governing registration and Uie importance of registering the Ume limit when at all Helen B. L. B. Local Board Duchesne |