diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/ar/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/ar/forms.py
index 53721a17b6..57b5f8b6eb 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/ar/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/ar/forms.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ class ARPostalCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _("Enter a postal code in the format NNNN or ANNNNAAA."),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=8, min_length=4, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ARPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{4}$|^[A-HJ-NP-Za-hj-np-z]\d{4}\D{3}$',
-            min_length=4, max_length=8, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         value = super(ARPostalCodeField, self).clean(value)
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class ARDNIField(CharField):
         'max_digits': _("This field requires 7 or 8 digits."),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(ARDNIField, self).__init__(max_length=10, min_length=7, *args,
+    def __init__(self, max_length=10, min_length=7, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(ARDNIField, self).__init__(max_length, min_length, *args,
                 **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ class ARCUITField(RegexField):
         'checksum': _("Invalid CUIT."),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ARCUITField, self).__init__(r'^\d{2}-?\d{8}-?\d$',
-            *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/at/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/at/forms.py
index cfe02063c2..52721368e0 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/at/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/at/forms.py
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ class ATZipCodeField(RegexField):
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _('Enter a zip code in the format XXXX.'),
     }
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ATZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{4}$',
-                max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+                max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class ATStateSelect(Select):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/au/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/au/forms.py
index 12911ea8a3..db0bd78c9b 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/au/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/au/forms.py
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ class AUPostCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a 4 digit postcode.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        if 'max_length' in kwargs:
-            kwargs.pop('max_length')
+    def __init__(self, max_length=4, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(AUPostCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{4}$',
-            max_length=4, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class AUPhoneNumberField(Field):
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/be/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/be/forms.py
index 3b27f84252..6715e8755e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/be/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/be/forms.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ class BEPostalCodeField(RegexField):
             'Enter a valid postal code in the range and format 1XXX - 9XXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(BEPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^[1-9]\d{3}$',
-                max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+                max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class BEPhoneNumberField(RegexField):
     """
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class BEPhoneNumberField(RegexField):
                      '0xxxxxxxx or 04xxxxxxxx.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(BEPhoneNumberField, self).__init__(r'^[0]\d{1}[/. ]?\d{3}[. ]\d{2}[. ]?\d{2}$|^[0]\d{2}[/. ]?\d{2}[. ]?\d{2}[. ]?\d{2}$|^[0][4]\d{2}[/. ]?\d{2}[. ]?\d{2}[. ]?\d{2}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class BERegionSelect(Select):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/br/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/br/forms.py
index 7a7a858779..992a58fd45 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/br/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/br/forms.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class BRZipCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a zip code in the format XXXXX-XXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(BRZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}-\d{3}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class BRPhoneNumberField(Field):
     default_error_messages = {
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ class BRCPFField(CharField):
         'digits_only': _("This field requires only numbers."),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(BRCPFField, self).__init__(max_length=14, min_length=11, *args, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, max_length=14, min_length=11, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(BRCPFField, self).__init__(max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/ca/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/ca/forms.py
index ae3c76e24a..788c9d0a6f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/ca/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/ca/forms.py
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ class CAPostalCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a postal code in the format XXX XXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(CAPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^[ABCEGHJKLMNPRSTVXY]\d[ABCEGHJKLMNPRSTVWXYZ] \d[ABCEGHJKLMNPRSTVWXYZ]\d$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class CAPhoneNumberField(Field):
     """Canadian phone number field."""
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/ch/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/ch/forms.py
index eb1ae68844..9ccfcf8f18 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/ch/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/ch/forms.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class CHZipCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a zip code in the format XXXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(CHZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{4}$',
-        max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+        max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class CHPhoneNumberField(Field):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/cz/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/cz/forms.py
index 13a94af05c..26782d06cb 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/cz/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/cz/forms.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ class CZPostalCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a postal code in the format XXXXX or XXX XX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(CZPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}$|^\d{3} \d{2}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/de/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/de/forms.py
index a785a7194e..b467c2e287 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/de/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/de/forms.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ class DEZipCodeField(RegexField):
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _('Enter a zip code in the format XXXXX.'),
     }
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(DEZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class DEStateSelect(Select):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/es/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/es/forms.py
index 000f695630..42e8e9df2c 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/es/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/es/forms.py
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ class ESPostalCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a valid postal code in the range and format 01XXX - 52XXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ESPostalCodeField, self).__init__(
                 r'^(0[1-9]|[1-4][0-9]|5[0-2])\d{3}$',
-                max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+                max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class ESPhoneNumberField(RegexField):
     """
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class ESPhoneNumberField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a valid phone number in one of the formats 6XXXXXXXX, 8XXXXXXXX or 9XXXXXXXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ESPhoneNumberField, self).__init__(r'^(6|7|8|9)\d{8}$',
-                max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+                max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class ESIdentityCardNumberField(RegexField):
     """
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ class ESIdentityCardNumberField(RegexField):
         'invalid_cif': _('Invalid checksum for CIF.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, only_nif=False, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, only_nif=False, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         self.only_nif = only_nif
         self.nif_control = 'TRWAGMYFPDXBNJZSQVHLCKE'
         self.cif_control = 'JABCDEFGHI'
         self.cif_types = 'ABCDEFGHKLMNPQS'
         self.nie_types = 'XT'
         id_card_re = re.compile(r'^([%s]?)[ -]?(\d+)[ -]?([%s]?)$' % (self.cif_types + self.nie_types, self.nif_control + self.cif_control), re.IGNORECASE)
-        super(ESIdentityCardNumberField, self).__init__(id_card_re, max_length=None, min_length=None,
+        super(ESIdentityCardNumberField, self).__init__(id_card_re, max_length, min_length,
                 error_message=self.default_error_messages['invalid%s' % (self.only_nif and '_only_nif' or '')],
                 *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ class ESCCCField(RegexField):
         'checksum': _('Invalid checksum for bank account number.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ESCCCField, self).__init__(r'^\d{4}[ -]?\d{4}[ -]?\d{2}[ -]?\d{10}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         super(ESCCCField, self).clean(value)
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/fi/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/fi/forms.py
index 9c163c9143..7556173ece 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/fi/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/fi/forms.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ class FIZipCodeField(RegexField):
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _('Enter a zip code in the format XXXXX.'),
     }
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(FIZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class FIMunicipalitySelect(Select):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/fr/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/fr/forms.py
index 963eadc86a..54f933a31d 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/fr/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/fr/forms.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ class FRZipCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a zip code in the format XXXXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(FRZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class FRPhoneNumberField(Field):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/hr/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/hr/forms.py
index 7bc9ba153a..6d50b6335f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/hr/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/hr/forms.py
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ class HROIBField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a valid 11 digit OIB'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, min_length=11, max_length=11, *args, **kwargs):
         super(HROIBField, self).__init__(r'^\d{11}$',
-            min_length=11, max_length=11, *args, **kwargs)
+            min_length, max_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         super(HROIBField, self).clean(value)
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/in_/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/in_/forms.py
index 0597623400..c94c7e7a1e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/in_/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/in_/forms.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ class INZipCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': gettext(u'Enter a zip code in the format XXXXXXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(INZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{6}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class INStateField(Field):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/is_/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/is_/forms.py
index abf858df2b..d651cac33f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/is_/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/is_/forms.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ class ISIdNumberField(RegexField):
         'checksum': _(u'The Icelandic identification number is not valid.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        kwargs['min_length'],kwargs['max_length'] = 10,11
-        super(ISIdNumberField, self).__init__(r'^\d{6}(-| )?\d{4}$', *args, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, max_length=11, min_length=10, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(ISIdNumberField, self).__init__(r'^\d{6}(-| )?\d{4}$',
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         value = super(ISIdNumberField, self).clean(value)
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ class ISPhoneNumberField(RegexField):
     Icelandic phone number. Seven digits with an optional hyphen or space after
     the first three digits.
     """
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        kwargs['min_length'], kwargs['max_length'] = 7,8
-        super(ISPhoneNumberField, self).__init__(r'^\d{3}(-| )?\d{4}$', *args, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, max_length=8, min_length=7, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(ISPhoneNumberField, self).__init__(r'^\d{3}(-| )?\d{4}$',
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         value = super(ISPhoneNumberField, self).clean(value)
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/it/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/it/forms.py
index bf0227608a..460ebffaa1 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/it/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/it/forms.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ class ITZipCodeField(RegexField):
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _('Enter a valid zip code.'),
     }
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ITZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}$',
-        max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+              max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class ITRegionSelect(Select):
     """
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class ITSocialSecurityNumberField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a valid Social Security number.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ITSocialSecurityNumberField, self).__init__(r'^\w{3}\s*\w{3}\s*\w{5}\s*\w{5}$',
-        max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+              max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         value = super(ITSocialSecurityNumberField, self).clean(value)
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/jp/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/jp/forms.py
index 1d765c8b17..248a93819e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/jp/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/jp/forms.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ class JPPostalCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a postal code in the format XXXXXXX or XXX-XXXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(JPPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{3}-\d{4}$|^\d{7}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/no/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/no/forms.py
index 61a269c0fe..abe3b80bec 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/no/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/no/forms.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ class NOZipCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a zip code in the format XXXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(NOZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{4}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class NOMunicipalitySelect(Select):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/pe/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/pe/forms.py
index 7a4ac9e8d9..c1b41957fa 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/pe/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/pe/forms.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class PEDNIField(CharField):
         'max_digits': _("This field requires 8 digits."),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(PEDNIField, self).__init__(max_length=8, min_length=8, *args,
+    def __init__(self, max_length=8, min_length=8, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(PEDNIField, self).__init__(max_length, min_length, *args,
                 **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class PERUCField(RegexField):
         'max_digits': _("This field requires 11 digits."),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(PERUCField, self).__init__(max_length=11, min_length=11, *args,
+    def __init__(self, max_length=11, min_length=11, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(PERUCField, self).__init__(max_length, min_length, *args,
             **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/pl/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/pl/forms.py
index ef4a38b7de..8b4d2f4aaa 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/pl/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/pl/forms.py
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class PLPESELField(RegexField):
         'checksum': _(u'Wrong checksum for the National Identification Number.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(PLPESELField, self).__init__(r'^\d{11}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         super(PLPESELField, self).clean(value)
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ class PLNationalIDCardNumberField(RegexField):
         'checksum': _(u'Wrong checksum for the National ID Card Number.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(PLNationalIDCardNumberField, self).__init__(r'^[A-Za-z]{3}\d{6}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self,value):
         super(PLNationalIDCardNumberField, self).clean(value)
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ class PLNIPField(RegexField):
         'checksum': _(u'Wrong checksum for the Tax Number (NIP).'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(PLNIPField, self).__init__(r'^\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{2}$|^\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{3}-\d{3}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self,value):
         super(PLNIPField, self).clean(value)
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ class PLREGONField(RegexField):
         'checksum': _(u'Wrong checksum for the National Business Register Number (REGON).'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(PLREGONField, self).__init__(r'^\d{9,14}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self,value):
         super(PLREGONField, self).clean(value)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class PLPostalCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a postal code in the format XX-XXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(PLPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{2}-\d{3}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/pt/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/pt/forms.py
index 1f51679c4a..2a563cf99b 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/pt/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/pt/forms.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class PTZipCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a zip code in the format XXXX-XXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(PTZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^(\d{4}-\d{3}|\d{7})$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self,value):
         cleaned = super(PTZipCodeField, self).clean(value)
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/ro/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/ro/forms.py
index a218bfd167..3bfb0fab0d 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/ro/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/ro/forms.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ class ROCIFField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _("Enter a valid CIF."),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(ROCIFField, self).__init__(r'^(RO)?[0-9]{2,10}', max_length=10,
-                min_length=2, *args, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, max_length=10, min_length=2, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(ROCIFField, self).__init__(r'^(RO)?[0-9]{2,10}', max_length,
+                min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ class ROCNPField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _("Enter a valid CNP."),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(ROCNPField, self).__init__(r'^[1-9][0-9]{12}', max_length=13,
-            min_length=13, *args, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, max_length=13, min_length=13, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(ROCNPField, self).__init__(r'^[1-9][0-9]{12}', max_length,
+            min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ class ROIBANField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a valid IBAN in ROXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX format'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=40, min_length=24, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ROIBANField, self).__init__(r'^[0-9A-Za-z\-\s]{24,40}$',
-                max_length=40, min_length=24, *args, **kwargs)
+                max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ class ROPhoneNumberField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Phone numbers must be in XXXX-XXXXXX format.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=20, min_length=10, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ROPhoneNumberField, self).__init__(r'^[0-9\-\(\)\s]{10,20}$',
-                max_length=20, min_length=10, *args, **kwargs)
+                max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class ROPostalCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a valid postal code in the format XXXXXX'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=6, min_length=6, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ROPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^[0-9][0-8][0-9]{4}$',
-                max_length=6, min_length=6, *args, **kwargs)
+                max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/ru/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/ru/forms.py
index fa3c245c27..d091eabe4b 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/ru/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/ru/forms.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class RUPostalCodeField(RegexField):
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a postal code in the format XXXXXX.'),
     }
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(RUPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{6}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class RUPassportNumberField(RegexField):
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class RUPassportNumberField(RegexField):
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a passport number in the format XXXX XXXXXX.'),
     }
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(RUPassportNumberField, self).__init__(r'^\d{4} \d{6}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class RUAlienPassportNumberField(RegexField):
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ class RUAlienPassportNumberField(RegexField):
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a passport number in the format XX XXXXXXX.'),
     }
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(RUAlienPassportNumberField, self).__init__(r'^\d{2} \d{7}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/sk/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/sk/forms.py
index 863a61217a..389e7b7594 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/sk/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/sk/forms.py
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ class SKPostalCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a postal code in the format XXXXX or XXX XX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(SKPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}$|^\d{3} \d{2}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/tr/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/tr/forms.py
index 51e446078b..d2ae9bb804 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/tr/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/tr/forms.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ class TRPostalCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a postal code in the format XXXXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=5, min_length=5, *args, **kwargs):
         super(TRPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}$',
-            max_length=5, min_length=5, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         value = super(TRPostalCodeField, self).clean(value)
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/us/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/us/forms.py
index a41f7ab72f..36d7645027 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/us/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/us/forms.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class USZipCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _('Enter a zip code in the format XXXXX or XXXXX-XXXX.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(USZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}(?:-\d{4})?$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class USPhoneNumberField(CharField):
     default_error_messages = {
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/za/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/za/forms.py
index 4fb4203e45..a9e2cd60c8 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/za/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/za/forms.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ South Africa-specific Form helpers
 
 from django.core.validators import EMPTY_VALUES
 from django.forms import ValidationError
-from django.forms.fields import Field, RegexField
+from django.forms.fields import CharField, RegexField
 from django.utils.checksums import luhn
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 import re
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from datetime import date
 
 id_re = re.compile(r'^(?P<yy>\d\d)(?P<mm>\d\d)(?P<dd>\d\d)(?P<mid>\d{4})(?P<end>\d{3})')
 
-class ZAIDField(Field):
+class ZAIDField(CharField):
     """A form field for South African ID numbers -- the checksum is validated
     using the Luhn checksum, and uses a simlistic (read: not entirely accurate)
     check for the birthdate
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ class ZAPostCodeField(RegexField):
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a valid South African postal code'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ZAPostCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{4}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
+            max_length, min_length, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/utils.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/utils.py
index 482f7adeab..31d53dd255 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/utils.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.core.validators import EMPTY_VALUES
+from django.forms.fields import CharField
 from django.test.utils import get_warnings_state, restore_warnings_state
 from django.utils.unittest import TestCase
 
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ class LocalFlavorTestCase(TestCase):
     def restore_warnings_state(self):
         restore_warnings_state(self._warnings_state)
 
-    def assertFieldOutput(self, fieldclass, valid, invalid, field_args=[],
-            field_kwargs={}, empty_value=u''):
+    def assertFieldOutput(self, fieldclass, valid, invalid, field_args=None,
+            field_kwargs=None, empty_value=u''):
         """
         Asserts that a field behaves correctly with various inputs.
 
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ class LocalFlavorTestCase(TestCase):
             empty_value: the expected clean output for inputs in EMPTY_VALUES
 
         """
+        if field_args is None:
+            field_args = []
+        if field_kwargs is None:
+            field_kwargs = {}
         required = fieldclass(*field_args, **field_kwargs)
         optional = fieldclass(*field_args, **dict(field_kwargs, required=False))
         # test valid inputs
@@ -49,3 +54,7 @@ class LocalFlavorTestCase(TestCase):
             self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValidationError, error_required,
                 required.clean, e)
             self.assertEqual(optional.clean(e), empty_value)
+        # test that max_length and min_length are always accepted
+        if issubclass(fieldclass, CharField):
+            field_kwargs.update({'min_length':2, 'max_length':20})
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(fieldclass(*field_args, **field_kwargs), fieldclass))