Encoding Pdf417 Drivers License Format By State
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PDF417 barcodes are now mandatory on all state-issued ID/DL cards in the United States and they must comply with one of the published AAMVA design standards. States can no longer encrypt the information specified in the design standard, but they can (and many do) include other encrypted information within the barcode in addition to the required data fields.
Driver's License Pdf417 Barcode Fields
State Driver’s License Formats
Driver License Formats By State
| State | License Format |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 1-7Numeric |
| Alaska | 1-7Numeric |
| Arizona | 1 Alpha + 8 Numeric OR 9 Numeric |
| Arkansas | 4-9Numeric |
| California | 1Alpha+7Numeric |
| Colorado | 9Numeric or 1Alpha+3-6Numeric or 2Alpha+2-5Numeric |
| Connecticut | 9Numeric; |
| Delaware | 1-7Numeric |
| District of Columbia | 7Numeric or 9Numeric |
| Florida | 1Alpha+12Numeric |
| Georgia | 7-9Numeric |
| Hawaii | 1Alpha+8Numeric or 9Numeric |
| Idaho | 2Alpha+6Numeric+1Alpha or 9Numeric |
| Illinois | 1Alpha+11Numeric or 1Alpha+12Numeric |
| Indiana | 1Alpha+9Numeric or 9Numeric or 10Numeric |
| Iowa | 9Numeric or 3Numeric+2Alpha+4Numeric |
| Kansas | 1Alpha+1Numeric+1Alpha+1Numeric+1Alpha or 1Alpha+8Numeric or 9Numeric |
| Kentucky | 1Alpha+8Numeric or 1Alpha+9Numeric or 9Numeric |
| Louisiana | 1-9Numeric |
| Maine | 7Numeric or 7Numeric+1Alpha or 8Numeric |
| Maryland | 1Alpha+12Numeric |
| Massachusetts | 1Alpha+8Numeric or 9Numeric |
| Michigan | 1Alpha+10Numeric or 1Alpha+12Numeric |
| Minnesota | 1Alpha+12Numeric |
| Mississippi | 9Numeric |
| Missouri | 1Alpha+5-9Numeric or 1Alpha+6Numeric+R or 8Numeric+2Alpha or 9Numeric+1Alpha or 9Numeric |
| Montana | 1Alpha+8Numeric or 13Numeric or 9Numeric or 14Numeric |
| Nebraska | 1Alpha+6-8Numeric |
| Nevada | 9Numeric or 10Numeric or 12Numeric or X+8Numeric |
| New Hampshire | 2Numeric+3Alpha+5Numeric |
| New Jersey | 1Alpha+14Numeric |
| New Mexico | 8Numeric or 9Numeric |
| New York | 1Alpha+7Numeric or 1Alpha+18Numeric or 8Numeric or 9Numeric or 16 Numeric or 8Alpha |
| North Carolina | 1-12Numeric |
| North Dakota | 3Alpha+6Numeric or 9Numeric |
| Ohio | 1Alpha+4-8Numeric or 2Alpha+3-7Numeric or 8Numeric |
| Oklahoma | 1Alpha+9Numeric or 9Numeric |
| Oregon | 1-9Numeric |
| Pennsylvania | 8Numeric |
| Rhode Island | 7Numeric or 1Alpha+6Numeric |
| South Carolina | 5-11Numeric |
| South Dakota | 6-10Numeric or 12Numeric |
| Tennessee | 7-9Numeric |
| Texas | 7-8Numeric |
| Utah | 4-10Numeric |
| Vermont | 8Numeric or 7Numeric+A |
| Virginia | 1Alpha+8-to-11Numeric or 9Numeric |
| Washington | 1-7Alpha+any combination of Alpha, Numeric, or * for a total of 12 characters |
| West Virginia | 7Numeric or 1-2Alpha+5-6Numeric |
| Wisconsin | 1Alpha+13Numeric |
| Wyoming | 9-10Numeric |