Keys for obtaining US Driver's license data Standard for US Driver's Licenses defines several different barcode standards with over 80 different fields encoded inside a barcode. Some fields exist on all barcode standards, other exist only on some. To standardize the API, we have structured the fields in the following sections: • • • Determining Barcode version USDLScanResult.kDocumentType Mandatory on all driver's licenses.

• All barcodes which are using 3-track magnetic stripe encoding used in the interest of smoothing a transition from legacy documents shall be designated as Magnetic. • All barcodes which are using compact encoding compliant with ISO/IEC 18013-2 shall be designated as Compact. • All barcodes (majority) compliant with Mandatory PDF417 Bar Code of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Card Design Standard from AAMVA DL/ID-2000 standard to DL/ID-2013 shall be designated as AAMVA. USDLScanResult.kStandardVersionNumber Mandatory on all driver's licenses. AAMVA Version Number This is a decimal value between 00 and 99 that specifies the version level of the PDF417 bar code format. Version '0' and '00' is reserved for bar codes printed to the specification of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) prior to the adoption of the AAMVA DL/ID-2000 standard. • All bar codes compliant with the AAMVA DL/ID-2000 standard are designated Version 01.

• All barcodes compliant with AAMVA Card Design Specification version 1.0, dated 09-2003 shall be designated Version 02.

Ever have your Drivers License scanned at a store? Well here's the private information your releasing by State. 8 thoughts on “ US Drivers License Barcode Attributes by State ”. 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.

↓ • This information is both incomplete and highly outdated. 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. However, despite the fact that it presents quite erroneous data, the color map is still quite pretty If you’re going for style over substance, you can haz win.