Sending parsed DL-ID data to CM

When trying to implement reading of DL/ID barcodes we realized a way to pass the information to CM in a machine parsable way that was easy to send via a web browser without add-on software was needed.

This document attempts to create a standard so either mobile applications, or hardware imagers can be programmed to send the needed DL/ID information to CM, in a way that is universal and easy to understand.

Note, any field concatenation should be done on the server side, and blank fields are allowed, and will be ignored by the server side parser.

V1 Data String

!V1!firstname!lastname!suffix!dateofbirth!address1!address2!city!state!postalcode!country<enter>

For more information about the AAMVA field, see Annex D of the AAMVA DL/ID Card Design Standard

V1 Data String Breakdown and Explanation

Data String	AAMVA field	Field Information	Notes/Definition
V1	N/A	!V followed by up to 3 numbers	Version String
firstname	DAC	Up to 40 Chars ANSI Text	First name of the cardholder.
lastname	DCS	Up to 40 Chars ANSI Text	Family Name of the Cardholder
suffix	DCU	Up to 40 Chars ANSI Text	Name Suffix (Issuer Optional)
dateofbirth	DBB	8 Characters Numbers Only	CM Expected format is CCYYMMDD, format on license may be MMDDCCYY or CCYYMMDD, Reader must convert
address1	DAG	Up to 35 Chars ANSI Text	Street Portion of Address
address2	DAH	Up to 35 Chars ANSI Text	Second Line of Address (Issuer Optional)
city	DAI	Up to 20 Chars ANSI Text	City Portion of Cardholder Address
state	DAJ	2 Chars ANSI Text	State Portion of the Cardholder Address
postalcode	DAK	Up to 11 Chars ANSI Text	Postal Code, includes zip+4 for US
country	DCG	3 Chars ANSI Text	Country the Card is issued in
<enter>	N/A	N/A	Send the Enter Key when done reading.

Reference Documents

AAMVA DL/ID Card Design Standard

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