California Driver's License Format
Track 1
Field ID Character
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Track 2
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Contents
Start Sentinel
Format Code Type
C = Commercial
S = Salesperson
D = Driver
I = Identification
R = Senior Citizen
Name Line 1
Name Line 2
Address Line 1
City
End Sentinel
Linear Redundancy Check
(LRC) Character
Start Sentinel
Identification Number
ANSI User ID
DL/ID Alpha Translated
7 position DL/ID number
Check Digit
Field Separator "="
Expiration Date
Field Separator "="
Discretionary Data,
8 position birthdate
End Sentinel
Linear Redundancy Check
(LRC) Character
53
Length
1
1
29
29
29
13
1
1
1
6
2
7
1
1
4
1
8
1
1