List of Data Elements

About this table

ID

The ID code used for encoding the data element in the barcode subfile.

Data Element

The name of the data element as listed in the specification.

Card Type

• ID = Identification Card
• DL = Driver License

Note: Version 1 doesn't specify this information.

Requirement

Indicates if the data element is optional or required.

Length/Type

This column is extracted exactly from the specification. The first letter indicates if the data element has a (F)ixed or (V)ariable length. The number indicates the length of the data element (this is the maximum length in the case of variable length data element). The remaining letters indicate the type of characters in the data element, (A)lpha, (N)umbers, (S)ymbols.

Note: Version 1 doesn't specify this information.

Versions

A checkmark in one of these columns indicates the data element is supported in that version of the specification. List of versions

Notes

Additional information on the data element.

Data Elements

ID	Data Element	Card Type	Requirement	Length/Type	v1	v2	v3	v4	v5	v6	v7	v8	v9	v10	Notes
DAA	Driver License Name		Mandatory		✅
DAB	Driver Last Name		Optional		✅
DAC	Driver First Name		Optional		✅
DAC	Customer First Name	ID/DL	Mandatory	V40ANS				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAD	Driver Middle Name or Initial		Optional		✅
DAD	Customer Middle Name(s)	ID/DL	Mandatory	V40ANS				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAE	Driver Name Suffix		Optional		✅
DAF	Driver Name Prefix		Optional		✅
DAG	Driver Mailing Street Address 1		Mandatory		✅
DAG	Address - Street 1	ID/DL	Mandatory	V35ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAH	Driver Mailing Street Address 2		Optional		✅
DAH	Address - Street 2	ID/DL	Optional	V35ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAI	Driver Mailing City		Mandatory		✅
DAI	Address - City	ID/DL	Mandatory	V20ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAJ	Driver Mailing Jurisdiction Code		Mandatory		✅
DAJ	Address - Jurisdiction Code	ID/DL	Mandatory	F2A		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAK	Driver Mailing Postal Code		Mandatory		✅
DAK	Address - Postal Code	ID/DL	Mandatory	F11N		✅
DAK	Address - Postal Code	ID/DL	Mandatory	F11AN			✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAK	Address - Postal Code	ID/DL	Mandatory	F11ANS									✅	✅
DAL	Driver Residence Street Address 1		Optional		✅
DAM	Driver Residence Street Address 2		Optional		✅
DAN	Driver Residence City		Optional		✅
DAO	Driver Residence Jurisdiction Code		Optional		✅
DAP	Driver Residence Postal Code		Optional		✅
DAQ	Driver License/ID Number		Mandatory		✅
DAQ	Customer ID Number	ID/DL	Mandatory	V25ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAR	Driver License Classification Code		Mandatory		✅
DAS	Driver License Restriction Code		Mandatory		✅
DAT	Driver License Endorsements Code		Mandatory		✅
DAU	Height (FT/IN)		Optional		✅
DAU	Physical Description - Height	ID/DL	Mandatory	F6AN		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAU	Physical Description - Height	ID/DL	Mandatory	F6ANS									✅	✅
DAV	Height (CM)		Optional		✅
DAW	Weight (LBS)		Optional		✅
DAW	Weight (pounds)	ID/DL	Optional	F3N				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAX	Weight (KG)		Optional		✅
DAX	Weight (kilograms)	ID/DL	Optional	F3N				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAY	Eye Color		Optional		✅
DAY	Physical Description - Eye Color	ID/DL	Mandatory	F3A		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DAZ	Hair Color	ID/DL	Optional	V12A	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DBA	Driver License Expiration Date		Mandatory		✅
DBA	Document Expiration Date	ID/DL	Mandatory	F8N		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Version 3 introduced the Canada date format “CCYYMMDD”
DBB	Date of Birth	ID/DL	Mandatory	F8N	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Version 3 introduced the Canada date format “CCYYMMDD”
DBC	Driver Sex		Mandatory		✅
DBC	Physical Description - Sex	ID/DL	Mandatory	F1N		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Version 9 introduced option “9 = not specified”
DBD	Driver License or ID Document Issue Date		Mandatory		✅
DBD	Document Issue Date	ID/DL	Mandatory	F8N		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	Version 3 introduced the Canada date format “CCYYMMDD”
DBE	Issue Timestamp		Optional		✅
DBF	Number of Duplicates		Optional		✅
DBG	Medical Indicator/Codes		Optional		✅
DBG	Alias / AKA Given Name	ID/DL	Optional	V15ANS			✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DBH	Organ Donor		Optional		✅
DBI	Non-Resident Indicator		Optional		✅
DBJ	Unique Customer Identifier		Optional		✅
DBK	Social Security Number		Optional		✅
DBL	Driver "AKA" Date Of Birth		Optional		✅
DBM	Driver "AKA" Social Security Number		Optional		✅
DBN	Driver "AKA" Name		Optional		✅
DBN	Alias / AKA Name	ID/DL	Optional	V35ANS		✅
DBN	Alias / AKA Family Name	ID/DL	Optional	V10ANS			✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DBO	Driver "AKA" Last Name		Optional		✅
DBP	Driver "AKA" First Name		Optional		✅
DBQ	Driver "AKA" Middle Name		Optional		✅
DBR	Driver "AKA" Suffix		Optional		✅
DBS	Driver "AKA" Prefix		Optional		✅
DBS	Alias / AKA Suffix Name	ID/DL	Optional	V5ANS			✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCA	Jurisdiction-specific vehicle class	DL	Mandatory	V4ANS		✅	✅
DCA	Jurisdiction-specific vehicle class	DL	Mandatory	V6ANS				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCB	Jurisdiction-specific restriction codes	DL	Mandatory	V10ANS		✅	✅
DCB	Jurisdiction-specific restriction codes	DL	Mandatory	V12ANS				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCD	Jurisdiction-specific endorsement codes	DL	Mandatory	V5ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCE	Physical Description - Weight Range	ID/DL	Mandatory	F1N		✅
DCE	Physical Description - Weight Range	ID/DL	Optional	F1N			✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCF	Document Discriminator	ID/DL	Mandatory	V25ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCG	Country Identification	ID/DL	Mandatory	F3A		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCH	Federal Commercial Vehicle Codes	DL	Mandatory	F4AN		✅	✅
DCI	Place of birth	ID/DL	Optional	V33A		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCJ	Audit Information	ID/DL	Optional	V25ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCK	Inventory control number	ID/DL	Optional	V25ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCL	Race / ethnicity	ID/DL	Optional	F2N		✅	✅
DCL	Race / ethnicity	ID/DL	Optional	F3A				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCL	Race / ethnicity	ID/DL	Optional	V3A										✅
DCM	Standard vehicle classification	DL	Optional	F4AN		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCN	Standard endorsement code	DL	Optional	F5AN		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCO	Standard restriction code	DL	Optional	F10AN		✅
DCO	Standard restriction code	DL	Optional	F12AN			✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCP	Jurisdiction-specific vehicle classification description	DL	Optional	V50ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCQ	Jurisdiction-specific endorsement code description	DL	Optional	V50ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCR	Jurisdiction-specific restriction code description	DL	Optional	V50ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCS	Customer Family Name	ID/DL	Mandatory	V40ANS		✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DCT	Customer Given Names	ID/DL	Mandatory	V80ANS		✅	✅
DCU	Name Suffix	ID/DL	Mandatory	V5ANS		✅
DCU	Name Suffix	ID/DL	Optional	V5ANS			✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDA	Compliance Type	ID/DL	Optional	F1A				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDB	Card Revision Date	ID/DL	Optional	F8N				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDC	HAZMAT Endorsement Expiration Date	DL	Optional	F8N				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDD	Limited Duration Document Indicator	ID/DL	Optional	F1N				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDE	Family name truncation	ID/DL	Mandatory	F1A				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDF	First name truncation	ID/DL	Mandatory	F1A				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDG	Middle name truncation	ID/DL	Mandatory	F1A				✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDH	Under 18 Until	ID/DL	Optional	F8N					✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDI	Under 19 Until	ID/DL	Optional	F8N					✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDJ	Under 21 Until	ID/DL	Optional	F8N					✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDK	Organ Donor Indicator	ID/DL	Optional	F1N						✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DDL	Veteran Indicator	ID/DL	Optional								✅	✅	✅	✅
PAA	Driver Permit Classification Code		Optional		✅
PAB	Driver Permit Expiration Date		Optional		✅
PAC	Permit Identifier		Optional		✅
PAD	Driver Permit Issue Date		Optional		✅
PAE	Driver Permit Restriction Code		Optional		✅
PAF	Driver Permit Endorsement Code		Optional		✅