Driver License Number Format By State
State Driver License Formats
Per federal law, the SSN has been phased out as a driver license number. However, some states may still have a few of the older DL documents with an SSN in circulation, as indicated.
STATE | FORMAT | |
ALABAMA | AL | 7 Numeric |
ALASKA | AK | Up To 7 Digits |
ARIZONA | AZ | 1 Alpha 8 Digits; or 9 Numeric (SSN) |
ARKANSAS | AR | 9 numeric (SSN); or 8 Numeric |
CALIFORNIA | CA | 1 Alpha 7 Numeric |
COLORADO | CO | 9 Numeric (Not SSN) |
CONNECTICUT | CT | 9 Numeric (Not SSN) |
DELAWARE | DE | 1-7 Numeric |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | DC | 9 Numeric (SSN); or 7 Numeric |
FLORIDA | FL | 1 Alpha 12 Numeric |
GEORGIA | GA | 7-9 Numeric |
HAWAII | HI | 9 Numeric |
IDAHO | ID | 2 Alpha 6 Numeric 1 Alpha or 9Numeric (SSN) |
ILLINOIS | IL | First Letter Of Last Name And 11 Digits |
INDIANA | IN | 10 Numeric; or 9 Numeric(SSN) |
IOWA | IA | 9 Numeric (SSN); or 3 Numeric 2 Alpha 4 Numeric |
KANSAS | KS | 9 Numeric (SSN); or 1 Alpha 8 Numeric |
KENTUCKY | KY | 9 Numeric (SSN); or 1 Alpha 8 Numeric |
LOUISIANA | LA | 9 Numeric (First Two Numbers Are 00) |
MAINE | ME | 7 Numeric |
MARYLAND | MD | 1 Alpha (1st Letter Last Name) 12 Numeric |
MASSACHUSETTS | MA | 1 Alpha 8 Numeric; or 9 Numeric (SSN) |
MICHIGAN | MI | 1 Alpha (1st Letter Last Name) 12 Numeric |
MINNESOTA | MN | 1 Alpha (1st Letter Last Name) 12 Numeric |
MISSISSIPPI | MS | 9 Numeric (Can Be SSN) |
MISSOURI | MO | 9 Numeric (Can Be SSN); or 1 Alpha 5-9 Numeric |
MONTANA | MT | 9 Numeric (SSN); or 9 Alpha And Numeric Combination |
NEBRASKA | NE | 1 Alpha 3-8 Numeric |
NEVADA | NV | 10 Numeric; or 12 Numeric; or X Followed By 8 Numeric |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | NH | 2 Numeric 3 Alpha 5 Numeric |
NEW JERSEY | NJ | 1 Alpha (1st Letter Last Name) 14 Numeric |
NEW YORK | NY | 9 Numeric |
NEW MEXICO | NM | 9 Numeric; or 9 Numeric (SSN) |
NORTH CAROLINA | NC | 1-8 Numeric |
NORTH DAKOTA | ND | 9 Numeric (SSN); or 9 Numeric |
OHIO | OH | 2 Alpha 6 Numeric |
OKLAHOMA | OK | 9 Numeric (SSN); or 9 Numeric |
OREGON | OR | 1-7 Numeric |
PENNSYLVANIA | PA | 8 Numeric |
RHODE ISLAND | RI | 7 Numeric |
SOUTH CAROLINA | SC | 9 Numeric |
SOUTH DAKOTA | SD | 9 Numeric (SSN); or 8 Numeric |
TENNESSEE | TN | 7,8 or 9 Numeric |
TEXAS | TX | 8 Numeric |
UTAH | UT | 4-10 Numeric |
VERMONT | VT | 8 Numeric; or 7 Numeric 1 Alpha |
VIRGINIA | VA | 9 Numeric (SSN); or 1 Alpha (R Or T) 8 Numeric |
WASHINGTON | WA | 12 Characters |
WEST VIRGINIA | WV | 7 Numeric; or 1 Alpha 6 Numeric |
WISCONSIN | WI | 1 Alpha 13 Numeric |
WYOMING | WY | 9-10 Numeric |
State Enter identifying information here and license number will appear. Enter license number here and identifying information will appear License Number (including dashes and spaces): Rules for generating driver's license numbers were figured out and published by Alan De Smet The suggestion to create this form came from Fred Apel. State Driver’s License Formats State License Format Alabama 1-7Numeric Alaska 1-7Numeric Arizona 1Alpha+1. State Driver’s License Formats. Covering all valid formats of driver’s licenses, minor’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses (CDL), and nondriver identification cards. Includes: Security features (holograms, UVs, microprints) with drivers license format information on placement of bar codes and mag stripes. 9 Numeric (First Two Numbers Are 00) MAINE. 1 Alpha (1 st Letter Last Name) 12 Numeric. 1 Alpha 8 Numeric; or 9 Numeric (SSN) MICHIGAN. 1 Alpha (1 st Letter Last Name) 12 Numeric. 1 Alpha (1 st Letter Last Name) 12 Numeric. 9 Numeric (Can Be SSN) MISSOURI.
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