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GUIDE
TIME SENSITIVE
Do not use after February 28, 2013,Table of Contents
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4 Kentucky North Dakota
Louisiana... Ohio ....--»
Maine. Oklahom:
Maryland 5 Oregon ......
Massachusetts . 1.25 Pennsylvania....
Michigar Rhode Island.
South Carolina.......
South Dakota
‘Tennessee -
Texas
Minnesota.
f Columbia
Nebraska . Utah.
Nevada .. Vermont
New Hampshire Virginia...
New Jersey Washington .
New Mexico. West Virginia
New York. Wisconsin
; North Carolina. Wyoming.
s Licenses: Canada .....-+++++s-srersertrrt ts bie er a
ess 287 ‘Newfoundland & Labrador -61 Quebec
Solumbia ........58 Nova Scotia . ...-.62 Saskatchewan
59 Ontario. 63
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60 Prince Edward Island... 64
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'¢ Licenses: U.S. and Canadian Territories 67-71
in Samoa ........--67 Puerto Rico 68-69 Nunavut 3 70
...67 USS. Virgin Islands £69 Yukon ......ee0eee e+ 70-71
4 Mariana Islands ...68 Northwest Territories -70
ages for Selected Current Format Licenses 71-76
fication Cards . saeeees . 76-82
‘ederal Documents aeeee sssinae\eree
ectronic Passport ....82 Nonimmigrant Visas Immigration Documents 88-91
ssport Card ........83. U.S. Dept. of State Driver's Military ID Cards .......92
Licenses & ID Cards ... 84-87
ry Extension Poli Wives od - 93-94
| Security Issuance . -
ular ID Cards . . senna (2 - 96-98
ina. 96 By 6, Guatemala .....97 Mexico........97
ee Colombia .......97 South Korea ....97 Peru .....--++-98
it Cards ere - 98-100
can Express .......98 Discover... ma)
Club .........-+-99 MasterCard
Registration Plates see inside front cover
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LeHow to Use the Guide
Description:
Physical characteristics of the
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illegal laminations, etc.
Minor’s license:
Most states identify minors
and help you spot altered licenses.
Validation:
These points are key indicators
of copied or altered licenses.
Number:
Many license numbers are coded
to include initials, birth date,
tc. Trips up altered licenses.
Term:
Identifies how long a license
remains valid and its exact
expiration date.
Shows every valid license —
including licenses no longer
issued, but still good.
Actual size and full-color ———|
reproductions.
Definition of Terms
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CDL: Commercial Driver's License.
Current License: License that is being issued by
the licensing agency.
Enhanced Driver's License (EDL): Provides
proof of identity and citizenship; serves as a pass-
port alternative at certain U.S. borders.
Ghost/Secondary Image: A smaller, generally
Tess clear copy of the holder’s photo.
Headbar: The band across the top of some licenses,
usually color coded by license type.
Hologram: 3D image that appears to change when
viewed from different angles.
1-9 Form: Verifies that an employee hired after
11/06/86, is authorized to work in the U.S.
Kinegram: Security feature that shows different
images depending on viewing angle.
Laminate: A plastic film on a license that may
include security features.
Microprinting: Text too small to be read with the
naked eye.
2
ty feature that changes color when tilted.
Photo Backdrop: The color behind the driver in a
photo license.
Prior License: A previously issued license style
that remains valid until the last of them expires or
cannot be extended.
REAL ID Act: U.S. federal law mandating security
standards for driver’s licenses and ID cards.
Retroreflective: Surface on the laminate of a card
that makes certain data beneath it viewable only
with a special viewer and from certain angles.
UV: Security image that reacts to ultraviolet light,
symbol; see also pages 71-76.
Validation: Microprinting, holograms, UV inks,
seals, and other features that indicate a correctly
issued license.
Vertical License: Document in “portrait” format,
usually used for minor’s licenses or for ID cards.The Guide shows all valid license formats. Previ-
ously issued licenses will continue to be shown
until they are no longer valid. However, some state
military extension policies extend the validity of
older format licenses beyond the typical expiration
date for a given format. Since such licenses are not
in general circulation, they are not included here
Special licenses (restricted use, school bus, etc.)
are not shown, Administrators’ name changes are
not always shown.
Note: Although the Guide includes the most com-
monly accepted types of identification documents,
it does not cover all forms of ID, such as tribal ID
cards and foreign passports.
New UY Section
When available, the UV image for the current or pro-
posed format license for a given state or province is
shown on pages 71-76, See page 71 for additional
information about these images.
Three Types of Fraud to Control
ID fraud will usually involve one of these problems:
1) Counterfeit licenses: These licenses are com-
pletely different from the actual, valid license.
They may be designed to look “official” or
may follow a familiar, earlier license style.
Material in this Guide will help detect these
frauds quickly; match the questioned ID against
the actual size, full-color licenses in the Guide.
2) Altered licenses: Additions and changes are
often made to an actual, valid license, or to a
photo of a valid license. This type of fraud is
used by minors for liquor purchase, by credit
card defrauders who need supporting ID, and
The Soundex System is used by several states to
generate licenses. It assigns license number
groups with similar-sounding letters and assigns
a number to each group.
1) Take the first letter of the last name.
2) Add 3 digits by finding the number equivalent
for each subsequent non-doubled consonant.
If the first letter is followed by a letter with
the same number equivalent, go to the next
consonant. If two letters with the same num-
ber equivalent are separated by “w” or “h,”
do not code the following letter.
3) When there are insufficient consonants to get
3 numbers, one or more zeros are added.
4) After the initial letter and three numbers, the
coding systems vary from user to user.
Checking Driver’s Licenses
by others involved in identity theft.
The Guide controls alterations by providing
specific details of the licensing agency's poli-
cy. Laminations are applied by the state for
protective purposes; unauthorized lamina-
tions may be done to hide alterations and
should always be suspect. Coded license
numbers expose inconsistencies when
checked against birth date, name, or other
data on the license.
3) Forged licenses: When alterations are com-
bined with forgery of the license (usually by
adding a new photo), the Guide can offer
even more checkpoints. Fraud can be detect-
ed by checking for raised edges around the
photo, unauthorized lamination, a broken or
partial signature, and missing or partial state
seals at photo edge.
More Sophisticated Forgeries
The great majority of fraudulent ID involves
techniques that can be readily spotted by appro-
priate use of the Guide. Where a question
remains on a particular ID, there are several reli-
able techniques for your protection:
* Ask the person to state his address or other
information on the license.
+ Ask to see a supporting document that is more
than a year old.
+ Compare the person’s signature to the one on
the license.
* Check the license’s expiration date.
+ Examine the license for evidence of tampering.
* Check UV or other security features.
Soundex System
MORAN, John P.
M650 xxx xxx
1) For Moran: “M”
2) Letters
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Number Equivalents
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3) For Moran: M650.
iDescription: Rigid, plastic cards with two
bar codes and a magnetic stripe on back.
Licenses may show out-of-state address. For
CDL, black “COMMERCIAL DRIVER LI-
(CENSE.”
Minor’s license: Vertical format with, all in
red, “DRIVER LICENSE,” photo frame, and
“UNDER 21 UNTIL (date)” along left license
edge; graduated license adds red “UNDER 18
PRIOR LICENSE;
VALID IN 2012*
Minor’s in vertical format.
*“FN" before “DRIVER
LICENSE” indicates license
issued to a foreign national.
“RACE” field may not appear.
Licensee issued 30-day
interim paper license prior to
receipt of permanent license.
CURRENT LICENSE;
VALID IN 2012*
Minor’s in vertical format.
*Star at upper left (may be
omitted) indicates compliance
with REAL ID Act. “FN” before
“DRIVER LICENSE” indicates
license issued to a foreign
national. Commissioner's
name may vary. Licensee
issued 30-day interim paper
license prior to receipt of
permanent license.
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UNTIL (date)” below the under 21 statement.
Validation: State seal in UV ink, and state
seal overlapping upper right photo corner.
Number: 7 or 8 digits for current license, 7
for prior, unspaced, uncoded.
Term: 4 years from original issue date, with
60-day grace period. Expiration of licenses
issued to foreign nationals is same as that of
visa or immigration documents.
DRIVER LICENSE
: 7
DRIVER "ALABAMA
NO. baa
0.0. a “oe 01 35.2014
—— elDescription: Current license: Plastic lami-
nated card; 2D bar code on back. Prior licens-
es: Encased in plastic. Licenses may show out-
of-state address. For CDL, blue “COM-
MERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE” in yellow bar
for current license; “CDL” and appropriate
class in class box for prior licenses.
Minor’s license: Current license: Vertical
format; white “UNDER 21 UNTIL (date)” in
red bar above photo. Prior licenses: Red verti-
cal “ALASKA” on left side, “UNDER 21” on
right side of laminate; “UNDER 21” or “U21”
below photo.
Validation: Current license: Ghost image;
optical variable image of “ALASKA” and
. 96/01/2000
TAMA SAMPLE LICENSE
‘THIS 1S A SAMPLE
