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California Driver’s License Format
Track 1
a
Start Sentinel
1
b
Format Code Type:
1
C = Commercial
S = Salesperson
D = Driver
I = Identification
R = Senior Citizen
c
Name Line 1
29
d
Name Line 2
29
e
Address Line 1
29
f
City
13
g
End Sentinel
1
h
Linear Redundancy Check
(LRC) Character
1
Track 2
a
Start Sentinel
1
b
Identification Number
ANSI User ID
6
DL/ID Alpha Translated
2
7 position DL/ID number
7
Check Digit
1
c
Field Separator “=”
1
d
Expiration Date
4
e
Field Separator “=”
1
f
Discretionary Data,
8 position birthdate
8
g
End Sentinel
1
h
Linear Redundancy Check
(LRC) Character
1
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Appendix D: Magnetic Stripe Standard Data
Formats
International Standards Organization (ISO) Credit Card Format
Track 1
Field ID
Contents
Length
Character
a
Start Sentinel
1
b
Format Code “B”
1
c
Account Number
13 or 16
d
Separator “^”
1
e
Cardholder Name
variable
f
Separator “^”
1
g
Expiration date
4
h
Optional Discretionary data
variable
i
End Sentinel
1
j
Linear Redundancy Check
(LRC) Character
1
Track 2
a
Start Sentinel
1
b
Account Number
13 or 16
c
Separator “=”
1
d
Expiration date “YYMM”
4
e
Optional discretionary data
variable
f
End Sentinel
1
g
Linear Redundancy Check
(LRC) Character
1
