State Driver’s License Formats

StateLicense Format
Alabama1-8Numeric
Alaska1-7Numeric
Arizona1 Alpha + 8 Numeric OR 9 Numeric
Arkansas4-9Numeric
California1Alpha+7Numeric
Colorado9Numeric or 1Alpha+3-6Numeric or 2Alpha+2-5Numeric
Connecticut9Numeric;
Delaware1-7Numeric
District of Columbia7Numeric or 9Numeric
Florida1Alpha+12Numeric
Georgia7-9Numeric
Hawaii1Alpha+8Numeric or 9Numeric
Idaho2Alpha+6Numeric+1Alpha or 9Numeric
Illinois1Alpha+11Numeric or 1Alpha+12Numeric
Indiana1Alpha+9Numeric or 9Numeric or 10Numeric
Iowa9Numeric or 3Numeric+2Alpha+4Numeric
Kansas1Alpha+1Numeric+1Alpha+1Numeric+1Alpha or 1Alpha+8Numeric or 9Numeric
Kentucky1Alpha+8Numeric or 1Alpha+9Numeric or 9Numeric
Louisiana1-9Numeric
Maine7Numeric or 7Numeric+1Alpha or 8Numeric
Maryland1Alpha+12Numeric
Massachusetts1Alpha+8Numeric or 9Numeric
Michigan1Alpha+10Numeric or 1Alpha+12Numeric
Minnesota1Alpha+12Numeric
Mississippi9Numeric
Missouri1Alpha+5-9Numeric or 1Alpha+6Numeric+R or 8Numeric+2Alpha or 9Numeric+1Alpha or 9Numeric
Montana1Alpha+8Numeric or 13Numeric or 9Numeric or 14Numeric
Nebraska1Alpha+6-8Numeric
Nevada9Numeric or 10Numeric or 12Numeric or X+8Numeric
New Hampshire2Numeric+3Alpha+5Numeric
New Jersey1Alpha+14Numeric
New Mexico8Numeric or 9Numeric
New York1Alpha+7Numeric or 1Alpha+18Numeric or 8Numeric or 9Numeric or 16 Numeric or 8Alpha
North Carolina1-12Numeric
North Dakota3Alpha+6Numeric or 9Numeric
Ohio1Alpha+4-8Numeric or 2Alpha+3-7Numeric or 8Numeric
Oklahoma1Alpha+9Numeric or 9Numeric
Oregon1-9Numeric
Pennsylvania8Numeric
Rhode Island7Numeric or 1Alpha+6Numeric
South Carolina5-11Numeric
South Dakota6-10Numeric or 12Numeric
Tennessee7-9Numeric
Texas7-8Numeric
Utah4-10Numeric
Vermont8Numeric or 7Numeric+A
Virginia1Alpha+8-to-11Numeric or 9Numeric
Washington1-7Alpha+any combination of Alpha, Numeric, or * for a total of 12 characters
West Virginia7Numeric or 1-2Alpha+5-6Numeric
Wisconsin1Alpha+13Numeric
Wyoming9-10Numeric