|
United States:
|
Magnetic Stripe
|
2D Bar
Code |
Notes |
|
Alabama
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Alaska
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Arizona
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Arkansas
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
California
|
Yes
|
No |
|
|
Colorado
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Connecticut
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Delaware
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
District of Columbia
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Florida
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Georgia
|
No
|
No |
*Encrypted |
|
Hawaii
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Idaho
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Illinois
|
No
|
Yes* |
*Does not include full address information. |
|
Indiana
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Iowa
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Kansas
|
Yes
|
Yes |
*Older licenses have the mag-stripe, but there is no
information encoded on the mag-stripe. |
|
Kentucky
|
No
|
Yes* |
*Newer licenses require special programming on the DL Scanner
to ignore extraneous encoding |
|
Louisiana
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Maine
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Maryland
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Massachusetts
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Michigan
|
Yes
|
No |
*Older licenses don't have full mag-stripe encoding. Only DL# and birth
date. |
|
Minnesota
|
Yes
|
No* |
*2d barcode is present but incomplete and can not be used. |
|
Mississippi
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Missouri
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Montana
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Nebraska
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Nevada
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
New Hampshire
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
New Jersey
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
New Mexico
|
Yes
|
No |
|
|
New York
|
No*
|
Yes |
*Present but incomplete implementation |
|
North Carolina
|
No
|
No* |
*April 2007 and later issued DL's work. Older licenses are
encrypted and will not work. |
|
North Dakota
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Ohio
|
Yes
|
No |
|
|
Oklahoma
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Oregon
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Rhode Island
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
South Carolina
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
South Dakota
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Tennessee
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Texas
|
Yes
|
No |
|
|
Utah
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Vermont
|
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Virgin Islands
|
No
|
No |
|
|
Virginia
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Washington
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
West Virginia
|
No
|
Yes |
|
|
Wisconsin
|
Yes
|
Yes |
* Apr-2008 - New licenses only have 2d barcode. |
| Wyoming |
No |
No |
|
|
|
|
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| Canada: |
|
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| British Columbia |
Yes |
Yes |
|
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New Brunswick
|
Yes
|
No |
|
|
Newfoundland
|
Yes
|
No |
|
|
Nova Scotia
|
Yes
|
No |
|
|
Ontario
|
Yes
|
No |
|
|
Quebec
|
No
|
No |
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