Jurisdiction Code Values
A jurisdiction is an organization with power, right or authority to interpret, administer and enforces laws. Each jurisdiction has a territorial boundary within which their authority may be exercised. The codes listed describe all the values used within the scope of AAMVA systems. A given element may specify a sub-set of the codes is used (i.e. "only U.S. state codes").
Value |
Meaning |
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Value |
Meaning |
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Value |
Meaning |
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United States |
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Canada |
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Mexico |
AK |
Alaska |
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AB |
Alberta |
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MX |
Mexico (United Mexican States) |
AL |
Alabama |
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BC |
British Columbia |
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AG |
Aguascalientes |
AR |
Arkansas |
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MB |
Manitoba |
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BA |
Baja California |
AZ |
Arizona |
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NB |
New Brunswick |
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BJ |
Baja California Sur |
CA |
California |
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NF |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
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CE |
Campeche |
CO |
Colorado |
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NT |
Northwest Territory |
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CH |
Chihuahua |
CT |
Connecticut |
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NS |
Nova Scotia |
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CI |
Chiapas |
DC |
District of Columbia |
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NU |
Nunavut |
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CL |
Colima |
DE |
Delaware |
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ON |
Ontario |
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CU |
Coahuila de Zaragoza |
FL |
Florida |
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PE |
Prince Edward Island |
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DF |
Distrito Federal Mexico |
GA |
Georgia |
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QC |
Quebec |
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DO |
Durango |
HI |
Hawaii |
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SK |
Saskatchewan |
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EM |
Estado de Mexico (the state within the country) |
IA |
Iowa |
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YT |
Yukon Territory |
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GR |
Guerrero |
ID |
Idaho |
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GU |
Guanajuato |
IL |
Illinois |
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HL |
Hidalgo |
IN |
Indiana |
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JL |
Jalisco |
KS |
Kansas |
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MC |
Michoacan de Ocampo |
KY |
Kentucky |
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MR |
Morelos |
LA |
Louisiana |
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NA |
Nayarit |
MA |
Massachusetts |
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NL |
Nuevo Leon |
MD |
Maryland |
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OA |
Oaxaca |
ME |
Maine |
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PB |
Puebla |
MI |
Michigan |
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QR |
Quintana Roo |
MN |
Minnesota |
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QU |
Queretaro de Arteaga |
MO |
Missouri |
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SI |
Sinaloa |
MS |
Mississippi |
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SL |
San Luis Potosi |
MT |
Montana |
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SO |
Sonora |
NC |
North Carolina |
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TA |
Tamaulipas |
ND |
North Dakota |
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TB |
Tabasco |
NE |
Nebraska |
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TL |
Tlaxcala |
NH |
New Hampshire |
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VC |
Veracruz-Llave |
NJ |
New Jersey |
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YU |
Yucatan |
NM |
New Mexico |
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ZA |
Zacatecas |
NV |
Nevada |
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NY |
New York |
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OH |
Ohio |
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OK |
Oklahoma |
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OR |
Oregon |
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PA |
Pennsylvania |
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RI |
Rhode Island |
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SC |
South Carolina |
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US Territorial Possessions |
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SD |
South Dakota |
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AS |
American Samoa |
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TN |
Tennessee |
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FM |
Federal States of Micronesia |
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TX |
Texas |
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GM |
Guam |
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US Government Agencies |
UT |
Utah |
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MH |
Marshal Islands |
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D2 |
U.S. Department of Justice |
VA |
Virginia |
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MP |
Northern Mariana Islands |
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DS |
U.S. Department of State |
VT |
Vermont |
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PW |
Palau (till 1994) |
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DT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
WA |
Washington |
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PZ |
Panamanian Canal Zone (till 2001) |
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FH |
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
WI |
Wisconsin |
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PR |
Puerto Rico |
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GS |
General Services Administration (GSA) |
WV |
West Virginia |
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VI |
Virgin Islands |
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IR |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |
WY |
Wyoming |
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WK |
Wake Island |
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TS |
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) |
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