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Driver Residence Address

Source of Definition: ADD/94-#21

Source of Data: Driver license application; Abstracts of conviction; Crash report

The place where the driver resides.

The address contains a number of sub-fields for holding the components of an address. The components are:

Element

Format

Presence

Maximum Size

of a short address

Tag

Street Address Line 1

string

Required

20

line1

Street Address Line 2

string

Optional

20

line2

City (and/or foreign country)

string

Required

15

city

State Code

string

Optional

2

stateCode

ZIP Code

string

Optional

5

postalCode

ZIP +4

string

Optional

4

postalExtensionCode

Example: If the address is 12 Main St, Apt C, Bangor ME 04402-1234, then provide:

Line1: 12 MAIN ST Line2: APT C City: BANGOR State: ME ZIP: 04402 ZIP+4: 1234

The following best practices should be adopted when possible. When populating an address to be used in a data exchange:

  1. Only use "Printable characters" in an address, i.e. the characters found on a U.S. keyboard.
  2. If the jurisdiction has recorded Address Line 2 in their system and Address Line 1 is longer than the specified length of the field: then truncate this field at the specified length. Do not include more characters than are specified, in the length.

    E.g. if the address line 1 is 32 characters long, and is recorded as:

    Line 1: 1692 JEAN BAPTISTE LAKE SHORE DR Line 2: APT C

    Truncate to:

    Line 1: 1692 JEAN BAPTISTE L Line 2: APT C

  3. If the jurisdiction is not recording Address Line 2 in their system and Address Line 1 is longer than the specified length of the field: Then the address can be wrapped to line 2. However always split the data on a word, not at a character in the middle of a word.

    E.g. if the address lines are recorded as: 176 PIED BLVD, APT 25 (21 characters long). In the message it should be packed as:

    Line 1: 176 PIED BLVD, APT (18 characters long) Line 2: 25

    Or, Line 1: 176 PIED BLVD (13 characters long) Line 2: APT 25

    Do not split words or numbers:

    Line 1: 176 PIED BLVD, APT 2 (20 characters long) Line 2: 5

  4. If the Address Line 2 recorded is longer than the specified length of the field in the message, truncate this field at the specified length. Do not include more characters than are specified, in the length.

    E.g. for a short length element, if the address is recorded as:

    Line 2: APARTMENT ABCDEFGHIJK (Address Line 2 is 21 characters long)

    Truncate to:

    Line 2: APARTMENT ABCDEFGHIJ

  5. If the City recorded is longer than the specified length of the field, in the message, truncate this field at the specified length. Do not include more characters than are specified, in the length.

    E.g. for a short length element, if:

    City: RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA

    Truncate to:

    City: RANCHO SANTA MA

  6. Never truncate the State Code because other fields are longer.
  7. For U.S. addresses, always provide the first 5 digits of the ZIP code and whenever the ZIP+4 extension is available, provide the 4 digit ZIP extension.

Never truncate the ZIP code because other fields are longer.

PII Usage Note: This element is classified as Personally identifiable information (PII) that must keep secure. In addition the: Driver Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) rule 18 USC � 2725 identifies this element as personal information that a Motor Vehicle Agency must keep secure.

Logical Format (Type/Max Length): AN/71

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