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# USA Driver's License Check (AAMVA)

> Verify USA driver's licenses against the AAMVA database to confirm document validity and ownership during iDenfy identity verification.

Checks if the USA driver's licenses (**DL**) are not expired and belong to the person who performed the full identity verification or document-only verification.

The option to check the **AAMVA** **database** will be performed:

* **Check** is **only** performed for **approved** verifications
* If a **USA DL** is used as a verification document

<Note>
  If the DL is issued by one of these states, an **AAMVA** check **will not** be performed

  AK - Alaska

  CA - California

  DE - Delaware

  DC - District of Columbia

  HI - Hawaii

  NV - Nevada

  NH - New Hampshire

  NY - New York

  OK - Oklahoma

  PA - Pennsylvania

  UT - Utah
</Note>

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### How Are the Results Returned?

Once the verification is performed and the driver’s license checked, user's information will be cross-checked and the fields returned:

| Name            |
| --------------- |
| Surname         |
| Date of birth   |
| Date of issue   |
| Date of expiry  |
| Document number |
| Gender          |

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