Call the AAMVA DLDV service to verify driver license data against issuing DMV records

Steps

1. Apply for AAMVA DLDV customer access; AAMVA requires all customers to be approved and to sign a non-disclosure agreement before receiving API documentation and credentials.
2. Upon approval, integrate the DLDV web service by submitting a request containing the DL/ID document number, state of issuance, first name, last name, and date of birth extracted from the physical or digitally captured document.
3. Process the per-field flag response: DLDV returns a match/no-match flag for each submitted data element (name, DOB, document number) rather than a simple pass/fail, allowing fine-grained discrepancy analysis.
4. Handle the 44-jurisdiction coverage gap: do not submit queries for California, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Utah without additional preparation; Pennsylvania requires explicit user consent; New York carries a higher per-transaction fee.
5. Log each DLDV query result with the document state, field-level flags, and transaction timestamp in your identity proofing audit record.
6. Combine DLDV results with document forensic checks (e.g., from a DocV vendor) rather than relying on DLDV alone, because DLDV confirms data match against DMV records but does not authenticate document physical features.