Section - 1 : Overview
In July, 2000, the state of New York announced the Insurance Information & Enforcement System (IIES) for the purpose of enforcing compulsory insurance laws.
A key element of the provision is that all insurance companies that provide auto insurance in the state of New York must add a bar code to driver ID cards and other documents.
The bar code must contain information that is specific to the insured and to the insurance company. The bar code is a public domain form of a 2-dimensional bar code known as Portable Data File 417 or PDF417.
Oracle Insurance's PDF417 solution produces an industry standard PDF417 bar code which can be scanned by any industry standard scanner that supports PDF417 symbology. The Oracle applications along with Oracle-supplied fonts generate a valid and scannable bar codes you can print on AFP, Xerox, PostScript, and PCL printers.
The implementation described in this document was based on the document Encrypted 2D Bar Coded ID Card Update II, which was published on September 29, 2000 by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. For additional information contact the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
Reference Document
These documents also provide information on this regulation:
| Title | Date | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to the Use of 2-D Bar Codes and Insurance ID Cards | December 2000 | New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Information Technology |
| Programmer's Guide to use of IDCardGen Libraries | January, 2001 | New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Information Technology |
| IIC Security Specifications | June, 2000 | New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Information Technology |
| What's New — IDCardGen Module Changes | January 16, 2000 | New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Information Technology |
| Encrypted 2D Bar Coded ID Card Update II | September 29, 2000 | New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Information Technology |
| Best Practices Recommendation for the Use of Bar-Codes | April 1996 | AAMVA - American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |