- REQUIRED VALIDATIONS: Does the signature overlap the photo? Is the state seal on the photo?
- LICENSE NUMBER CODING: Should it have digits only? A special first letter? A combination of letters and digits? Is the spacing correct?
- OVERALL LOOK: Should it be laminated? Have a reflective surface? Patterned stock? Embossing?
- TERM OF LICENSE: Is it valid 2, 3, 4 years or more? Does it expire on the birth date or at the end of the birth month?
- KEYS FOR MINORS: Is the photo in profile? Posed at 45-degree angle? Has a color backdrop? What number is in the "restrictions" box?
- VALID FORMAT: Which prior issues are no longer valid? When are the new formats in effect?
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