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New Hampshire Driver's License validator
How the Driver's License format works
- Format
- 2 digits, 3 letters, then 5 digits
- Example
- 01ABC12345
Things to watch for
- Format-only check — does not confirm the license actually exists, is valid, or is registered to a real driver
- The number embeds the holder's birth month and initials by DMV convention, but this checker does not verify that encoding
- Runs entirely in your browser — nothing you type is transmitted or stored
^\d{2}[A-Z]{3}\d{5}$A New Hampshire driver’s license number follows a distinctive fixed pattern: 2 digits, then 3 letters, then 5 digits — e.g. 01ABC12345 — issued by the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles. Unlike most states, where any letters are typically just a prefix or suffix around a block of digits, New Hampshire’s format sandwiches 3 letters in the middle of two digit groups, and by DMV convention those digits and letters are meant to encode the holder’s birth month and initials.
Reading the format
This checker confirms the 10-character string follows the exact 2-digit/3-letter/5-digit sequence, but it deliberately doesn’t attempt to decode or verify the birth-month-and-initials meaning behind those characters — that’s a documented convention, not something a shape check alone can confirm.
What a pass doesn’t tell you
A pass confirms the pattern is right — not that the DMV actually issued that number, that the birth month or initials it appears to encode are genuine, or that the license is currently valid.
Scope: format-only validation, entirely client-side.
Content last reviewed 2026-08-09.
Driver's License FAQ
What is the format of a New Hampshire driver's license number?
2 digits, then 3 letters, then 5 digits — e.g. 01ABC12345 — issued by the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles. By DMV convention the number embeds the holder's birth month and initials, though this checker only validates the character pattern, not that encoding.
Does this tool decode the birth month and initials in a New Hampshire number?
No. While the DMV's convention is documented to embed birth month and name initials in the number, this checker doesn't attempt to parse or verify that meaning — it only confirms the 10 characters follow the right digit-letter-digit pattern.
Does a valid format confirm the license is currently active?
No. It only confirms the character pattern is right, not that the DMV has that number on file or that the license is valid.