Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS)

Vehicle Validation Rules
Appendix A - Vehicle Validation Rules

Vehicle Search
Name

Accepted
length of field

Validation
Required

Format

Default
Value

Rules

VIN

17

Yes

NA

NA

The VIN field shall be required if searching by VIN and for initiating Vehicle
registration

DoD
Decal ID

12

Yes

Text Field

NA

The DoD Decal ID field shall be required if searching by Decal.

Safety
Decal ID

10

Yes

Text Field

NA

The DoD Decal ID field shall be required if searching by Decal.

Vehicle
Make

NA

Yes

Drop-Down

(Make)

Listed below are be the optional vehicle makes:
Acura

Dodge

Isuzu

Mazda

Pontiac

Volvo

AM
General

Eagle

Jaguar

Mercedes-Benz

Porsche

Bentley

Audi

Ferrari

Ford

Mercury

Saab

Daewoo

BMW

General
Motors

Jeep

Mitsubishi

Saturn

GEO

Buick

GMC

Kia

Nissan

Subaru

Rolls
Royce

Cadillac

Honda

Land
Rover

Oldsmobile

Suzuki

Samsung

Chevrolet

Hyundai

Lexus

Peugeot

Toyota

Sangyong

Chrysler

Infiniti

Lincoln

Plymouth

Volkswagen

OTHER

The Vehicle Make field shall only be required if searching by Make/Model
Vehicle
body type

NA

No

Drop-Down

(Body Type)

Listed below are be the optional vehicle body types:

Bus

2 DR Sedan

Tractor

Ambulance

Mini Van

Commercial Truck

Motorcycle

Trailer

Fork Lift

2 DR
Hatchback

Construction
Equipment

Van

3 DR
Sedan

Half Lorry

4 DR
Hatchback

Commercial Van

Station Wagon

5 DR
Sedan

Hearse

Unknown

Commercial Taxi

Camper

SUV

Jeep

OTHER

Convertible

RV/Motor
scooter

2 DR
Coupe

Limousine

NA

4 DR Sedan

Pickup Truck

4 DR
Coupe

Military
Vehicle

NA

Vehicle
color

Model

NA

No

30

Drop-Down

Yes

(Color)

Text Field

Model

Listed below are be the optional vehicle colors:

Black

Dark Blue

Maroon

Silver

Violet

Blue

Gold

No Paint

Tan

White

Brown

Green

Orange

Taupe

Yellow

Burgundy

Gray

Pink

Teal

OTHER

Copper

Light Blue

Purple

Turquoise

Cream

Multi-Color

Red

Two-Tone

-The Vehicle Make field shall only be required if searching by Make/Model
-The system shall accept the characters specified below as valid characters
A-Z
a-z
Hyphen ( - )
Apostrophe ( ‘ )
Space
Numeric

Year

NA

No

Drop-Down

(Year)

The year shall range between 1900 and one year past the current year.

Issuer
Type

NA

Yes

Drop-Down

(Issuer Type)

-The Issuer Type field shall only be required if searching by License Plate
-The drop-down options shall include the following:
US State
Other Country
Other Issuer

License
Plate
Number

25

Select
Issuer
Type

NA

Yes

Text Field

Yes

License
Plate Number

Drop Down

(Select Issuer
Type)

The License Plate Number field shall only be required if searching by License
Plate
The License Plate Number field shall accept alpha-numeric characters

The Select Issuer Type field shall only be required if searching by License Plate
The Issuer field shall populate based on the selection of the Issuer Type to
correspond with the selected countries

Vehicle Information
Name

Accepted
length of
field

Validation

Required

Format

Default Value

Rules

VIN

17

Yes

NA

NA

The VIN shall populate with the VIN number entered during the initial
search, and will appear about the static information bar about the tabs.

DoD Decal ID

12

No

Text
Field

NA

NA

Safety Decal ID

10

No

Text
Field

NA

NA

Vehicle Make

Vehicle body type

Vehicle color

Model

NA

NA

NA

30

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Drop-do
wn

Drop-do
wn

Drop-do
wn

Text &
Numeric
Field

(Manufacture
Types)

(Vehicle Body
Types)

(Colors)

NA

Listed below are be the optional vehicle makes:
Acura

Dodge

Isuzu

Mazda

Pontiac

Volvo

AM
General

Eagle

Jaguar

Mercedes-Benz

Porsche

Bentley

Audi

Ferrari

Ford

Mercury

Saab

Daewoo

BMW

General
Motors

Jeep

Mitsubishi

Saturn

GEO

Buick

GMC

Kia

Nissan

Subaru

Rolls
Royce

Cadillac

Honda

Land
Rover

Oldsmobile

Suzuki

Samsung

Chevrolet

Hyundai

Lexus

Peugeot

Toyota

Sangyong

Chrysler

Infiniti

Lincoln

Plymouth

Volkswagen

OTHER

Listed below are be the optional vehicle body types:
Bus

2 DR Sedan

Tractor

Ambulance

Mini Van

Commercial Truck

Motorcycle

Trailer

Fork Lift

2 DR
Hatchback

Construction
Equipment

Van

3 DR
Sedan

Half Lorry

4 DR
Hatchback

Commercial Van

Station
Wagon

5 DR
Sedan

Hearse

Unknown

Commercial Taxi

Camper

SUV

Jeep

OTHER

Convertible

RV/Motor
scooter

2 DR
Coupe

Limousine

4 DR Sedan

Pickup Truck

4 DR
Coupe

Military
Vehicle

Listed below are be the optional vehicle colors:
Black

Dark Blue

Maroon

Silver

Violet

Blue

Gold

No Paint

Tan

White

Brown

Green

Orange

Taupe

Yellow

Burgundy

Gray

Pink

Teal

OTHER

Copper

Light Blue

Purple

Turquoise

Cream

Multi-Color

Red

Two-Tone

The system shall accept the characters specified below as valid
characters
A-Z
a-z
Hyphen ( - )
Apostrophe ( ‘ )
Space
Numeric

Year

NA

Yes

Drop-do
wn

(Year)

The year shall range between 19000 and one year past the current year

Issuer Type

NA

Yes

Drop-do
wn

(License Plate
Origin)

The drop-down options shall include the following:
US State
Other Country
Other Issuer

Plate

25

Yes

Text
Field

NA

NA

Issuer

NA

Yes

Drop-do
wn

NA

The Issuer field shall populate based on the selection of the Issuer Type
to correspond with the selected countries

Notes

4000

No

Text
Field

NA

The system shall accept the characters specified below as valid
characters
A-Z
a-z
Hyphen ( - )
Apostrophe ( ‘ )
Space

Vehicle Association
Name

Is Owner

Accepted
length of
field

NA

Validation

Required

Format

Default Value

Yes

Drop-down

(Select If Owner)

Rules
The drop-down options shall include the following:
Yes
No

Reg. Status

NA

Yes

Drop-down

(Select Registration
Status)

The drop-down options shall include the following:
De-registered
Driving Status
Parking Status
Temporary Registration for Shipping or Other

End Date

NA

yes-non-editable

Day Month Year

populated with the date of
when the association has
ended

The "End Date" field shall not be editable

Registration
Date

NA

NA

Acceptable
Formats:

NA

NA

NA

NA

(Select End Reason)

The drop-down options shall include the following:

MM/DD/YYYY
Expiration Date

NA

NA

Acceptable
Formats:
MM/DD/YYYY

End Reason

NA

Yes, required
when
de-associating the
vehicle to the org
or person sponsor

Drop-down

Deleted - incorrect entry
Expired
Lost or Stolen pass
Non-Operational
Permanent Change of Station
Replaced by new Pass
Sold
Stolen
Terminated Before Expiration
Unconfirmed pass

Vehicle Insurance
Name

Accepted
length of
field

Validation

Required

Format

Default Value

Rules

Company
Name

30

Yes

Text Field

NA

The system shall accept the characters specified below as
valid characters in the last name.
A-Z
a-z
Hyphen ( - )
Apostrophe ( ‘ )
Space

Policy Number

30

Yes

Text Field

NA

NA

Policy Holder
Name

50

Yes

Text Field

NA

The system shall accept the characters specified below as
valid characters in the last name.
A-Z
a-z
Hyphen ( - )
Apostrophe ( ‘ )
Space

Expiration Date

NA

No

Acceptable
Formats:

Current date

NA

No

The drop-down options shall include the following:

MM/DD/YYYY
Liability
Insurance

NA

Yes

Drop-down

No
Yes
Liability
Expiration Date

NA

No

Acceptable
Formats:

Select a date

NA

MM/DD/YYYY

Vehicle Status
Name

Start Date

Accepted
length of
field

NA

Validation

Required

Format

Default Value

Yes

Acceptable
Formats:

Current Date

Rules
The drop-down options shall include the following:
Barred
Call Law Enforcement
Impounded
Stolen
Wanted

MM/DD/YYYY

Status

NA

Yes

Drop-down

NA

NA

End Date

NA

No

NA

The current date

NA

End Reason

NA

Yes - required
when ending a
status

Drop-down

(End Reason)

The drop-down options shall include the following:
Deleted - Incorrectly entered
Expired
No longer applies

Remarks

4000

No

Text Field

NA

The system shall accept all characters and spaces.

Vehicle Reg.
Status

NA

Yes

Drop-down

(Vehicle Reg. Status)

The following vehicle registration statuses shall be:
Driving Status
Parking Status
Temporary Registration for Shipping or Other
De-registered