La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-407 - Data Requirements

A. Files. Authorized manufacturers may only send in one file per day to the secure DMZ move it server. This file must be named XXXX.txt where XXXX is equal to the manufacturer code number assigned to the authorized manufacturer by the department.

B. Records

1. Two types of records may be present on the file.

a. The first record in the file must be a header record and have record type = 3.

b. All subsequent records are the filing records and must have a record type = 1.

2. No trailer record is supplied. All records are 177 characters in length.

3. Record descriptions are in the Record Formats, §405 and the Record Description, §409

C. Field Justification

1. Items with a field type of alpha or A/N should be left-justified and trailing characters space-filled.

2. Items with a field type of num should be right-justified and leading characters zero-filled.

D. Date Fields. The date fields, driver DOB, installation date and removal date must be reported in the format CCYYMMDD. For example, July 1, 2012 is entered as "20120701".

Notes

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-407

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 40:2605 (12/1/2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:378.2(H).