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After an officer runs a vehicle registration, I often hear them ask if there is a "PIC" (or PIK) associated with the plate.

From what I gather, I assume this is the driver associated with that particular vehicle, but I am curious what the acronym means. Also, how would this be different from the registered owner?

personal identification card

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PIC- Personal Identification Code...your drivers license number. Most registrations have the PIC attached, so the driving status of the R/O can be run.

Shows up on the screen from DOL.
e.g; when I run a reg off one of my vehicles, it will come up with extra info like d.o.b. and such.

It's the last 5 characters in your drivers license number (OLN). DOL uses the first 5 of your last name, your first initial, your middle initial, and the PIC. Person who doesn't have their license on them when cited the officer can figure out the first part of the OLN but needs to get the PIC from dispatch to finish the infraction. So mine could be LONG*PK***** the last 5 * being the PIC

Taken from the DOL DAPS manual. DAPS is an online search tool that allows authorized persons access to DOL information.

PIC- Personal Identification Code. A unique code based on a person's name and date of birth that is used by DOL for record identification. The PIC is known as the Driver License, Identicard, permit or Operator's License Number (OLN).

PK you are correct that officers and dispatchers often refer to the PIC as the last five. However, the entire sequence which includes the last five of your last name and first and middle initial are part of the PIC. You are correct that the officer entering data onto a NOI or criminal cite would only need the last five if they didn't have the ID in front of them. Really they only need the last three if they understand the way the PIC is created.

http://dapssupport.dol.wa.gov/docs/DAPS ... ex=2&lid=y

Page 19 in the manual

For DAPS that is correct only in the search field, generic field name for all inclusive search, I've used DAPS for partial searches. But with ACCESS training you go into more detail on OLN and the PIC, which for all but 2 characters is randomly picked by the DOL computer when assigning a ID / lic. And you are correct, if someone knows how the coding works, you can get all but last 4...I won't explain as I don't want to give out too many secrets :-)

But it all boils down to filling out the NOI, press hard 5 copies :-)

If you take the number 461J6 (I made it up), the 46 subtracted from 100 is the persons year of birth which in this case would be 1954. The 3rd number is a DOL sequencing code and the J and the 6 are code for their month and day of birth. You definitely need a de-code card or you won't figure it out. A friend showed me the card that decyphers what month and day the last two letters and or letter and number associate with.