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System Five supports reading of the magnetic stripe on the back of some driver licenses with a 2 track magnetic stripe reader (MSR). This can be used to verify the age of a customer, or to create or look up a customer.
The format is specified with American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
Which states have magnetic stripes? http://www.aamva.org/KnowledgeCenter/DLIDStandards/IDSecurityTechnologies/uslicensetechnology.htm
Canadian Provinces also support Magnetic stripe technology. http://www.aamva.org/KnowledgeCenter/DLIDStandards/IDSecurityTechnologies/licensetechnology-canadian.htm
Most states have 2d barcodes on the back. System Five version 6.0.70.1 will support reading of the 2-D barcodes.
evo2d-hidmode.pdf
Some states have 1d barcodes on the back which are being replaced by 2d or MSR. System Five does not support reading of 1d barcodes.