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Machine Readable Parking Excise Tax File Format

The file format for machine readable parking excise tax files is as follows: (Note: a semi-colon is used as a field separator)

Field Name Field Type and Size
License Number Character for a length of 9
Semi-Colon Field separator length 1
Doing Business as Name Character for a length of 60
Semi-Colon Field separator length 1
Legal Business Name Character for a length of 60
Semi-Colon Field separator length 1
Mailing Address Line 1 Character for a length of 35
Semi-Colon Field separator length 1
Mailing Address Line 2 Character for a length of 35
Semi-Colon Field separator length 1
City Character for a length of 20
Semi-Colon Field separator length 1
State Character for a length of 2
Semi-Colon Field separator length 1
Zip-code Character for a length of 9
Semi-Colon Field separator length 1
Booking Intermediary Account Character for a length of 3