Acceptable ID Discrepancies

• Single letter discrepancy: Johnson vs. Johmson

• Single letter transposition: Alexander vs. Alexandre

• Single letter omission: Schultz vs. Shultz

• Single letter addition: Miller vs. Mialler

• Incorrect letters in one version: Diller vs. Ditter

• Names reversed: Russell Evan vs. Evan Russell

• One version of the name has a middle initial while the other does not: John E Smith vs. John Smith

• First name is formal on one document, but a variation is used on another document: Michael Jones vs. Mike Jones

• Maiden name as a middle name on one document, while given middle name is used on another document: Mary Elizabeth Smith vs. Mary Jones Smith

• All appendages to names will be ignored: Jr., Sr., II

• Substitutions for either the first or last name are not permitted: Smith to Jones or Smith to Smith-Jones or John to James

• Legal name changes must be supported by a marriage certificate, divorce decree or legal name change document

• One version of the name has middle initial while the other has the full middle name: Karen A. Scott vs. Karen Ann Scott