That is funny....This information was taken directly from the Form 1099-R Instruction Booklet, which is provided by the IRS! Below is the exact wording found on Page 15, directly out of the booklet itself.
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Boxes 12–17. State and Local Information
These boxes and Copies 1 and 2 are provided for your
convenience only and need not be completed for the IRS.
Use the state and local information boxes to report
distributions and taxes for up to two states or localities.
Keep the information for each state or locality separated
by the broken line. If state or local income tax has been
withheld on this distribution, you may enter it in boxes 12
and 15, as appropriate. In box 13, enter the abbreviated
name of the state and the payer's state identification
number. The state number is the payer's identification
number assigned by the individual state. In box 16, enter
the name of the locality. In boxes 14 and 17, you may
enter the amount of the state or local distribution. Copy 1
may be used to provide information to the state or local
tax department. Copy 2 may be used as the recipient's
copy in filing a state or local income tax return.
