New Jersey Statutes Title 39. Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation 39 § 3-11.5a

a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any active duty member of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, and any person in the member's immediate family, may renew a driver's license, non-driver identification card, or motor vehicle registration certificate during the six months preceding the member's scheduled date of deployment to a location outside of New Jersey.

b. The driver's license or non-driver identification card of any active duty member of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, and any person in the member's immediate family, or the registration certificate of a motor vehicle registered to that person, shall remain valid upon demobilization or return from duty, for a period of no more than 90 days. The chief administrator shall determine the appropriate documentation a person is required to possess for the driver's license, non-driver identification card, or motor vehicle registration to be deemed valid during this period.

c. A person renewing a driver's license, non-driver identification card, or motor vehicle registration pursuant to this section shall submit proof satisfactory to the chief administrator of the member's deployment to a location outside of New Jersey.

d. As used in this act, “immediate family” means a spouse, domestic partner, partner in a civil union, child, stepchild, or other person under the legal guardianship of the active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States.