§286-107  License renewals;
procedures and requirements.  (a)  The examiner of drivers may accept an
application for a renewal of a driver's license made not more than six months
prior to the date of expiration.



If, however, the renewal is not applied for
within ninety days after the expiration of the license, the applicant for
renewal shall be treated as an applicant for a new license and examined as
provided in section 286-108.



(b)  Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(c), an applicant for a renewal of a driver's license under this section, or
the reactivation of an expired license under section 286-107.5(a), shall appear
in person before the examiner of drivers and the examiner of drivers shall
administer such physical examinations as the state director of transportation
deems necessary to determine the applicant's fitness to continue to operate a
motor vehicle.



(c)  Any person who holds a category (1), (2),
or (3) license issued under this part who is unable to appear in person before
the examiner of drivers to apply for a renewal of the driver's license, may, if
the person is not disqualified from renewing the license under subsection (a)
except as provided under subsection (h), apply for a renewal by mail.  The
applicant's request to have the license renewed by mail must be received by the
examiner of drivers within ninety days after the expiration of the license or
it shall be treated as an application for reactivation of an expired license
under section 286-107.5.  The examiner of drivers shall, upon receipt of the
request, furnish the applicant with all necessary forms and instructions.  An
application for renewal made pursuant to this subsection shall be accompanied
by a statement from a licensed physician or physician assistant certifying that
the applicant was examined by the licensed physician or physician assistant not
more than six months prior to the expiration date of the applicant's license
and that the applicant was found by the examination to have met the physical
requirements established by the state director of transportation for the
renewal of licenses.  The application for renewal shall also be accompanied by:



(1)  A notarized statement of the applicant certifying
that the applicant does not possess any valid license to operate the same or
similar category or categories of motor vehicles, issued by another licensing
authority (unless the license is concurrently surrendered); and



(2)  Such other information as may be required by the
examiner of drivers that is reasonably necessary to confirm the identity of the
applicant and the applicant's fitness to continue to operate a motor vehicle.



(d)  An applicant for a renewal of the
applicant's driver's license, whether applying pursuant to subsections (b) or
(c), shall pay the fee determined by the council of the appropriate county. 
Payment of the fee shall be by certified check or money order, tendered
together with the application.



(e)  No driver's license shall be renewed by
the examiner of drivers unless:



(1)  The examiner of drivers is satisfied of the
applicant's fitness to continue to operate a motor vehicle;



(2)  The fee required by subsection (d) is tendered
together with the application for renewal; and



(3)  The applicant complies with section 286-102.5.



(f)  A driver's license renewed pursuant to
subsection (c) may validly be issued without incorporating a photograph of the
licensee.



(g)  No driver's license shall be renewable by
mail for more than two consecutive renewals, regardless of whether the license
expires, as provided under section 286-106, on the sixth, fourth, or second
birthday after issuance; provided that this subsection shall not apply to a
resident military person or that person's immediate family if the resident
military person resides outside the State on official military orders.



(h)  Notwithstanding subsection (a), any
applicant for a renewal of a driver's license who is a member of any component
of the United States armed forces and who is on active federal service outside
of the State at the time the applicant's license should be renewed, may file an
application for a renewal of the driver's license, which shall be accompanied
by verification of federal active service outside the State as required by the
examiner of drivers, within ninety days of the applicant's return to the State
or discharge from hospitalization.  The examiner of drivers may waive the
reactivation fee otherwise required by section 286-107.5.



(i)  The state director of transportation shall
adopt rules and regulations pursuant to chapter 91, necessary for the purposes
of this section, including rules and regulations governing the effect to be
given to convictions for violations of traffic laws of a foreign jurisdiction,
upon license renewal procedures. [L 1974, c 97, §3; am L 1975, c 194, §§1, 2;
am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §12; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 232, §1; am L 1987, c
318, §1; am L 1997, c 60, §§2, 3 and c 330, §4; am L 2001, c 86, §4; am L 2002,
c 48, §1; am L 2006, c 221, §1; am L 2009, c 151, §4]