Q. I am out of town on travel with my job and my license is about to expire. I know that I can renew it by providing certain information, but one of the requirements is to provide a photo waiver affidavit. I would like to know if this affidavit consists of a form provided by the DMV or do I just submit a notarized statement?

A. The DMV provides the forms necessary to renew a license while out of state. While technically called a “Valid Without Photo” license, now that we have moved to a digital license system, chances are your photo is already in the system and we would be able to process and send a photo license to you.

Please contact the main DMV office at (401) 462-5748 and request that the proper paperwork be sent to you at your out-of-state location, or you may request this in writing to DMV — License Section, 100 Main St., Pawtucket, RI 02860. You must complete all the paperwork, have an eye test performed and return the documents with the required fee. These renewals are only issued for a 2-year period. The eye test can be filled out by your Rhode Island eye doctor and forwarded to the DMV at 100 Main St., Pawtucket, RI 02860. You must allow at least 2 to 3 weeks turnaround time to receive your new license. We can renew any license that is expired up to but not over three years.

For more information, you can also visit our Web site at www.dmv.ri.gov/licenses/ out_state_renewal.php.

 Gina Antonucci Zanni, supervisor of communications for the State Division of Motor Vehicles, has agreed to answer questions of general interest posed by Journal readers about state motor vehicle laws and procedures. To ask a question that would also be of interest to other readers, send a letter to Ask projoCars, Features Department, The Providence Journal, 75 Fountain St., Providence, RI 02902. You can e-mail your question to projocars@projo.com. Please put “Ask projoCars” in the subject field. Questions or complaints of a specific nature should be posed to the DMV directly and will not be answered in this column.

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