(1) If a person is temporarily out of state and will not be returning to Montana prior to the expiration of the person's noncommercial driver's license, the person may apply, upon a form prescribed by the department, for the renewal of the license by mail.

(2) Mail renewal applications must be submitted within the grace period prescribed in 61-5-111, MCA, and must be accompanied by the appropriate license fees, an eye examination report (form 22-1801) completed by a licensed opthalmologist or optometrist, and a driver medical evaluation report (form 20-1900) completed by a licensed physician.   If the department does not have a digitized photograph or signature record of the renewal applicant, the applicant must also submit a color head and shoulders photograph of the applicant no larger than 2 x 2 inches in size and an exemplar of the applicant's signature.

(3) A commercial driver's license that does not include a hazardous endorsement may also be renewed by mail if the licensee is temporarily out of state and will not be returning to Montana prior to the expiration of the license.   In addition to completing the requirements of (2) , the applicant must also submit a copy of the applicant's current DOT card.