If for some reason you are leaving New Jersey for a little while—wait, what? Why are you leaving? Where are you going? We were just starting to get along, and pay taxes together!

But supposing you have a good reason, can you request a free extension before your license expires? Well, maybe, under certain circumstances. For this type of thing you’re better off going right to the MVC and asking them, though.

But seriously, we think you should stay put. It’s nice here, no matter what those jerks in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts, and basically everywhere else say.