In order to avoid these lapses of coverage, you are required to pay enough to maintain continuous coverage or to surrender your plates before any deployments.  If you were unable to do so, DMV has a procedure in place to exempt you from administrative actions upon your return.  You must provide a notarized statement that the vehicle was not used during the time in question, a copy of your military ID, proof of current insurance or surrender of plates, and signed and dated copies of deployment and return papers or DD-214 if separated from service.  You can present all of that at any DMV office or mail them to the Albany address.
Were you unable to pay enough to maintain continuous coverage for the duration of your deployment or to surrender your plates before you left?
That is not the situation as of yet.  I have a deployment coming up very soon.
Who can I discuss this issue with in deeper detail?
For further information you can contact the DMV call center.
Have extensions for registrations been granted to military returning from Iraq?
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has given an Executive Order that all licenses and registrations for NY State military personnel returning from active duty relation to the war on terrorism and military action in Iraq will automatically be extended.
Do I need to notify DMV of my entry into the military?
It is suggested that military personnel file a Notification of Military Service to ensure that the license record is not purged once the expiration date has passed.
Is Iraq the only combat zone that will allow a service member returning from deployment to gain an extension on licenses and registrations?