Except as otherwise provided in this article, all motor vehicles
belonging to the City shall have painted thereon, clearly visible
and in a conspicuous place, the words "City of Pawtucket" and the
name of the department to which such motor vehicle has been assigned,
in letters not less than two inches in height, which marking shall
not be covered at any time.
All City-owned vehicles, with the exception of vehicles assigned
to the Police Department that are used for surveillance and undercover
police activities and the Police Chief, shall have registration plates
affixed to the vehicle clearly identifying it as a City-owned vehicle.
It shall be a violation of this section for any City-owned vehicle,
except as stated above, to have any other registration plates affixed
to it other than plates that identify it as a City-owned vehicle.
No other registration plates shall be issued by the City for the purposes
of identification other than plates identifying a vehicle as a City-owned
vehicle, except to those vehicles exempted in this section. Any and
all registration plates that do not conform with the provisions of
this section shall be turned in to the Director of Administration
upon passage of this act.