(a) The State Highway Commission shall not be required to purchase a license plate from the Department of Finance and Administration for a motor vehicle, truck, or trailer owned or leased by the Arkansas Department of Transportation or as otherwise determined by minute order of the commission.
(b)
(1) The commission shall procure and place upon each vehicle owned or leased by the Arkansas Department of Transportation a metal plate that contains legible:
(A) Words that state that the vehicle upon which the plate is placed belongs to the Arkansas Department of Transportation; and
(B) Numbers that correlate with a list of all metal plates placed on vehicles that belong to the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
(2) The commission shall keep and maintain a complete list that includes:
(A) The number of all metal plates placed upon vehicles belonging to the Arkansas Department of Transportation; and
(B)
(i) A description of the vehicle on which each plate is placed.
(ii) The description shall include the vehicle identification number, the motor number, the model number, or other unique identification of the vehicle.