department of motor vehicles and public safety for the issuance of a

placard for a member of the volunteer fire department or a volunteer

emergency medical technician associated with the department. The

application must:

(a) Be submitted on a form approved by the department of motor

vehicles and public safety; and

(b) Include:

(1) The name of the volunteer fire department;

(2) The county in which the volunteer fire department is located;

and

(3) The number of placards requested.

2. Upon receipt of an application pursuant to the provisions of

subsection 1, the department of motor vehicles and public safety shall

prepare and issue the number of placards requested in the application.

The placards must be yellow in color and must have appropriate

mounting holes. The volunteer fire department is responsible for

determining the design, lettering and numbering of the placards.

3. The chief of the volunteer fire department shall establish rules:

(a) Regarding the issuance and use of the placards; and

(b) Establishing a method of establishing and maintaining records of

placards that have been issued.

4. When a member to whom a placard has been issued ceases to be a

member of the volunteer fire department, or when a volunteer emergency

medical technician to whom a placard has been issued ceases to be

associated with the department, the person shall surrender the placard to

the chief of the volunteer fire department from which he received the

placard.

5. A placard issued pursuant to the provisions of this section may not

be used in lieu of a license plate otherwise required by this chapter.

6. The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall not

charge a fee for the issuance of the placards pursuant to this section.