Sec. 76-58. - Display of registration plates.

(a)

Required. Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, trailer, transporter vehicle, or in-transit vehicle, or a bailee engaged in a business as defined in subsection (d) below, or other than a motor vehicle owned by a duly authorized dealer in motor vehicles and which is used in such dealer's business, shall be attached thereto one in the front and the other in the rear. The registration plate issued for a motorcycle, trailer, bailee or dealer's motor vehicle, as herein defined, shall be attached to the rear thereof.

(b)

Attachment; visibility. Every registration plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging, at a height of not less than 12 inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a place and position so as to be clearly visible, and shall be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.

(c)

Penalty. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine of $15.00.

(d)

"Bailee" defined. A bailee is one to whom possession of personal property has been entrusted by the bailor for a specific purpose resulting from either an express or implied contract, with the understanding that such personal property shall be returned to the bailor or any person designated by the bailor when the terms and purposes of the contract have been accomplished.

(Code 1971, § 22-55)