- (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to establish and operate a plant in his or her institution for the manufacture of road signs and markers of any description for state roads and of license plates.
- (b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall secure all license plates from the division: Provided, That the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may secure license plates from alternative sources if the division is unable to provide a six-month supply of license plates due to a shortage of resources, labor, or other circumstance beyond the control of the division.
- (c) The Commissioner of Highways may obtain road signs and markers of any description for state roads from the division.