(a) All state-owned motor vehicles that are purchased under the authority of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall be licensed in such manner so as to identify each state-owned motor vehicle as state property.
(b) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall provide a special state property license plate suitable for all state-owned motor vehicles and shall establish procedures for the purpose of supplying information on all state-owned motor vehicles, both those that are purchased and those that are sold, traded in, or otherwise disposed of.
(c) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall make rules for obtaining the required special state property license plates and for returning the special state property license plates when the state-owned motor vehicles are disposed of and shall notify all state agencies of procedures to be followed.
(d) Each agency shall pay the regular license fee for the special state property license plate in the manner prescribed by the Department of Finance and Administration.
(e) If the best interests of the state would be served by not displaying a special state property license plate, such as in police work, an exception to this section may be obtained only upon the written approval of the Governor.