(a) No person shall add to, alter, deface, forge or counterfeit any license certificate or license plate, tag, badge, emblem or other licensing insignia issued by the city.
(b) No person shall destroy, obliterate, take, remove or carry away, without the consent of the licensee, any license certificate or license plate, tag, badge, emblem or other licensing insignia issued by the city. Provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed to prevent any authorized city official from removing any license certificate, emblem or licensing insignia when the applicable license has expired or has been suspended or revoked.
(Added Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 14)