(2) If any person fails to return registration plates or cards as required by this section, the department may request any peace officer to secure possession thereof and return it to the department.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure to return suspended registration, is a Class C misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §291; 1985 c.16 §120; 1985 c.393 §6; 1985 c.401 §14]