A. On termination of the lawful use of the license plate the director may require return to the department of the plate issued by the department.
B. If the license plate of a vehicle is mutilated or illegible, the owner shall return the plate to the department, and the department shall issue a new plate on payment of the fee provided in this section.
C. The fee for replacement of each lost, destroyed or mutilated license plate, pair of license plates or year validating tab is five dollars.