Sec. 5. (a) A vehicle required to be registered under this article may not be used or operated on a highway if the vehicle displays any of the following:
(1) A license plate belonging to any other vehicle.
(2) A fictitious registration number.
(3) A sign or placard bearing the words "license applied for" or "in transit" or other similar signs.
(b) A person that operates a vehicle in violation of subsection (a) commits a Class C infraction.