All employees upon duty at any such inspection station shall have the authority, and it shall be their duty, to enforce the provisions of all laws mentioned in Section 27-5-71, and in the performance of their duties such employees shall have the right to bear arms, and shall have the authority to make arrests and hold and impound any vehicle which is being operated in violation of any of the truck weight and/or privilege tax laws administered by the State Tax Commission specified in Section 27-5-71.
The field inspectors shall also have the right to bear arms while in the performance of their official duties.
All inspection station employees and all field inspectors employed by the State Tax Commission shall wear uniforms furnished by the State Tax Commission while in performance of their official duties.
From and after July 1, 1985, all inspection station employees and all field inspectors who attain the age of sixty-two (62) years on or before June 30, 1986, and those who attain the age of sixty (60) years thereafter shall be retired forthwith.