§ 14-30. Badges for retired officers

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the city council may authorize any person who has been, during his lifetime, a duly and regularly appointed, commissioned and sworn police officer or any employee or officer of this city and who has honorably left the service of the city, to retain and carry any badge lawfully issued to him or otherwise lawfully acquired by him during his service or incident to his retirement, provided the word "retired" is plainly shown on such badge by being engraved or embossed thereon or otherwise permanently affixed thereto.

(b) The badge shall be especially adopted or approved for such specific purpose by the chief of police.

(c) Upon the return of the retired officer to active duty, or upon his death, the retired officer's badge shall be returned to the chief of police.

(d) Any honorary badge or other badge lawfully acquired indicating that the bearer occupied public office in this city, upon which appears the bearer's name or initials and which plainly shows the word "retired" may be retained.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the use of any badge herein mentioned for any unlawful purpose and any such badge so used may be confiscated by the city council.

(f) Any badge mentioned in this section shall be subject to confiscation by the city council if worn or displayed by any person other than the true owner, and shall be returned to the true owner only upon a showing that such use was without his consent, express or implied.

(Code 1960, § 3232)