§ 12-2-2 Badges to be worn or carried byofficers. Every officer commissioned under this chapter shall, when on duty and inuniform, wear in plain sight a metallic badge inscribed with the words"railroad police" and the name or initials of the corporation for which he orshe is appointed, or "steamboat police" according to his or her appointment.When not in uniform, the officer must carry a badge while on duty.