(a) A peace officer or other person who provides law enforcement, firefighting, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services, including a volunteer firefighter, may operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle on a highway that is not an interstate or limited-access highway if:
(1) the transportation is in connection with the performance of the operator’s official duty;
(2) the operator attaches to the back of the vehicle a triangular orange flag that is at least six feet above ground level;
(3) the vehicle’s headlights and taillights are illuminated; and
(4) the operation of the vehicle does not exceed a distance of 10 miles from the point of origin to the destination.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 551A.052, an off-highway vehicle operated under this section is not required to display a license plate.