A. The highway patrol division superintendent may:

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1. Adopt rules and regulations governing the policy, procedure and administration of all activities of the patrol.

2. Provide for training the patrolmen.

3. Cause signs to be erected and maintained as are necessary to give notice of any special restrictions.

4. Cooperate with the department of transportation and the Arizona department of agriculture in the enforcement of laws relating to motor vehicles.

B. The director of the department of transportation may grant authority to the highway patrol division superintendent to fix temporary speed limits or apply other temporary restrictions when emergency conditions exist. The director of the department of transportation may fix such speed limits, or apply such restrictions when congested traffic or other conditions require restrictions for public safety.

C. The division shall issue to each member of the patrol a badge of authority, with the words "Arizona highway patrol" encircling the badge, the seal of the state in the center thereof and with the designation of the office or rank of the holder below.