FLAG LAWS: ETHICS, REVERENCE, & HONOR
FLAG LAWS: ETHICS, REVERENCE, & HONOR
4 U.S. Code Chapter 1 - THE FLAG | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal
§ 1. Flag; stripes and stars on § 2. Same; additional stars § 3. Use of flag for advertising purposes; mutilation of flag § 4. Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery § 5. Display and use of flag by civilians; codification of rules and customs; definition § 6. Time and occasions for display § 7. Position and manner of display. Read More →
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/4/chapter-1
U.S. Code: Title 4 | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 11, 65 Stat. 713, added item for chapter 5. "title 4 of the United States Code, entitled 'Flag and seal, Seat of Government, and the States', is codified and enacted into positive law and may be cited as ' 4 U. S. C., § —' ". Section 2 of act July 30, 1947, provided that the sections or parts. Read More →
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/4
18 U.S. Code § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States ...
Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles, burns, maintains on the floor or ground, or tramples upon any flag of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (2) This subsection does not prohibit any conduct consisting of the disposal of a flag when it has become worn or soiled. Read More →
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/700
Quick list of Flag Etiquette Don’ts: https://www.military.com/flag-day/flag-ettiquette-dos-and-donts.html
Don’t dip the U.S. Flag for any person, flag, or vessel.
Don’t let the flag touch the ground.
Don’t fly flag upside down unless there is an emergency.
Don’t carry the flag flat, or carry things in it.
Don’t use the flag as clothing.
Don’t store the flag where it can get dirty.
Don’t use it as a cover.
Don’t fasten it or tie it back. Always allow it to fall free.
Don’t draw on, or otherwise mark the flag.
Don’t use the flag for decoration. Use bunting with the blue on top, then white, then red.
Official U.S. Flag Code
Public Law 94-344, known as the Federal Flag Code, contains rules for handling and displaying the U.S. flag. While the federal code contains no penalties for misusing the flag, states have their own flag codes and may impose penalties. The language of the federal code makes clear that the flag is a living symbol.
In response to a Supreme Court decision which held that a state law prohibiting flag burning was unconstitutional, Congress enacted the Flag Protection Act in 1989. It provides that anyone who knowingly desecrates the flag may be fined and/or imprisoned for up to one year. However, this law was challenged by the Supreme Court in a 1990 decision that the Flag Protection Act violates the First Amendment free speech protections. Access the U.S. Flag Code Guide.
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