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[[Image:Flag Disposa.jpg|thumb|A proper means of disposing of an American Flag. This box was found in a public library.]] |
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The '''United States Flag Code''' establishes advisory rules for display and care of the [[flag of the United States]]. It is title 4 of the [[United States Code]]: {{usc|4|1}} ''et seq''. These are US Federal law, but there is no penalty for failure to comply with them and they are not widely enforced — indeed, punitive enforcement would conflict with the [[First Amendment]] right to [[freedom of speech]], as the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled when the subject has come up in the past. (The [[Flag Desecration Amendment]] that has been proposed from time to time would override Supreme Court rulings on the matter, if it were passed.) |
The '''United States Flag Code''' establishes advisory rules for display and care of the [[flag of the United States]]. It is title 4 of the [[United States Code]]: {{usc|4|1}} ''et seq''. These are US Federal law, but there is no penalty for failure to comply with them and they are not widely enforced — indeed, punitive enforcement would conflict with the [[First Amendment]] right to [[freedom of speech]], as the U.S. Supreme Court [[Flag_Desecration_Amendment#Judicial_and_legislative_history|has ruled when the subject has come up in the past]]. (The [[Flag Desecration Amendment]] that has been proposed from time to time would override Supreme Court rulings on the matter, if it were passed.) |
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This etiquette is as applied within U.S. jurisdiction. In other countries and places, local etiquette applies. |
This etiquette is as applied within U.S. jurisdiction. In other countries and places, local etiquette applies. |
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The United States Flag Code establishes advisory rules for display and care of the flag of the United States. It is title 4 of the United States Code: 4 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. These are US Federal law, but there is no penalty for failure to comply with them and they are not widely enforced — indeed, punitive enforcement would conflict with the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, as the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled when the subject has come up in the past. (The Flag Desecration Amendment that has been proposed from time to time would override Supreme Court rulings on the matter, if it were passed.)
This etiquette is as applied within U.S. jurisdiction. In other countries and places, local etiquette applies.
Contrary to an urban legend, the flag code does not state that a flag that touches the ground should be burned. Instead, the flag should be moved so it is not touching the ground.
Prior to Flag Day, June 14, 1923, neither the federal government nor the states had official guidelines governing the display of the United States's flag.
OnJune 14, 1923, the National Flag Code was constructed by representatives of the Army, Navy, and other groups.
OnDecember 22, 1942, the Code became Public Law 77-826; chapter 806. Little had changed with in the code since the Flag Day 1924 Conference. The most notable change was the removal of the Bellamy salute due to its similarities to the Nazi salute.
