It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to mutilate, deface, defile, or abuse contemptuously the flag of the United States, the flag, coat of arms, or emblem of the State of Georgia, or the flag or emblem of the Confederate States of America by any act whatever.
(Ga. L. 1960, p. 985, § 2.)
Cross references.- Offenses against public order and safety, T. 16, C. 11.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.- 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Flag, §§ 3, 4.
C.J.S.- 36A C.J.S., Flags, §§ 3, 4.
ALR.- What constitutes violation of flag desecration statutes, 41 A.L.R.3d 502.
Validity, and standing to challenge validity, of state statute prohibiting flag desecration and misuse, 31 A.L.R.6th 333.
Propriety of prohibition of display or wearing of confederate flag, 66 A.L.R.6th 493.
Propriety of prohibition of display or wearing of confederate flag, 66 A.L.R.6th 493.