Abuse of a flag.

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  • (1) A person is guilty of abuse of a flag if he:
    • (a) Intentionally places any unauthorized inscription or other thing upon any flag of the United States or of any state of the United States; or
    • (b) Knowingly exhibits any such flag, knowing the inscription or other thing to be unauthorized; or
    • (c) For purposes of advertising a product or service for sale or for distribution, affixes a representation of the flag of the United States or of a state of the United States to the product or on any display whereon the product or service is advertised; or
    • (d) Knowingly casts contempt upon the flag of the United States or of any state of the United States by publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon it.
  • (2) Abuse of a flag is a class B misdemeanor.




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