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2024 Florida Statutes
Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property
Chapter 256 - Flags
256.05 - Improper Use of State or United States Flag, or Other Symbol of Authority.

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FL Stat § 256.05 (2024)
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256.05 Improper use of state or United States flag, or other symbol of authority.—No person shall, in any manner, for exhibition or display:

(1) Place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing or advertisement of any nature upon any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield of the United States or of this state, or authorized by any law of the United States or this state; or

(2) Expose to public view any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield upon which shall have been printed, painted or otherwise produced, or to which shall have been attached, appended, affixed or annexed any such word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing or advertisement.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 7819, 1919; s. 1, ch. 9325, 1923; CGL 8117, 8118; s. 1, ch. 57-74.

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