10 U.S.C. § 112 — Department of Defense: seal

submitted 64 years ago by Pub. L. 87-651 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 33 words · no verdicts yet

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This law requires the Department of Defense to have an official seal. The President must approve the seal's design, and courts must recognize it automatically.

The Secretary of Defense must have an official seal for the Department of Defense. The President must approve its design. Courts must take "judicial notice" of the seal — meaning they treat it as officially valid without requiring separate proof.

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The Secretary of Defense shall have a seal for the Department of Defense. The design of the seal is subject to approval by the President. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 87–651, title II, § 202, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 517, § 132; renumbered § 112 and amended Pub. L. 99–433, title I, §§ 101(a)(2), 110(d)(1), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 994, 1002.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1962Enacted · Pub. L. 87-651 · 76 Stat. 517
1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-433 · 100 Stat. 994, 1002

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