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10 U.S.C. § 8921Unauthorized use of Marine Corps insignia

submitted 42 years ago by Pub. L. 98-525 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 194 words · no verdicts yet

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The Marine Corps's seal, emblem, and initials count legally as United States insignia. No one may use or imitate them for promotions, goods, services, or business in a way that falsely suggests the Marine Corps or Defense Department approved it, without the Navy Secretary's written permission. The Attorney General can sue in federal court to stop anyone violating this rule.

(a) The seal, emblem, and initials of the U.S. Marine Corps count as insignia of the United States. (b) No one may use or imitate the Marine Corps's seal, emblem, name, or initials in connection with any promotion, goods, services, or commercial activity in a way that reasonably suggests the Marine Corps or another part of the Defense Department approved, endorsed, or authorized it — unless the Secretary of the Navy gives written permission first. (c) If the Attorney General believes someone is doing, or about to do, something that breaks the rule in (b), the Attorney General may file a civil lawsuit in federal district court to stop it. The court may issue restraining orders or other actions, even before a final decision, to prevent harm to the United States or to any person or group the lawsuit is meant to protect.
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(a)

The seal, emblem, and initials of the United States Marine Corps shall be deemed to be insignia of the United States.

(b)

No person may, except with the written permission of the Secretary of the Navy, use or imitate the seal, emblem, name, or initials of the United States Marine Corps in connection with any promotion, goods, services, or commercial activity in a manner reasonably tending to suggest that such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Marine Corps or any other component of the Department of Defense.

(c)

Whenever it appears to the Attorney General of the United States that any person is engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will constitute conduct prohibited by subsection (b), the Attorney General may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court of the United States to enjoin such act or practice. Such court may, at any time before final determination, enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other action as is warranted, to prevent injury to the United States or to any person or class of persons for whose protection the action is brought.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XV, § 1532(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2631, § 7881; renumbered § 8921, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(13), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1984Enacted · Pub. L. 98-525 · 98 Stat. 2631
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1837

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-525 on 1984-10-19.

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