36 U.S.C. § 901 — Service flag and service lapel button
submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-225 to r/title-36-PATRIOTIC-AND-NATIONAL-OBSERVANCES-CEREMONIES-AND-ORGANIZATIONS · 214 words · no verdicts yet
This section identifies who may display a service flag or wear a service lapel button and permits applications for manufacturing licenses. Manufacturing without a license or another violation can lead to a civil penalty of up to $1,000.
(a) Individuals entitled to display a service flag
A service flag approved by the Secretary of Defense may be displayed in a residence window by an immediate-family member of someone serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during a war or hostilities in which those Armed Forces are engaged.
(b) Individuals entitled to display a service lapel button
A service lapel button approved by the Secretary may be worn by an immediate-family member of someone serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during a war or hostilities in which those Armed Forces are engaged.
(c) License to manufacture and sell service flags and service lapel buttons
Anyone may apply to the Secretary for a license to manufacture and sell the approved service flag, the approved service lapel button, or both. Anyone who manufactures a service flag or service lapel button without first obtaining a license, or otherwise violates this section, is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of no more than $1,000.
(d) Regulations
The Secretary may issue regulations needed to carry out this section.
A service flag approved by the Secretary of Defense may be displayed in a window of the place of residence of individuals who are members of the immediate family of an individual serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during any period of war or hostilities in which the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged.
A service lapel button approved by the Secretary may be worn by members of the immediate family of an individual serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during any period of war or hostilities in which the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged.
Any person may apply to the Secretary for a license to manufacture and sell the approved service flag, or the approved service lapel button, or both. Any person that manufactures a service flag or service lapel button without having first obtained a license, or otherwise violates this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.
The Secretary may prescribe regulations necessary to carry out this section.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1267.)
- 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1267
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