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609.40
Statute ID:
1112
Statute Function ID:
18336
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Statute Number:
609.40
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Flags
Statute ID:
1112
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Flags
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/40.html
Legislative Session:
2005 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
Subdivision 1. In this section "flag" means anything which is or purports to be the Stars and Stripes, the United States shield, the United States coat of arms, the Minnesota state flag, or a copy, picture, or representation of any of them. Subd. 2. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) intentionally and publicly mutilates, defiles, or casts contempt upon the flag; or (2) places on or attaches to the flag any word, mark, design, or advertisement not properly a part of such flag or exposes to public view a flag so altered; or (3) manufactures or exposes to public view an article of merchandise or a wrapper or receptacle for merchandise upon which the flag is depicted; or (4) uses the flag for commercial advertising purposes.
