§ 256.06, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 256. FLAGS
Mutilation or disrespect of state or United States flag.
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No person shall publicly mutilate, deface, defile, defy, trample upon, or by word or act cast contempt upon any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 7819, 1919; s. 1, ch. 9325, 1923; CGL 8117, 8118.
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