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Section 3 is describes how the US flag should not be handled, misused, or defaced.

Section 3 is describes how the US flag should not be handled, misused, or defaced.

While the bulk of the code is purely descriptive, violating section 3 within the [[District of Columbia]] carries a penalty of "a fine not exceeding $100 or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court." There is much controversy concerning [[Flag desecration in the United States of America|misuse and abuse of the US flag]], and violation of this law is seldom prosecuted.

While the bulk of the code is purely descriptive, violating section 3 within the [[District of Columbia]] carries a penalty of "a fine not exceeding $100 or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court." There is much controversy concerning misuse and abuse of the US flag, and violation of this law is seldom prosecuted.

===Pledge of Allegiance===

===Pledge of Allegiance===