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Updated link with full version of the code, added disposal section
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 [[Flag desecration in the United States of America|misuse and abuse of the US flag]], and violation of this law is seldom prosecuted.
====Proper disposal of the flag====
Section 8 states that the flag, when it has reached a condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display (e.g. damaged or torn beyond repair) it should be destroyed in a dignified way that respects the flag. The preferred method stated in the code is burning, and associations such as the American Legion<ref name=aml>[http://www.legion.org/flag/ceremony American Legion flag disposal ceremony]</ref> hold flag disposal ceremonies, often on [[Flag Day]].
====Other restrictions====
====Other restrictions====
===Pledge of Allegiance===
===Pledge of Allegiance===
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Section four describes the [[Pledge of Allegiance]], both codifying its text and describing proper conduct during the Pledge of Allegiance. People in military uniform should silently [[salute]] the flag, while other people should remove any non-religious headgear, and face the flag with their right hand over their heart.
Section 4 describes the [[Pledge of Allegiance]], both codifying its text and describing proper conduct during the Pledge of Allegiance. People in military uniform should silently [[salute]] the flag, while other people should remove any non-religious headgear, and face the flag with their right hand over their heart.
==History==
==History==
==Notes and references==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+4USC8 The text of Title 4 of the United States Code, Chapter 1] hosted by the [[Government Printing Office]]'s GPO Access
*[http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/04C1.txt The text of Title 4 of the United States Code, Chapter 1]
*[http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html USHistory.org] on handling and treatment of the US Flag
*[http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html USHistory.org] on handling and treatment of the US Flag