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§206
Title 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 9: SEAL, MOTTO, EMBLEMS AND FLAGS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§207

§206-A. Prisoner of war - missing in action flag

1.  Required.  The prisoner of war - missing in action flag must be flown in the following places until all those individuals designated as prisoners of war or missing in action are released or accounted for:  
A. Above the State House;   [PL 2005, c. 658, §1 (AMD).]
B. At each National Guard facility; and   [PL 2005, c. 658, §1 (AMD).]
C. At each courthouse owned by the State on Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day as designated by section 131 and the following national holidays:  
(1) Armed Forces Day, the 3rd Saturday in May;  
(2) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May;  
(3) Flag Day, June 14th;  
(4) Independence Day, July 4th;  
(5) National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the 3rd Friday in September; and  
(6) Veterans Day, November 11th.   [PL 2005, c. 658, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 658, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Optional.  A municipality may display the prisoner of war - missing in action flag on a flag pole located at the main office building of the municipality whenever the flag of the United States is flown. A courthouse owned by the State may display the prisoner of war - missing in action flag on any day in addition to those required by subsection 1.  
[PL 2005, c. 658, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 302, §2 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 658, §1 (AMD).
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