Current through 2024
Section 1.20.017 - Display of national league of families' POW/MIA flag(1) Each public entity must display the national league of families' POW/MIA flag along with the flag of the United States and the flag of the state upon or near the principal building of the public entity on the following days: (a) Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day on April 9th;(b) Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day on March 30;(c) Armed Forces Day on the third Saturday in May;(d) Memorial Day on the last Monday in May;(f) Independence Day on July 4;(g) National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on July 27;(h) National POW/MIA Recognition Day on the third Friday in September;(i) Veterans Day on November 11th; and(j) Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7th. If the designated day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the POW/MIA flag must be displayed on the preceding Friday.(2) The governor's veterans affairs advisory committee must provide information to public entities regarding the purchase and display of the POW/MIA flag upon request.(3) As used in this section, "public entity" means every state agency, including each institution of higher education, and every county, city, and town.Amended by 2017 c 79,§ 1, eff. 7/23/2017.Amended by 2013 c 5,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2013.Amended by 2012 c 11,§ 2, eff. 6/7/2012.