Government Code section 435

Where a city or county has adopted an official flag, it is unlawful for any other city or county to adopt an official flag so similar that it might deceive or mislead anyone as to the city or county to which it belongs.

Source: Section 435, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=435. (updated Jan. 1, 1953; accessed Jul. 6, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_435

Original Source: Section 435, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=435. (last accessed May 12, 2025).