Military and Veterans Code section 617

No other flag or pennant shall be placed above, or if on the same level, to the right of the Flag of the United States of America, except during church services, when the church flag may be flown.

Source: Section 617, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=617. (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/military_and_veterans_code_section_617

Original Source: Section 617, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=617. (last accessed May 12, 2025).