Military and Veterans Code section 646

No more than one Medal of Valor, or one Military Cross, or one Medal of Merit shall be issued to any one person; but for each succeeding deed or act sufficient to justify the award of a Medal of Valor, or a Military Cross, or a Medal of Merit, a suitable bar or other device denoting such additional award may be issued and worn as directed by appropriate regulations.

Source: Section 646, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=646. (updated Jan. 1, 1935; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/military_and_veterans_code_section_646

Original Source: Section 646, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=646. (last accessed May 12, 2025).