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Chapter 3-E: Display of the Flag of the United States

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3-E:1 United States Flag; Display.

The flag of the United States of America shall be displayed in state facilities in accordance with federal law. United States flags used by the military for military purposes shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

Source. 2000, 203:1, eff. July 29, 2000.

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  • 2000 Laws of 2000, chapter 203 · HB 1592
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3-E:2 Flag Code for New Hampshire.

I. The United States flag code, codified at 4 U.S.C. sections 1 through 10, as amended, and the provisions of this chapter are hereby adopted as the flag code for the state of New Hampshire. The purpose of the flag code shall be to provide uniform guidelines for the display, use, and handling of the United States flag.

II. In addition to occasions for display of the flag at half staff provided in the federal law:

(a) The governor shall order the flag to be flown at half staff in the event of the death of any member of the armed forces who dies in combat and who is a resident of New Hampshire. The flag shall be flown at half staff the day of and the day after the service member's burial.

(b) The governor shall issue a standing order that when any fallen service member is on a military reservation within the state of New Hampshire, that reservation will automatically fly the United States flag at half staff until the fallen service member is no longer within the confines of the military reservation.

Source. 2011, 127:1, eff. June 6, 2011.

How it has changed

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  • 2011 Laws of 2011, chapter 127 · HB 132

3-E:3 Flag Display.

No rule, ordinance, or agreement of any kind by a person, municipality, or other entity shall prohibit the flying of the United States flag from a private residence owned, rented, or used by a private person. Reasonable restrictions regarding the size of the flag or the manner in which the flag is displayed may be adopted and enforced.

Source. 2011, 127:1, eff. June 6, 2011.

How it has changed

From the section's source note, newest first.

  • 2011 Laws of 2011, chapter 127 · HB 132