§ 62-44. Flag desecration.

(a)

Defined. Flag desecration is the act of any person who shall intentionally, in any manner, for exhibition or display:

(1)

Place or cause to be placed any word, mark, design or advertisement of any nature upon any flag;

(2)

Expose to public view any flag, upon which has been printed or otherwise produced, or to which shall have been attached any such word, mark, design, or advertisement;

(3)

Expose to public view, or have in possession for sale or any other purpose, any article of merchandise, or thing for holding or carrying merchandise, upon or to which shall have been produced or attached any flag, in order to advertise, call attention to or decorate such article;

(4)

Publicly mutilate, defile, or by word of act cast contempt upon any flag.

(b)

Flag defined. The word "flag" as used herein shall mean any duly authorized flag, shield, standard, color or ensign of the United States, the state, or the Confederate States of America, or any copy thereof.

(c)

Prohibited. Whoever commits flag desecration shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(d)

Exceptions. This section shall not apply to any act permitted by the statutes of the United States or of the state, or by the United States army and navy regulations; nor shall it apply to the depicting of a flag upon any document, stationery, ornament, picture, or jewelry, with no design or words thereon and disconnected with any advertisement.

(City Code 1965, § 10-44)

State law reference

Similar provisions, R.S. 14:116, 14:117.