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4 U.S.C. § 6 — Time and occasions for display
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**(a)** It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
**(b)** The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
**(c)** The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.
**(d)** The flag should be displayed on all days, especially on New Year’s Day, January 1; Inauguration Day, January 20; Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, third Monday in January; Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12; Washington’s Birthday, third Monday in February; National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29; Easter Sunday (variable); Mother’s Day, second Sunday in May; Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May; Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), the last Monday in May; Flag Day, June 14; Father’s Day, third Sunday in June; Independence Day, July 4; National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, July 27; Labor Day, first Monday in September; Constitution Day, September 17; Columbus Day, second Monday in October; Navy Day, October 27; Veterans Day, November 11; Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November; Christmas Day, December 25; and such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; the birthdays of States (date of admission); and on State holidays.
**(e)** The flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution.
**(f)** The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.
**(g)** The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.
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**(a)** It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
**(b)** The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
**(c)** The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.
**(d)** The flag should be displayed on all days, especially on New Year’s Day, January 1; Inauguration Day, January 20; Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, third Monday in January; Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12; Washington’s Birthday, third Monday in February; National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29; Easter Sunday (variable); Mother’s Day, second Sunday in May; Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May; Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), the last Monday in May; Flag Day, June 14; Father’s Day, third Sunday in June; Independence Day, July 4; National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, July 27; Labor Day, first Monday in September; Constitution Day, September 17; Columbus Day, second Monday in October; Navy Day, October 27; Veterans Day, November 11; Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November; Christmas Day, December 25; and such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; the birthdays of States (date of admission); and on State holidays.
**(e)** The flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution.
**(f)** The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.
**(g)** The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.
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The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field.
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TITLE 4—FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
§ 6
terms under section 604 of Public Law 96–399 (15
U.S.C. 3603);
‘‘(3) the term ‘residential real estate management
association’ has the meaning given such term under
section 528 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 528); and
‘‘(4) the term ‘member’—
‘‘(A) as used with respect to a condominium asso-
ciation, means an owner of a condominium unit (as
defined under section 604 of Public Law 96–399 (15
U.S.C. 3603)) within such association;
‘‘(B) as used with respect to a cooperative asso-
ciation, means a cooperative unit owner (as defined
under section 604 of Public Law 96–399 (15 U.S.C.
3603)) within such association; and
‘‘(C) as used with respect to a residential real es-
tate management association, means an owner of a
residential property within a subdivision, develop-
ment, or similar area subject to any policy or re-
striction adopted by such association.
‘‘SEC. 3. RIGHT TO DISPLAY THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES.
‘‘A condominium association, cooperative associa-
tion, or residential real estate management association
may not adopt or enforce any policy, or enter into any
agreement, that would restrict or prevent a member of
the association from displaying the flag of the United
States on residential property within the association
with respect to which such member has a separate own-
ership interest or a right to exclusive possession or use.
‘‘SEC. 4. LIMITATIONS.
‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be considered to permit
any display or use that is inconsistent with—
‘‘(1) any provision of chapter 1 of title 4, United
States Code, or any rule or custom pertaining to the
proper display or use of the flag of the United States
(as established pursuant to such chapter or any ot
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