Uniform Flag Act

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Uniform Flag Act.” It is part of Chapter 11 “Offenses Against the Sovereignty of the Commonwealth”, which is part of Title 18.2 “Crimes and Offenses Generally”.

It’s comprised of the following 8 sections.

§ 18.2-486	Definition of flag, standard, etc
§ 18.2-487	Exhibition or display
§ 18.2-488	Mutilating, defacing, etc
§ 18.2-488.1	Flag at half staff or mast for certain public safety personnel killed in the line of duty
§ 18.2-489	To what article applies
§ 18.2-490	Penalty
§ 18.2-491	Construction
§ 18.2-492	Short title