District of Columbia Statutes
§ 1-141 — Findings.
District of Columbia·Title 1 Government Organization.·Ch. 1 District of Columbia Government Development.·Subch. III District of Columbia Flag.·Part A General.
The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:
(1)Section 2 of a joint resolution to codify and emphasize existing rules and customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag of the United States of America (36 U.S.C. § 174) [revised; now see 4 U.S.C. § 6] addresses the method, time, and places for the display of the United States flag:
(A)The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
(B)It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and stationary flagstaffs in the open. When a patriotic effect is desired, however, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
(C)The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all-weather f
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Legislative History
July 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-121, § 2, 29 DCR 2072
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