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§ 144-6 — State colors

North Carolina § 144-6
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 144State Flag, Official Governmental Flags, Motto, and Colors

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 144-6 (2026).

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Red and blue, of shades as adopted and appearing in the North Carolina State flag and the American flag, shall be, and hereby are, declared to be the official State colors for the State of North Carolina. The use of such official State colors on ribbons attached to State documents with the great seal and/or seals of State departments is permissive and discretionary but not directory.

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Legislative History

(1945, c. 878.)

Nearby Sections

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§ 144-1
State flag
§ 144-2
State motto
§ 144-3
Flags to be displayed on public buildings and institutions
§ 144-4
Flags to be displayed at county courthouses
§ 144-5
Flags to conform to law; display and handling of a flag of the United States of America or the State of North Carolina by State institutions and other political subdivisions of the State
§ 144-6
State colors
§ 144-7
Display of official governmental flags; public restrictions
§ 144-8
State salute to the North Carolina flag
§ 144-9
Retirement of a flag of the United States of America or the State of North Carolina
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