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No person shall, in any manner, for exhibition or display:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing or advertisement of any nature upon any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield of the United States or of this Commonwealth, or authorized by any law<\/span> of the United States or of this Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Expose to public view any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield upon which shall have been printed, painted or otherwise produced, or to which shall have been attached, appended, affixed or annexed, any such word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing or advertisement; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Expose to public view for sale, manufacture or otherwise, or sell, give or have in possession<\/span> for sale, for gift or for use for any purpose, any substance, being an article of merchandise, or receptacle, or thing for holding or carrying merchandise, upon or to which shall have been produced or attached any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, in order<\/span> to advertise, call attention to, decorate, mark or distinguish such article or substance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXHIBITION OR DISPLAY (\u00a7 18.2-487)\n\nNo person shall, in any manner, for exhibition or display:\n\n1. Place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing\nor advertisement of any nature upon any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield\nof the United States or of this Commonwealth, or authorized by any law of the\nUnited States or of this Commonwealth;\n\n2. Expose to public view any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield upon\nwhich shall have been printed, painted or otherwise produced, or to which shall\nhave been attached, appended, affixed or annexed, any such word, figure, mark,\npicture, design, drawing or advertisement; or\n\n3. Expose to public view for sale, manufacture or otherwise, or sell, give or\nhave in possession for sale, for gift or for use for any purpose, any substance,\nbeing an article of merchandise, or receptacle, or thing for holding or carrying\nmerchandise, upon or to which shall have been produced or attached any such\nflag, standard, color, ensign or shield, in order to advertise, call attention\nto, decorate, mark or distinguish such article or substance.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-424; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}