Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 9 Crimes And Punishments - Chapter 9.86 Flags, Crimes Relating To

• 9.86.010 "Flag," etc., defined
  The words flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, as used in this chapter, shall include any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, or copy, picture ...
• 9.86.020 Improper use of flag prohibited
  (1) No person shall, in any manner, for exhibition or display: (a) Place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing ...
• 9.86.030 Desecration of flag
  (1) No person shall knowingly cast contempt upon any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, as defined in RCW 9.86.010, by publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, ...
• 9.86.040 Application of provisions
  This chapter shall not apply to any act permitted by the statutes of the United States or of this state, or by the United States ...

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