Georgia Code, Title 50, Chapter 3, Article 1 - State and Other Flags
- § 50-3-1 - Description of State Flag; Militia to Carry Flag; Defacing Public Monuments; Obstruction of Stone Mountain
(a) The flag of the State of Georgia shall consist of a square canton on a field of three horizontal bands of equal width....
- § 50-3-2 - Pledge of Allegiance to State Flag
The following is adopted as the pledge of allegiance to the state flag: "I pledge allegiance to the Georgia flag and to the principles...
- § 50-3-3 - Display of State Flag
The state flag shall be displayed on appropriate occasions in the public and private schools of this state and in all patriotic meetings, and...
- § 50-3-4 - Designation of Secretary of State As Custodian of State Flag; Procurement and Furnishing of Flags to Schools
The Secretary of State is designated as the custodian of the state flag. From funds made available for such purpose, the Secretary of State...
- § 50-3-4.1 - School Superintendents and Administrative Officials Authorized to Display Copies of National Motto and American and Georgia Flags in Certain Places; Means of Acquisition
(a) Local school superintendents of the public schools in this state and the appropriate administrative officials of the various institutions and agencies of this...
- § 50-3-5 - Preservation of Confederate Flags
The flags of the Georgia troops who served in the army of the Confederate States, and which have been returned to the state by...
- § 50-3-6 - Display of Spanish-American War Flags
The flags of the Georgia regiments which engaged in the Spanish-American War shall be displayed in the corridors of the capitol in a manner...
- § 50-3-7 - Duty of Governor to Accept Flags
When any flag referred to in Code Section 50-3-5 or 50-3-6 is offered to the state, it shall be the duty of the Governor...
- § 50-3-8 - Use of National, State, or Confederate Flag for Advertising, Selling, or Promoting the Sale of Merchandise Unlawful
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to copy, print, publish, or otherwise use the flag of the United States,...
- § 50-3-9 - Abuse of Federal, State, or Confederate Flag Unlawful
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to mutilate, deface, defile, or abuse contemptuously the flag of the United States, the...
- § 50-3-10 - Use of Flag for Decorative or Patriotic Purposes
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the use of the flag of the United States or any flag, standard, color, shield,...
- § 50-3-11 - Penalty
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of Code Section 50-3-8 or 50-3-9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
- § 50-3-12 - State Flags to Honor Service of Deceased Qualifying Elected State Officials
(a) The purpose of this Code section is to recognize and honor those men and women who have dedicated their lives to public service...
- § 50-3-13 - State Flags to Honor Service of Deceased Qualifying Public Safety Officers
(a) The purpose of this Code section is to recognize and honor those brave men and women who have dedicated their lives to the...
Last modified: October 14, 2016