Text of NC H 244 (2025)
Depoliticize Government Property Act
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H
D
HOUSE BILL DRH10081-LG-16B
Short Title:
Depoliticize Government Property Act.
(Public)
Sponsors:
Representative Echevarria.
Referred to:
*DRH10081-LG-16B*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL FLAGS MAY BE
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FLOWN OR DISPLAYED ON PROPERTY OWNED OR LEASED BY THE STATE OR
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A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE.
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The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 144 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new
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section to read:
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"§ 144-7.1. Display of official governmental flags on State and local government property.
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(a)
Only the following governmental flags may be flown or displayed on property owned
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or leased by the State or a political subdivision of the State:
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(1)
The flag of the United States of America.
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(2)
The flag of the State of North Carolina.
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(3)
The flag of a county, city, or other governmental agency, school, or other
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educational facility.
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(4)
The flag of any military branch of the United States of America.
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(5)
The Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) flag.
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(6)
The Honor and Remember flag.
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(7)
The flag of nations recognized by the United States of America during a visit
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by the nation's head of state or national delegation.
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(b)
A governmental flag shall be flown or displayed according to the patriotic customs
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set forth in 4 U.S.C. §§ 5-10, as amended. For purposes of this section, the term "displayed"
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means the governmental flag or an image of the governmental flag is placed anywhere on the
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premises of the property owned or leased by the State or political subdivision of the State,
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including the walls of a facility, employee breakroom, and sidewalks.
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(c)
Any person violating the provisions of this section, including a second or subsequent
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violation, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor."
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SECTION 2. G.S. 144-7 reads as rewritten:
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"§ 144-7. Display of official governmental flags; public restrictions.flags on private
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property.
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(a)
A county, city, consolidated city-county, or unified government shall not prohibit an
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official governmental flag from being flown or displayed if the official governmental flag is
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flown or displayed:
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(1)
In accordance with the patriotic customs set forth in 4 U.S.C. §§ 5-10, as
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amended; and
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(2)
Upon private or public property with the consent of either the owner of the
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property or of any person having lawful control of the property.
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H.B. 244
Feb 27, 2025
HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
General Assembly Of North Carolina
Session 2025
Page 2
DRH10081-LG-16B
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SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
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