It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to mutilate, deface, defile, or abuse contemptuously the flag of the United States, the flag, coat of arms, or emblem of the State of Georgia, or the flag or emblem of the Confederate States of America by any act whatever.
History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 985, § 2.
Cross references.
Offenses against public order and safety, T. 16, C. 11.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols
Article 1 - State and Other Flags
§ 50-3-2. Pledge of Allegiance to State Flag
§ 50-3-3. Display of State Flag
§ 50-3-5. Preservation of Confederate Flags
§ 50-3-6. Display of Spanish-American War Flags
§ 50-3-7. Duty of Governor to Accept Flags
§ 50-3-9. Abuse of Federal, State, or Confederate Flag Unlawful
§ 50-3-10. Use of Flag for Decorative or Patriotic Purposes
§ 50-3-12. State Flags to Honor Service of Deceased Qualifying Elected State Officials
§ 50-3-13. State Flags to Honor Service of Deceased Qualifying Public Safety Officers