California · Military and Veterans Code - MVC
MVC §614: A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly casts contempt upon any Flag of the United States or of this state by publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon it.
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A person commits a misdemeanor by knowingly publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon a U.S. or state flag with intent to cast contempt upon it.
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