California · Military and Veterans Code - MVC
MVC §617: No other flag or pennant shall be placed above, or if on the same level, to the right of the Flag of the United States of America, except during church services, when the church flag may be flown.
What this law says, in plain English
No flag or pennant may be placed above or to the right of the U.S. flag, except church flags during religious services.
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No other flag or pennant shall be placed above, or if on the same level, to the right of the Flag of the United States of America, except during church services, when the church flag may be flown.
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