§ 14-381. Desecration of State and United States flag. - North Carolina Statutes

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§ 14‑381.  Desecrationof State and United States flag.

It shall be unlawful for anyperson willfully and knowingly to cast contempt upon any flag of the UnitedStates or upon any flag of North Carolina by public acts of physical contactincluding, but not limited to, mutilation, defiling, defacing or trampling. Anyperson violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

The flag of the United States,as used in this section, shall be the same as defined in 4 U.S.C.A. 1 and 4U.S.C.A. 2.  The flag of North Carolina, as used in this section, shall be thesame as defined in G.S. 144‑1. (1917, c. 271; C.S., s. 4500;1971, c. 295; 1993, c. 539, s. 253; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)