Tennessee § 6-54-144 - Ordinance prohibiting or restricting display of flag prohibited — Ordinance regulating manner or placement of flag.
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§ 6-54-144. Ordinance prohibiting or restricting display of flag prohibited — Ordinance regulating manner or placement of flag.
As used in this section, “municipality” means any incorporated town, city, or metropolitan government. Except as provided in subsection (c), a municipality shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance that prohibits or restricts, or has the effect of prohibiting or restricting, a property owner from displaying a flag of the United States of America, a flag of the state of Tennessee, the MIA/POW flag, or an official or replica flag of any branch of the United States armed forces on the property owner's property. A municipality may adopt and enforce an ordinance that reasonably regulates the manner and placement of the display of a flag of the United States of America, a flag of the state of Tennessee, the MIA/POW flag, or an official or replica flag of any branch of the United States armed forces only when necessary to promote public health and safety. Acts 2018, ch. 857, § 3. Compiler's Notes. For the Preamble to the act concerning local government restrictions on flag displays, please see Acts 2018, ch. 857. Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 857, § 2. May 3, 2018.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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