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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>349949</law_id><section_number>17.1-118</section_number><catch_line>Display of flags in courtrooms</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="50" identifier="17.1">Courts of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>There shall be displayed inside each courtroom of a <span class="dictionary">court</span> of record in the cities and counties of the Commonwealth the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The governing bodies of the respective counties and cities shall make provision for such display and may accept gifts or flags for such purpose.</p></section></text><history>1954, c. 132, &#xA7; 17-19.1; 1998, c. 872.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
