Section 1-2A-1 – Short Title.

Section 1-2A-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama State Flag Act.” (Act 2001-472, p. 629, §1.)

Section 1-2A-2 – Historical Information.

Section 1-2A-2 Historical information. The Legislature finds it is appropriate to include within this chapter general history and related information concerning the state flag. The state did not have a flag from 1819 to January 11, 1861, when a resolution was passed designating a flag designed by a group of Montgomery women as the “Republic […]

Section 1-2A-3 – Flag Display Protocol.

Section 1-2A-3 Flag display protocol. For purposes of this chapter and any other provision of general law, appropriate flag display protocol shall expressly include, but not be limited to, the requirement that when flown on the same pole, the order of placement from top to bottom shall be the United States flag, the state flag, […]

Section 1-2A-4 – Display of Alabama State Flag – Courthouses.

Section 1-2A-4 Display of Alabama State Flag – Courthouses. (a) Each county courthouse and courthouse annex in which a court sits on a regular basis shall prominently display the Alabama State Flag, in accordance with appropriate flag display protocol, on a flag pole or flag poles located near the main entrance of the courthouse and […]

Section 1-2A-5 – Display of Alabama State Flag – Law Enforcement Agencies.

Section 1-2A-5 Display of Alabama State Flag – Law enforcement agencies. (a) Each state, county, and municipal law enforcement agency headquarters, including the headquarters for state troopers, peace officers, marine police officers, and local police officers, shall prominently display the Alabama State Flag, in accordance with appropriate flag display protocol, on a flag pole or […]

Section 1-2A-6 – Display of Alabama State Flag – State Parks or Historic Sites.

Section 1-2A-6 Display of Alabama State Flag – State parks or historic sites. (a) Each state park or historic site administrative building, which is located on park property and open to the general public, shall prominently display the Alabama State Flag, in accordance with appropriate flag display protocol, on a flag pole or flag poles […]

Section 1-2A-7 – Display of Alabama State Flag – Department or Agency Facilities.

Section 1-2A-7 Display of Alabama State Flag – Department or agency facilities. (a) Each facility or building located in this state that is affiliated with any department or agency of the state and supported in whole or in part by public funds, shall prominently display the Alabama State Flag, in accordance with appropriate flag display […]

Section 1-2A-8 – Display of Alabama State Flag – Municipal Buildings.

Section 1-2A-8 Display of Alabama State Flag – Municipal buildings. (a) Each municipal building located in this state which is open to the general public and supported in whole or in part by public funds, shall prominently display the Alabama State Flag, in accordance with appropriate flag display protocol, on a flag pole or flag […]