---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 508"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "508"
heading: "Enforcement"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/508"
units:
  - "Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Part A — Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Chapter 5 — Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies"
---

# §508. Enforcement


The Mayor of the District of Columbia, or other official having jurisdiction in the premises, shall enforce this chapter, take necessary precautions to protect the public, and ensure that the pavement of any street, sidewalk, avenue, or alley disturbed or damaged is restored to its prior condition.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1265.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 508 | 36:725 (4th sentence). | Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 5 (4th sentence), 70 Stat. 1050. |
|  | 36:730. | Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 10, as added Jan. 30, 1968, Pub. L. 90–251, § 4, 82 Stat. 4. |