---
kind: "unit"
title: "4"
title_heading: "Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States"
key: "ch1"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1"
heading: "The Flag"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/4/ch1"
sections_count: 10
---

# Chapter 1 — The Flag

Title 4 — Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States

## Sections

- [§1. Flag; stripes and stars on](/usc/4/1.md)
- [§2. Same; additional stars](/usc/4/2.md)
- [§3. Use of flag for advertising purposes; mutilation of flag](/usc/4/3.md)
- [§4. Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery](/usc/4/4.md)
- [§5. Display and use of flag by civilians; codification of rules and customs; definition](/usc/4/5.md)
- [§6. Time and occasions for display](/usc/4/6.md)
- [§7. Position and manner of display](/usc/4/7.md)
- [§8. Respect for flag](/usc/4/8.md)
- [§9. Conduct during hoisting, lowering or passing of flag](/usc/4/9.md)
- [§10. Modification of rules and customs by President](/usc/4/10.md)